Quote Originally Posted by Tofali View Post
100% agree. There was no point they couldn't still have her appear in the show and at the same time release the actress to pursue the roles she wanted.
Except that they wanted to use Dax as a full time character. And the Trill species left them a wide open door to both let the actress leave and keep Dax, if not Jadzia.

I don't agree with this one at all. As much as I loved Jadzia, I think keeping Dax in the mix with the new host was absolutely the right call. It took them a bit to find the right voice for Ezri, but she created drama amidst the characters, expanded the lore, and gave us Nicole deBoer. I may be biased, because the pre-Picard EU made Ezri into an excellent and well rounded character.