I am pretty sure this is the end of the enhanced arc in the DS9 storyline and honestly it is a pretty good conclusion. I am actually entirely sure they never planned on returning to the cataleptic Sarina, but it is nice to see them dig into her character and also in Bashir. We see how little he has actually been involved in relationship and how immature he is despite his vast intellect. Also, after they tried to surrender to the Dominion in their last appearance you would think Starfleet would keep a closer eye on the enhanced trio, but no, they can wander around dressed like officers without getting caught.
We open with Bashir getting left alone when neither Miles nor Kira and Odo want to spend the evening with him and it points out that unlike many of the characters he is very alone. He returns to his quarters and prepares to sleep when he is called to the infirmary by Nog, it seems there is an admiral there who has sent away the other doctor for some reason. He reports as ordered but finds instead of an admiral the three enhanced people dressed like officers. It seems Bashir has been working on a way to help the cataleptic Sarina. He manages to talk Sisko into letting him try his experimental procedure, but when he goes to O'Brien to try and get his instruments modified Miles tells him it isn't physically possible. But the enhanced people have no problem fixing it and he goes ahead with the procedure.
It looks like the procedure was a failure until Sarina shows up on the promenade five days later. She even speaks for the first time in many years. In the infirmary she thanks Bashir for helping her and he is already taken with her. They go to the cargo bay with the other enhanced people and have a super annoying singing scene. She goes to Bashir's quarters that night and falls asleep in his arms. She seems to be doing extremely well, she even goes to Quarks to meet Bashir's friends and has a great time. That night they kiss and it is clearly more than she is ready for. Bashir tells the other enhanced people that she won't be going back to the institute with the rest of them which upsets them a lot.
That night she is back at Quark's and wins all the money at Dabo, but the crowd is too much for her. Bashir offers to have a quiet dinner with her the next night, but she doesn't show up. He goes to her quarters angrily but finds her cataleptic again. He asks the other enhanced people for help and they quickly realize she is choosing to be this way now. He eventually gets her to talk and she admits she isn't ready to be in love yet. He arranges a position for her at a research outpost and she leaves him with a kiss.
Review: While this is a story about two genetically enhanced people it is also a story that happens all the time in high schools across the world. Not a very scifi story other than some technobabble, but a very personal story that works.
7 out of 10
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