‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Finally Makes ‘Deep Space Nine’ Fan Favorite Characters Garak and Bashir a Couple, 30 Years Later

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Lauren Coates “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” characters Doctor Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) and Mister Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson) brimmed with chemistry throughout that series’ run — but if there was anything real behind their relationship, viewers never got to see it.

But that pairing remains a fan favorite, and fans have speculated for years (and yes, created plenty of fan fiction) about the real relationship potential for two.

Now, shippers finally got their happy ending — thanks to the latest episode of Paramount+‘s animated “Star Trek: Lower Decks.” In “Fissure Quest,” the penultimate episode of “Lower Decks” (as it wraps its fifth and final season), the series’ ongoing dimensional rift storyline reaches a boiling point.

This comes following an alternate version of Boimler (Jack Quaid) as he embarks on a covert inter-dimensional mission to investigate the fissures.