Game The Most Disliked Garak Appearance, 2025 Edition

[Detached Nacelle]

By Inferno's Light has some amazing Garak scenes in it. And many many other amazing scenes in it too.

DS9, Season 2: "Cardassians"
DS9, Season 2: "Profit And Loss"
DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 3: "Second Skin"
DS9, Season 3: "Distant Voices"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "For The Cause"
DS9, Season 4: "Body Parts"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 6: "A Time To Stand"
DS9, Season 6: "Tears Of The Prophets"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "Tacking Into The Wind"
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
DS9, Season 7: "What You Leave Behind"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation

 

[Sakonna]

"Second Skin" is an emotional gut punch, and the first time we get to truly see Garak in Super Spy mode.

DS9, Season 2: "Cardassians"
DS9, Season 2: "Profit And Loss"
DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 3: "Distant Voices"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "For The Cause"
DS9, Season 4: "Body Parts"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 6: "A Time To Stand"
DS9, Season 6: "Tears Of The Prophets"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "Tacking Into The Wind"
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
DS9, Season 7: "What You Leave Behind"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation"

 

[Tosk]

I'll abstain, but Andrew Robinson will be very mad at you all if the winner isn't a Mirror Universe episode.

 

[Seven of Five]

What You Leave Behind isn't quite on a par with All Good Things, but it still sends DS9 out well.

Garak finally being able to finally end his exile, but to also seeing him learn that 800 million are dead is heartbreaking.

DS9, Season 2: "Cardassians"
DS9, Season 2: "Profit And Loss"
DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 3: "Distant Voices"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "For The Cause"
DS9, Season 4: "Body Parts"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "By Inferno's Light"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 6: "A Time To Stand"
DS9, Season 6: "Tears Of The Prophets"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "Tacking Into The Wind"
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation

 

[Victoria]

"Distant Voices" is a Bashir episode rather than a Garak one but Garak gets the best line.

"To think, after all this time, all our lunches together... you still don't trust me. There's hope for you yet, doctor."


DS9, Season 2: "Cardassians"
DS9, Season 2: "Profit And Loss"
DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "For The Cause"
DS9, Season 4: "Body Parts"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "By Inferno's Light"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 6: "A Time To Stand"
DS9, Season 6: "Tears Of The Prophets"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "Tacking Into The Wind"
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Tears of the Prophets. A brilliant episode, we can add Starfleet bridge officer to his qualifications. An ops officer I think since he's manning sensors.

DS9, Season 2: "Cardassians"
DS9, Season 2: "Profit And Loss"
DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "For The Cause"
DS9, Season 4: "Body Parts"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 6: "A Time To Stand"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "Tacking Into The Wind"
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation"

 

[Sakonna]

Saving "A Time To Stand." The Occupation arc is peak DS9.

DS9, Season 2: "Cardassians"
DS9, Season 2: "Profit And Loss"
DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "For The Cause"
DS9, Season 4: "Body Parts"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "Tacking Into The Wind"
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation"

 

[Oddish]

Cardassians was a good look at the aftereffects of the occupation, and gave us a look at Garak's softer side. It also gave O'Brien and Keiko some good bits.

DS9, Season 2: "Profit And Loss"
DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "For The Cause"
DS9, Season 4: "Body Parts"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "Tacking Into The Wind"
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation"

 

[Artoo Atari]

Eliminating DS9: "For The Cause." One of my most re-watched, favorite episodes. All of the storylines involving Sisko and Yates, Garek and Ziyal (and Kira), Sisko and the security staff... they're all just pure gold-pressed latinum.

DS9, Season 2: "Profit And Loss"
DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "Body Parts"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "Tacking Into The Wind"
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation"

 

[Sakonna]

I cannot let the best segment of the final arc, "Tacking Into The Wind", linger any longer. Flawless.

DS9, Season 2: "Profit And Loss"
DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "Body Parts"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation"

 

[Seven of Five]

Body Parts was hilarious watchingQuark go to Garak to plan his death.

DS9, Season 2: "Profit And Loss"
DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation"

 

[Victoria]

In "Profit and Loss" we see Garak's desperation to return to Cardassia and the lengths to which he is prepared to go. nevertheless the episode also shows Garak as a man of honour which gives a nice twist at the end.

DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 5: "Empok Nor"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation"

 

[Farscape One]

I'm late to this game, and so many of what I'd save has already been saved. (Though honestly, Garak elevates any episode he's in. Even the one I would pick as worst, he still helps it.) No one ever went wrong adding Garak into an episode.


Saving "EMPOK NOR".

I like horror and creepy themed episodes, and this was done well.



DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"
LD, Season 5: "The New Next Generation"

 

[Sakonna]

It only made it onto the list via technicality (we just see Garak in the big celebration party at the end, he has no lines), but I cannot let the series finale of one of the greatest Trek series linger any longer. "The New Next Generation"

DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 5: "Things Past"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"

 

[Seven of Five]

Things Past is next for me. I seem to be in the habit of saving episodes containing flashbacks to the Terok Nor era because they're so well done.


DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 7: "Afterimage"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"

 

[Farscape One]

Saving "AFTERIMAGE".

I thought Ezri was good here, and Garak's breakdown when he finally lets out his feelings of betrayal to his people was just superb.


DS9, Season 3: "The Search, Part II"
DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"

 

[Oddish]

The Search Part 2 was a decent episode that allowed the characters their first major reaction to the Dominion situation, however hypothetically. And I liked Garak's "dying" line.

DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 4: "Broken Link"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Where you offer sympathy I offer intrigue. Give me a seat next to Odo's bed and I will conjure enough half truths and bold faced lies to save Broken Link.

DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"

 

[Victoria]

I know that many people don't like "The Emperor's new Cloak" but there are lots of good things about it. MU Ezri behaves like an adult with purpose. Lesbians are the norm (which in a franchise that's been very wary of homosexuality is a nice change). Brunt is a sympatheitc character - it's nice to see a Ferengi not being played for laughs. And Garak's just the same shifty and devious character that we love.


DS9, Season 4: "Shattered Mirror"
DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"

 

[Farscape One]

That is actually the one I was expecting to win.

Saving "SHATTERED MIRROR".

It's a fun episode, with a hefty heartfelt moment at the end. And Garak was just fun with the Regent.

Plus, we got some of THE best shots of the Defiant fighting in the entire series.


DS9, Season 7: "When It Rains..."
DS9, Season 7: "The Dogs Of War"