Afterimage story
Everyone who knew Jadzia Dax reacts strongly to Ezri Dax's presence, particularly Worf. Meanwhile Garak suffers from bad claustrophobic attacks. Directed by: Les Landau. Story by: René Echevarria.
12 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| belonging | choice | Ezri found it hard to fit in on the space station among Jadzia's old friends |
| fitting in at work | choice | Ezri found it hard to fit in on the space station among Jadzia's old friends |
| biologically symbiotic beings | major | Ezri was getting used to her new Trill symbiont. |
| career choice | major | Ezri figuring out whether to stay on space station as counselor or leave because of tensions with Worf |
| claustrophobia | major | Garak struggled with claustrophobia and had an attack in his quarters |
| living up to expectations | major | Ezri with living up to Jadzia |
| memories from past lives | major | Ezri was implanted with a Trill symbiont that gave her memories of the Trill's previous hosts. |
| remorse | major | Ezri's space sickness was caused by guilt; Ezri conjectured that repressed guilt was the cause of his claustrophobia; Garak felt guilty over breaking Cardassian codes and in so doing betraying his people |
| coping with the death of a lover | minor | Worf mourned the passing of his girlfriend, Jadzia. |
| friendship | minor | Benjamin encourages his old friend Ezri to stay on space station as counselor |