Rewatching ds9 right now. I know it was rushed, forced. I know trying to replace a long-term character doesn’t work often. If it was an entirely different trill, not a dax, it would be better.
My problem is: aren’t trills supposed to have other lives when they get a symbiont? Goal is to give the symbiont diverse lives, experiences. Jadzia got in serious trouble when she felt drawn to a woman from a previous host relationship. She would have had her symbiont removed.
So the new dax host being a woman, starfleet, in ds9 space station? Isn’t that against trill rules?
Was there some kind of behind the scenes reason why the actress who played Jadzia left? I’ve always wondered about that.
Rick Berman was a relentless misogynistic pig who gave Terry Farrell so much shit about her figure and told her she’d end up working retail if she left DS9. She tried negotiating her Season 7 contract to go down to guest star but it fell through.
:(
She knew the series was winding down and had the opportunity to jump into a new series that could keep providing a paycheck, namely Becker. Also, because Rick Berman sucks.
https://trekmovie.com/2011/08/03/terry-farrell-wanted-recurring-role-for-star-trek-ds9s-final-season/
https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-why-terry-farrell-jadzia-dax-left-ds9/