From: <IQuark2@aol.com>
To: <xfiles@mindspring.com>
Subject: Latest RMA's
Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 8:36 PM

Subject: Answers
Date: Mon, Sep 14, 1998 20:09 EDT
From: <A HREF="aol://3548:RonDMoore">RonDMoore</A>

<<I was a little bit surprised when you stated a while back that you thought
giving Garak a homosexual love interest would be an out-of-the-blue
development. That's because I've always noticed, even way back in "Past
Prologue", that Garak seems to be sexually attracted to Dr. Bashir. And Andy
Robinson has admitted in several interviews that he deliberately played Garak
as sexually interested in the good doctor.
My question is: did you guys ever
consider exploring this aspect of Garak's personality, perhaps in a subtle way
a la Xena's lesbian subtext?>>

We never really considered this.  Although the actor may be playing a certain
sexual ambiguity in Garak, the character as written has always been
heterosexual.  I will admit that many more people have commented on this than
we ever anticipated.  However, it still seems like it would be a somewhat
arbitrary turn for the character to suddenly give him a homosexual love story
at this stage of the game.

<<Can you give us any plot info on "Once More Into the Breach"? Or the
upcoming Kira episode?>>

"Once More..." features Kor returning to the station and trying to find a way
into the Dominion War.  It seems that his influence in the Empire is now non-
existant and that he's a man with many enemies.  He comes to DS9 seeking
Worf's help, but finds to his dismay that General Martok is flatly opposed to
helping Kor in any way.  The Kira show is still being written and could change
drastically, so all I'll say is that it involves.......... Dukat.

<<In "Waltz," Dukat talked about an assassination attempt that occurred on the
station during his early days as Prefect. Is there any chance that he was
talking about the bomb Kira planted in the past in "Wrongs Darker Than Death
or Night"?>>

It could be, but we weren't trying to tie the two together.

<<You said last year that we might learn why Garak was exiled from Cardassia
early in season six. Can you tell us anything about the story you were
considering, and why it was dropped?>>

We're still talking about this one.

<<For that matter, were there any other ideas you were thinking about doing
while the Dominion held the station that you can tell us about?>>

I can't recall anything specific.  We had a lot of discussions on the subject,
but so many ideas were tossed out that I can't really remember any coherent
storylines.