The best thing TNG ever did for the franchise was make red the command division colour. So much better than pissy gold or milquetoast white.
I agree, the red does look way better as command. However, the command red shirts did kind of hurt the “red shirt dies” joke industry.
I thoroughly enjoyed DS9. There were disappointing moments that they could have capitalized on but as a whole, it was a good ride. Character development was done well, especially Garak, who was always one of my favorites. Andrew Robinson is a true craftsman.
I agree, Garak was my absolute favorite in a really good overall series. I loved how you had to, and hated to, always question his allegiance and motives. Which, to me paid off in the end because he was a good guy all along.