Star Trek DS9 - Garak, Bashir and the boy who cried wolf

[SidNightWalker]

Garak fucking owns.That's the point.

[oneperson2person]

I like to think that Garak actually does know this story and he's just leading Dr. Bashir along the whole time =)

[SickDream]

I 9gagged it:

9gag.com / gag / 2800260 (without spaces)

[KingOfMadCows]

Garak: "Never tell the same lie twice."

Garak: "The truth is usually just an excuse for a lack of imagination."

Rule of Acquisition #60: "Keep your lies consistent."

Rule of Acquisition #266: "When in doubt, lie."

All you need to know to succeed in life.

[DuneDemon8]

My life moto started when he said that :)

[FilmSlides]

Garak has a point!

[clergame]

Best line in the history of history. Thumbs up if you agree!

[joegarrett917]

Does anyone else notice how bashir is holding the pad sideways?

[sirnick77]

@joegarrett917 it is like an iphone (smartphone) the screen flip depending on how you hold it

[sixshooter500]

"You Should never tell the same lie twice." That my friends, is the best advice someone who's running for Political office would need.

[101jir]

That is totally the way it works in Diplomacy lol! =P.

[thirtyoneuniform]

i never tell the same lie twice. no wait, that's a lie; sometimes i do.

[JustPhilNY]

Thank you, Garak, for point out the incredibly dark nature of all human children's stories!

[101jir]

@JustPhilNY Ya, that was my reaction too =)

[kungfuhungsu]

Bashir could have spun this around. Garak did admit 0:14 "Why is it no one ever believes me even when I'm telling the truth?"

[supergurl87]

Is that an iPad?! Wow, they really are ahead of their time!

[greatcow95]

@supergurl87 It could be an iPADD (PADD - Personal Access Display Device) if Apple exists in the Star Trek timeline. They've never really made a mention of it. And yes, everyone, Garak wins again.

[NethDugan]

@supergurl87 There's a picture somewhere of a couple of TNG actors with the iPad when it first came out with 'OMG, THE FUTURE IS HERE' sort of expressions. In a slightly more dignified way though that capslock.

[lbrinin1701]

perhaps Garak was thinking of Ferengi Rule of Acquisition 60: "Keep your lies consistent!"

[Glopdemon]

Sorry Bashir, Garak wins this round

[WavemasterAshi]

You have to love the way Bashir's acting as if "Did I just get owned by Garak?"

Yes, Doctor, you did.

[lycanthropeify]

miss this show and all its great characters

[lbrinin1701]

@lycanthropeify OH I MISS IT TOO!

[KingOfMadCows]

Moral of the story: don't try to teach Garak about morality.

[Blasted2Oblivion]

Fundamental flaw in the "cry wolf" story. It doesnt matter how many times a child cried wolf as a lie. Mother will come running every time.

[Renji1]

@Blasted2Oblivion That would of course be making the assumption that the boy has a mother, or that she at least happens to be around....

[cerealkiller1124]

If you love Garak and haven't done so yet, read "A Stitch in Time". Its a DS9 novel written by Andrew Robinson, the actor who played Garak. I love it.

[GabrielMajere]

rotflmao I like Garak's point better. XD

[Darkninja105]

Best moral I've ever heard. I'll have to remember it.

[KingofKlubs]

I LOVE Garak because of lines like that. If someone knew nothing about Garak other than that he is an exiled spy, this scene pretty much sums him up completely, and you love him for it because even though his views are clearly twisted, theres some dark root of logic woven into them. Brilliant!

[ThatGuyFromAustria]

Garak 1, Bashir 0

[stormshaman]

@ThatGuyFromAustria No way, Garak totally missed the point. Even though he never tells the same lie twice, people still don't believe him, so that is the wrong interpretation.

[mroaquin]

Hey, Ricky Gervais used this in a bit.

[mattsmt20]

God I love Garack he cracks me the hell up

[CMrace]

Garak is sort of right. Less harm would have come from telling different lies.

Where are the villagers in all this? They already know it's a problem, since they don't come. Isn't the moral "Take action to prevent disaster", "when there's a problem solve it" or "Don't look the other way"

Replace him for a week and give him some other HARD work. (remind him how good he has it) Explain why lying could harm him. If he is lonely get a few sheepdogs and a bull mastiff.

No one should die over sheep.

[CMrace]

@CMrace

LOL 15,484 views 136 likes ZERO dislikes. That's Garak!

[Selinja]

Bwahaha, I actually laughed out loud! I did neither remember nor expect that. What a brilliant man!

[BlueTeamPlayer]

Acquisition 34, if it exists make a hollow program of it

[SpaceInvader42359]

I like the dramatic pause in "The boy...who cried wolf."

[lbrinin1701]

too bad quark wasn't around for that exchange he could have brought up Rule of Acquisition 60

[Otaku155]

We all love you Garak!!

[Reingur]

Garek is correct, we humans are some kind of cruel.

[WavemasterAshi]

I believe Bashir was thinking "Did I just get pwned by Garak?"

[hopelessearth]

Score call garak 1 bashir 0

[kalenmiyan]

The best part is when Garak just walks off at the end, like David Caruso on CSI.

[AdmiralMemo]

@kalenmiyan Aw man... Now you've got me visualizing Garak putting on sunglasses... :-D

[SickDream]

i loved that line from the very moment i heard it.. i knew i'd find it hee on youtube

[somniumconspirator]

LMAO! Garak thought that the story ended after the boy cried "wolf" only once. 0:42 to 0:46, "clever lad...charming story". LOL, I love Garak.

[TheBaconlaser]

I've marathoned through Voyager, and just recently DS9 and I've gotta say the 3 most memorable characters I've seen are Garak (had a highly effective answer to every situation even if it wasn't the moral highground). The EMH (medically & physically advanced beyond pretty much anything but driven by compassion to becoming "as fallible as the rest of us" -Janeway) and Morn, if you watch DS9 in close detail Morn is actually responsible for everything from the Gem'Haddar to the founder home world.

[cepomwa]

excellent!

[Dragosmart]

Bashir got owned :D

[hancmd16]

You got smoked, Julian!

[boyofdestiny1123]

The boy who cried Worf!

[geonerd]

LOL!

[helios5868]

That scene is actually quite brilliant, it goes a long way toward making Garak actually seem alien, a problem that became quite common during later trek

[xn4jv3]

Classic misdirecting Garak. I wonder if the Obsidian Order ever had a set of rules like the Ferengi. If so, I bet 1 would be - Always keep your adversaries guessing at your true intent. And the secret second part would be - Everyone is your adversary, including yourself.

[Testsubject909]

@xn4jv3

And the third would be

There are no rules of the Obsidian Order

And the fourth would be

Always remember the rules of the Obsidian Order

[Abena20]

I love how Bashir is saying it like it's so profound and Garek just shoots him down!

[clergame]

That was one of the best lines in any series. Kudos to whoever wrote it!

[MsDiesIrae9]

"Never tell the same lie twice."

Words of wisdom.

[AindaMais]

"Clllever lllad." I just love his tone of voice when he says that :)

[JTRLP]

"improbale cause" - the one before t"he die is cast"

[chad8329]

Andrew Robinson AKA Garak is def one of the best actors in all the Star Trek series, and I agree with a previous poster that he was way underused!

[ArcaneAzmadi]

While Garak DOES make a good point, he's completely missed the point. He asked why no-one ever believes him even when he tells the truth and Bashir responds by telling him the story. In other words, even though Garak DOESN'T tell the same lie twice, he still finds no-one believes him even though he's telling the truth, because he lies all the time! In other words, Bashir is exactly right. Isn't that weird?

Still a great scene.

[Jeremymia]

Hah, you're absolutely right. I didn't think of that, it kind of destroys what the writers were trying to do. Nice catch.

On the other hand, even though Garak basically NEVER tells the truth, people believe him or at least "play along" the vast majority of the time. That's probably more a testament to his lying ability than anything else, though. In this case, Bashir just has evidence that Garak is lying, which is why this scene takes place.

[MARGARELON]

@ArcaneAzmadi Maybe. But maybe no one trusts Garak, because everyone on DS9 just assumes that he is a spy, simply because of his race. Like Bashir, for example in the beginning. And even though everybody thinks, that he is a liar, he manages to trick them again and again. Because that's just how great a liar he is. It's easy to fool somebody who trusts you, but you must be good to fool somebody who mistrusts you from the beginning. That's the difference between Garak and the shepherd boy.

[holtrax2009]

classic garak

[EmmeJayKay]

I like this. It's a good counter point. I'm going to remember it.

[beaugar22]

Bashir is hot and all, but he's the one who lied his way through starfleet academy with his sexy genetically engineered ass. Also, Garak wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him in the face in the form of a Prophetic Orb! I don't know how he lasted a single day in the Obsidian Order. Anyway, Jadzia should have banged Julian when she had the chance. Worf? Ugggghhh.

[mymyharlow]

Once again Garak turns the tables on Bashir! ROFL!

[cablenategrey]

ds9 is my favorite series. some of the finest actors of all the series.

[bvwatcher]

Precisely what happens when one looks at something from a different point of view.

[Archedgar]

Oh wow, good burn at the end.

Garak is an incredibly good point and it completely crushed Julian's story, lol.

[JOtruba]

Garak once again taught Bashir free lesson .)

[ArcaneAzmadi]

I swear, Garak was easily the best character on DS9, (closely followed by Quark).

[greenrangerv1]

@ArcaneAzmadi I agree! Funny how as good as the main cast were, supporting characters can surpass them. That was the magic of DS9, even supporting roles were treated like main cast and got developed greatly.

[SickDream]

@greenrangerv1 true, i loved that about DS9.

for example Rom. He started off as a good-for-nothing, a laughing stock, who "couldn't fix a straw if it was bent". then he became expert engineer, an aid against the Dominion, he got the hot girl, and then he became the Grand Nagus of the new Ferenginar

[Katmarie100]

I saw Alex Siddig in one of those extra's but on youtube, he said that he was originally lined up to play Sisko but then they felt he was too young for the character - so the role of Julian Bashir was written up with him in mind - something like that. I love the look he does at the end when Garak walks out.

[alexfanx]

I really can't picture him as Jake's dad, LOL

[Katmarie100]

Me neither - the doctor's a much better role for him!

[frostymoviesjp]

2 Awesome Actors and characters !!!

good choice Rick Berman for casting

[LOLMAN22]

Garak was wayyy underused in DS9. By far one of the best actors I have ever seen.

[Necros1984]

Garak is right on both accounts. :D

[Razel42]

So funny that Ricky Gervias ripped it off. lol

[chadsexinton]

GARAK IS A BAD ASS!

[MurasakiYugata]

Is that a medical report Garak's using as a mirror?

[TheLoneGentleman86]

he was beat it by klingons I think, thats why

[MurasakiYugata]

No, that's a different episode. In this one his shop was blown up.

[threemillionrivets]

One of my favorite scenes ever.

[MarcelSM01]

Great episode and indeed Garak is a great character. Whenever he's in a scene, it's always good.

[danininjawarrior]

Please, if you would reply, which episode is this one? I would love to find it and see the whole piece.

[HMDerek4]

DS9 3x20 :-)

[danininjawarrior]

Thank you! ^_^

[umaldowais]

This is one of my best seance, I really Love this character, thanks for the up-load.

[marlonbrando100]

DS9 3.20 "Improbable Cause"

[garyeberly916]

this dialogue sticks out in my memory so well. Really nicely done, here's an alien taking in an 'earth' tale and sees a completely different point of view.

[Atoz1]

Garak has been my favorite ST character since his introduction in DS9. So many great lines.

ODO: "You'd shoot a man in the back?"

GARAK: "Well, it's the safest way, isn't it?"

[KeaneshapedTardis]

Garak is BAMF