Bashir's genetically enhanced friends return to the station to try out a revolutionary new technique that may cure their friend Serena's problem of being unable to interact with others as her brain moves too quickly.
I was expecting so much worse from this and I should have had faith. It looked like a Bashir in love story, but it's so much more. The genetically enhanced group from last season's Statistical Probabilities are just as entertaining to watch as they were before, imbuing this group of defective humans into a sympathetic group you can really relate to. There are times when you don't know when to laugh and when to cry for them. Plus, if the actors actually do all the things they appear to in this episode, then they are incredibly talented. Their singing is one of the most powerful things I have ever heard, and is absolutely beautiful.
Bashir's feelings for Serena are nicely handled, and you can actually see him progressing towards falling in love with this remarkable woman. You always know that she'll somehow have to be gone by the end of the episode, but the actual conclusion is completely natural and makes perfect sense.
It's a beautiful episode, and very effectively played by all involved, and I can't help but hope that Serena comes back before the end of the series, as Bashir deserves, as stated by O'Brien here, someone to combat his loneliness.
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