#ezri

I was a little bummed honestly. I loved the character and Terry's take on her. I wasn't working on the show at the time, but knowing the way things work in TV, I figured Ira and Co. were having to deal with a behind the scenes issue. I gather now there was indeed some stuff that forced the writers' hands, though that's not really my story to tell.

I did enjoy coming back and writing an Ezri episode in Season Seven, because I'd never written that version of the character. I liked Nicole De Boer's performance as Ezri, and she did a great job on "Field of Fire."

Other than that, I don't really have much perspective on the change.

sisko: yes. overall a good driver. serious about "defensive driving" and believes everyone should know how to drive manual in a pinch. gets annoyed when people don't respect zipper merging

kira: she got one as an adult after a few attempts, but was definitely driving both cars and other vehicles/equipment illegally as a young teen and had to rein in some of those "seat-of-the-pants" driving habits

jadzia: yes and is a pretty good driver but has collected a few speeding tickets over the years

o'brien: yes and somehow ended up de facto driver's ed instructor for other ds9 folks trying to get one. it is very stressful

worf: yes and is a solid driver overall but the road rage is crazy when people cut him off or drive like assholes

bashir: yes. aced the written exam and knows all the rules well, but you CANNOT talk to or argue with him while he's driving or he becomes a distractible terror on the road

odo: yes and abides by traffic laws and speed limits perfectly (some may say pettily) which ironically makes him a bit of a hazard at times

ezri: no and she's scared to get one, but wants to eventually

quark: license chronically suspended

nog: similar to kira. got one later (after instruction from sisko and o'brien) and is a very good driver now but was an absolute menace on the roads as a teen

quark and odo are divorced but still care about eachother

quark and brunt hate fuck through ds9

quark and ezri date for a lil while (after she and julian break up) until she leaves to be a starfleet captain

(this one is a parody of this Heathcliff strip)