The most disliked episode of DS9 - Part Two

Okay Trek fans, "least disliked" has concluded, so now it's time for the opposite. The basic idea here is your standard elimination game. I'll provide a list of the episodes for each season and you need to eliminate your favorite or the one you deem the 'best.' Please provide an EXPLANATION for why you are eliminating your choice and be sure to copy and paste the list with your choice removed. Finally, leave at least 2 eliminations by other posters before you play again. Pretty simple. Enjoy!

Losers
Season One - The Passenger

The Homecoming
The Circle
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Necessary Evil
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

 

The Homecoming
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Necessary Evil
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I'm saving The Circle because I love the focus on Bajoran politics. I like the whole trilogy (Homecoming/Circle/Siege) but since I can only pick one, I pick the middle.

 

The Homecoming
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I'm saving Necessary Evil - it and Duet are the first truly great episodes of DS9.

 

The Homecoming
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I'll save The Wire -- it's a great Garak episode.

 

The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I'll save The Homecoming. I like it slightly better than The Siege, mostly because I like the interplay between Kira and O'Brien when they're on the rescue mission.

 

The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I'll save "Whispers"

 

Oh good, a decent season.

The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

Quite a few winners here but I'll start with "Crossover", the first and best DS9 Mirror Universe story. (Yes, I chose "Whispers" a moment ago but someone beat me to the punch. Curse you, PS3 browser.)

 

Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

Well, I'm on a roll, so I'll complete the trilogy and save The Siege.

 

I love that trilogy too.

 

Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Collaborator
The Jem'Hadar

I'll save Tribunal - a little contrived plotwise, but it has some excellent universe building and great acting from Meaney.

 

As do I.

 

Invasive Procedures
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Collaborator
The Jem'Hadar

Next up is "Cardassians" -- stellar culture-building and a solid Bashir/Garak adventure with a heart.

 

Invasive Procedures
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Collaborator


I'll have to save the finalé, it did a decent job at setting up the Dominion threat.

 

[LEFT]Invasive Procedures
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)

The Collaborator goes next. It gave us a great, nuanced villain in Wynn and her election really sets the stage for great later episodes.
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Invasive Procedures
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (II)

"The Maquis" was partly used as setup for the upcoming Voyager but I don't think I'm alone in stating that they were ultimately put to far better usage in DS9. I'll save "Part I" for now.

 

Invasive Procedures
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath


And I'm saving the second part. Love Sisko's speech, and it has some great moments for Dukat - it's the episode that made him a really interesting and multi-dimensional character.

 

Couldn't have put it better myself. My girlfriend didn't really get my love of Dukat until that two-parter and by the time it was finished she was definitely a fan.

 

Agreed that DS9 did a better job with the Maquis than VOY. But hell, TNG did a better job with them than VOY.

Invasive Procedures
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath

Armageddon Game is safe. It's another very well done early Bashir/O'Brien offering.

 

Invasive Procedures
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath

I'll save Paradise. Interesting scenario, cool Sisko-O'Brien pairing, memorable scenes, especially Sisko being punished in "the box" and refusing to accept the megalomaniac leader's misguided rules. Somewhat unbelievable at times, but it's a compelling outing.

 

Invasive Procedures
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss

I'll save Blood Oath. I like this one a lot despite it having plenty of mindless action. But who doesn't like that?