I really don't agree that it's rushed! Would I have enjoyed 26 episodes of nonstop uber-arc? Hell yeah, probably! But man, eleven or twelve hours of it, by the standards of the day, and indeed Trek otherwise? Superb.
The Ezri focus was kind of rough, I agree, but I like Nicole de Boer's performance enough that it's OK by me. And I really like Garak toward the end, during the you-know-what in the finale!
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