DS9 struggles with weighty, and here they fail once again. The story is melodramatic in the extreme, and unfortunately Dr. Bashir is just not the right character for this. He's too goofy, too simple in his "moral sensibilities," not that he believes in right too much, or doing the moral thing too much, but rather that he comprehends these notions simplistically, again, melodramatically.
And of course the actor is playing it so bombastically that he's nearly making it camp. I can see how some people would like it if they really like the show, but it's middling without grading on a curve.
And of course the actor is playing it so bombastically that he's nearly making it camp. I can see how some people would like it if they really like the show, but it's middling without grading on a curve.