Jadzia's Demise
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My issue with her death was that it felt rushed and was awkwardly handled. I really didn't experience any sense of loss or was moved in any significant way.
I know some say it was not heroic but I prefer senseless shocking deaths over the "blaze of glory" variety. To this day I like Yar's demise.
Personally I would have killed her off during the war on a mission in a brutal, disturbing way. I've also heard others talk about letting her die in Change of Heart which might have worked.
I know some say it was not heroic but I prefer senseless shocking deaths over the "blaze of glory" variety. To this day I like Yar's demise.
Personally I would have killed her off during the war on a mission in a brutal, disturbing way. I've also heard others talk about letting her die in Change of Heart which might have worked.
Id have had her die of radiation poisoning due to saving the station during an attack by Pah Wraith Dukat. Enough to kill Jadzia, but not Dax.
Actually RDM went on record in the old IGN interview, saying that Jadzia's death was crap because Berman made them turn the cool original plan for her death into crap.
As for how I'd prefer her demise: I'd prefer if she accidentally tripped out of an airlock in the very first episode. I can't stand Jadzia. By far the worst-acted character on the show, worst-written character on the show, and had no plot value to the show whatsoever. And she's inherently obnoxious too. The single biggest thing wrong with DS9, the thing that dragged down the quality of DS9 a little bit, was Jadzia Dax . The biggest thing wrong with her death is that it came 6 seasons too late.
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As for how I'd prefer her demise: I'd prefer if she accidentally tripped out of an airlock in the very first episode. I can't stand Jadzia. By far the worst-acted character on the show, worst-written character on the show, and had no plot value to the show whatsoever. And she's inherently obnoxious too. The single biggest thing wrong with DS9, the thing that dragged down the quality of DS9 a little bit, was Jadzia Dax . The biggest thing wrong with her death is that it came 6 seasons too late.
I would have done exactly what happened, but then the whole Dukat saying "I meant you no harm" or something like that was where I had the big problem. You just flame thrown her and you meant her no harm?
Yeah, right. That whole line should have been eliminated.
If I recall, Terry Farrell wanted it to happen there too. I believe she says so in a special feature interview on the DVDs. It would've been more dramatic for sure... but I still have no problem with the way it played out. Could it have been a bit more brutal, abrupt and shocking as Ron Moore states, sure. Either way... the reaction of the characters I thought played out VERY well after the death and made up for any shortcomings in the actual scene.
The execution death seems pretty gratuituous as well.
Frankly, I think she should have been killed by an exploding console or a phaser shot, or another, conventional, obvious death. We're in the middle of a goddamn galactic war, and these are the kinds of deaths on offer?
Frankly, I think she should have been killed by an exploding console or a phaser shot, or another, conventional, obvious death. We're in the middle of a goddamn galactic war, and these are the kinds of deaths on offer?
It would be more fun if she had a very painful death. It would give Ezri Dax a life time to recall how Jadzia Dax died. Anyway, she said recalling the deaths of the pasts hosts was annoying memories. Wish someone would ask her how does it feel to die. So yes a very painful death ...
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
Thought the way she died was quite good, if you didn't read up on it in advance and didn't read any spoilers before 'What you leave behind' was first aired, like me, it was quite good.
All Seeing Eye
Admiral
Ok I made a mistake, my memory on the names of episodes isnt that brilliant and I thought for sure I was right this time but obviously I wasnt. I got two different season last episodes mixed up.
The episode was 'Tears of the Prophets'.
She should have been killed in battle.
MeanJoePhaser
Admiral
Yeah, she should've died there. The crew's reactions to Worf afterwards would've been interesting. He carried out the mission, but he let his wife, their friend, die. Plus, Ezri's feelings...
So the series dropped the ball. Just like X-Files dropped the ball for not resolving Samantha Mulder's fate with "Paper Hearts".
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