ok but really. all garak episodes range from 'good' to 'amazing showstopping spectacular'

past prologue: good, a bit of a mess but the garashir interactions are pure gold
cardassians: the moral conflict, the garak-dukat mutual hatred, the lore
profit and loss: garak's okayest episode. quark love story with a cardassian political dissident

the wire: backstory, characterization, gay, simply iconic
the search pt 2: he's not actually there but it's still garashir bc simulated garak dies in bashir's arms
second skin: cardassia, political dissidents again, gold kira content, and of course nobody here but us koberians

civil defense: a fun for the whole cast and a fine selection of excellent interactions and a personal favorite
distant voices: yet another insight into bashir's view of garak
improbable cause/the die is cast: more backstory, garak development, odo friendship, garashir

i realized this thread serves no point but it would be a pity to erase everything i've already typed out