In the following episode "Afterimage", Ezri must cope with the reactions of Jadzia's former friends to the return of Dax. Worf (Michael Dorn), Jadzia's widower, reacts poorly, and Garak (Andrew Robinson) begins to develop the symptoms of acute claustrophobia. Together, Ezri and Garak work through his issues, resulting in her realising that she can remain on the station and Starfleet agreeing to her skipping her final periods of training and receiving a promotion from ensign to lieutenant (junior grade) based on the past experiences of the Dax symbiont. In "The Siege of AR-558", Ezri is forced to rely on her symbiont's past experiences after she and the other members of the Defiant crew end up fighting against the Jem'Hadar on the front lines.
