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Quodo in Every Episode discussion: "The Forsaken"
This week we're discussing... episode 1x17 "The Forsaken"!
Episode synopsis: DS9's first Lwaxana episode! When several ambassadors visit the station, Odo is stuck dealing with the amorous attentions of one Lwaxana Troi while Bashir is stuck babysitting the rest. Meanwhile, the station starts experiencing odd malfunctions after downloading data from a probe into their computer.
What The Boys are up to in this episode: This episode centers around Odo, revealing key details of his backstory for the first time. He's stuck in a turbolift with Lwaxana and eventually shows her his true form. Quark appears in the beginning scene where he is suspected of stealing Lwaxana's brooch (and Odo sticks up for him XD), and then is later mentioned by Lwaxana as having reserved a holosuite for her and Odo and preparing a "special picnic basket" for the two of them.
One screencap from this episode:

Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/417.htm
Quodo fics tagged with this episode: I found this fic (in the tag): https://archiveofourown.org/works/10713264
Tell us:
- What did you think about this episode?
- Have you written a fic set during/after this episode?
- Have you read any of the fics linked above? Let us know if they fit! Do you know of any other fics set in or that build off this episode that weren't linked above?
- What do you see as the Quodo potential for this episode?
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https://discord.gg/VaCnMYvKu6 (18+ proship Quodo Discord - there is a dedicated channel for this event)
https://discord.gg/Htz4crCdCt (general Quodo Discord)
Episode synopsis: DS9's first Lwaxana episode! When several ambassadors visit the station, Odo is stuck dealing with the amorous attentions of one Lwaxana Troi while Bashir is stuck babysitting the rest. Meanwhile, the station starts experiencing odd malfunctions after downloading data from a probe into their computer.
What The Boys are up to in this episode: This episode centers around Odo, revealing key details of his backstory for the first time. He's stuck in a turbolift with Lwaxana and eventually shows her his true form. Quark appears in the beginning scene where he is suspected of stealing Lwaxana's brooch (and Odo sticks up for him XD), and then is later mentioned by Lwaxana as having reserved a holosuite for her and Odo and preparing a "special picnic basket" for the two of them.
One screencap from this episode:

Transcript: http://chakoteya.net/DS9/417.htm
Quodo fics tagged with this episode: I found this fic (in the tag): https://archiveofourown.org/works/10713264
Tell us:
- What did you think about this episode?
- Have you written a fic set during/after this episode?
- Have you read any of the fics linked above? Let us know if they fit! Do you know of any other fics set in or that build off this episode that weren't linked above?
- What do you see as the Quodo potential for this episode?
Anonymous comments are on, so feel free to chime in even if you don't have a Dreamwidth account! If you prefer, we are also available on Discord:
https://discord.gg/VaCnMYvKu6 (18+ proship Quodo Discord - there is a dedicated channel for this event)
https://discord.gg/Htz4crCdCt (general Quodo Discord)
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- This is such a great episode. I love the physical comedy between Lwaxana and Odo.
- I love the running joke that Lwaxana never really understands how to use technology. Which is ironic, of course, since she voices the computers she's trying to ask help from. XD
- Such great Odo backstory in this one, and I love the hidden-depths sweetness of Lwaxana. Like, "Come to one of mine, Odo -- I'll make sure that all the guests are there to entertain you," is such a touching/tender thing to say to Odo after he's shown quite a bit of vulnerability here.
- In the commentary for this episode, this is what Rene Auberjonois had to say about the episode featuring his character's first romantic plotline:
He totally ships Quark and Odo. XD
- Also from the same book, apparently this episode was originally titled "Only the Lonely" which I kind of think is a better title because loneliness (and the desire for company) is such a big theme here, more so than "abandonment," in my opinion.
The Quodo potential of this episode:
- Yeah, so if you know me, rewatching this episode made me get really attached to the idea of Qwaxodo (Quark/Lwaxana/Odo). While the episode is focused on Odo and Lwaxana, I think the way they interact leaves room for a lot of Quodo shippiness (and also Quark/Lwaxana shippiness).
- For example, at the beginning, Odo comes to Lwaxana's rescue by finding the brooch thief for her (at which point she goes all hearteyes for Odo), but he also comes to Quark's rescue because Lwaxana is at that moment threatening Quark by pinching his ear.
He shows up to rescue Quark and also defends his honor from Lwaxana's accusations (albeit grudgingly). Might Quark not also go a bit hearteyes for Odo here? 😏
- Later, Lwaxana informs Odo that she's arranged a date for them in the holosuite:
While the surface read here is that Odo is embarrassed at the thought of anyone thinking he's going on a holosuite date with Lwaxana, it's also easy to read Odo's reaction here as a kind of, "Wait -- you told my CRUSH that we're going on a DATE together??? Nooooo!" sort of panic. Also, consistent with Quark's characterization in other episodes, he's rather supportive of Odo having a love life -- you can imagine how gleeful he must have been preparing a holosuite and special picnic basket for the two of them, if just because of how embarrassed it would make Odo. (Random: Maybe a sign of early series writing, but I always thought it was odd that Odo says "Good lord" here rather than something more like "Prophets!")
Also, I read the fic linked -- it's a canon-divergence AU where Quark gets stuck in the turbolift with Odo instead of Lwaxana, and is pestering him in a more antagonistic way. It definitely fits, so I added it to the masterlist!