The Least Disliked Romance-Of-The-Week

[Prax]

Ashes to Ashes has decided it really was dead. Is the romance part supposed to be ensign Kim? BE GONE!

TOS, Season 1: "The Conscience Of The King"
TOS, Season 1: "This Side Of Paradise"
TOS, Season 1: “The City On The Edge Of Forever”
TOS, Season 3: “The Enterprise Incident”
TOS, Season 3: "Wink Of An Eye"
TOS, Season 3: “All Our Yesterdays”
TNG, Season 2: “The Icarus Factor”
TNG, Season 2: “The Emissary”
TNG, Season 3: “The Vengeance Factor”
TNG, Season 3: “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
TNG, Season 3: “Captain’s Holiday”
TNG, Season 4: “Half A Life”
TNG, Season 4: “In Theory”
TNG, Season 5: “The Outcast”
TNG, Season 5: “The Perfect Mate”
TNG, Season 6: "Ship In A Bottle"
TNG, Season 6: “Lessons”
TNG, Season 6: “Second Chances"
DS9, Season 2: “Rules Of Acquisition”
DS9, Season 2: “Profit And Loss”
DS9, Season 4: “Rejoined”
DS9, Season 5: “Looking ForPar’Mach In All The Wrong Places”
VOY, Season 1: "Heroes & Demons"
VOY, Season 2: “Lifesigns”
VOY, Season 3: “Alter Ego”
VOY, Season 3: “Unity”
VOY, Season 5: “Someone To Watch Over Me”
VOY, Season 7: "Workforce"
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 1: “Civilization”
ENT, Season 4, "Home"

 

[eschaton]

Ashes to Ashes has decided it really was dead. Is the romance part supposed to be ensign Kim? BE GONE!

That was an odd episode to be honest, insofar as the guest's acting outshone that of Wang's so much that it made it seem like the POV of the episode was from her perspective, not that of him or anyone else from the main cast - which is generally a no-no in TV.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Eliminating Ship in a Bottle. Either because of the writing or Stephanie Beacham's performance, I find that Moriarty's love interest is one-sided, no revealing any real relationship.

TOS, Season 1: "The Conscience Of The King"
TOS, Season 1: "This Side Of Paradise"
TOS, Season 1: “The City On The Edge Of Forever”
TOS, Season 3: “The Enterprise Incident”
TOS, Season 3: "Wink Of An Eye"
TOS, Season 3: “All Our Yesterdays”
TNG, Season 2: “The Icarus Factor”
TNG, Season 2: “The Emissary”
TNG, Season 3: “The Vengeance Factor”
TNG, Season 3: “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
TNG, Season 3: “Captain’s Holiday”
TNG, Season 4: “Half A Life”
TNG, Season 4: “In Theory”
TNG, Season 5: “The Outcast”
TNG, Season 5: “The Perfect Mate”
TNG, Season 6: “Lessons”
TNG, Season 6: “Second Chances"
DS9, Season 2: “Rules Of Acquisition”
DS9, Season 2: “Profit And Loss”
DS9, Season 4: “Rejoined”
DS9, Season 5: “Looking ForPar’Mach In All The Wrong Places”
VOY, Season 1: "Heroes & Demons"
VOY, Season 2: “Lifesigns”
VOY, Season 3: “Alter Ego”
VOY, Season 3: “Unity”
VOY, Season 5: “Someone To Watch Over Me”
VOY, Season 7: "Workforce"
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 1: “Civilization”
ENT, Season 4, "Home"

 

[Farscape One]

That was an odd episode to be honest, insofar as the guest's acting outshone that of Wang's so much that it made it seem like the POV of the episode was from her perspective, not that of him or anyone else from the main cast - which is generally a no-no in TV.

I always look forward to her appearances on SUPERNATURAL as Sheriff Jody Mills.

 

[Discofan]

That was an odd episode to be honest, insofar as the guest's acting outshone that of Wang's so much that it made it seem like the POV of the episode was from her perspective, not that of him or anyone else from the main cast - which is generally a no-no in TV.

I agree she was even better than Mulgrew in the pot roast scene.

 

[Discofan]

Eliminating Ship in a Bottle. Either because of the writing or Stephanie Beacham's performance, I find that Moriarty's love interest is one-sided, no revealing any real relationship.
...

I don't know. I thought she was convincing as a 19th-century countess. She had all the demeanor and the Emily Post manners of someone like that.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

I don't know. I thought she was convincing as a 19th-century countess. She had all the demeanor and the Emily Post manners of someone like that.

My concern was with the relationship, which is central to the quality of the romance within the episode. Moriarty very much loved at her.

 

[eschaton]

My concern was with the relationship, which is central to the quality of the romance within the episode. Moriarty very much loved at her.

I think it's impossible for someone to really be in a dramatically interesting relationship with a partner which was tailor-created for them. You need some sort of friction for the sparks to fly.

 

[Discofan]

I think it's impossible for someone to really be in a dramatically interesting relationship with a partner which was tailor-created for them. You need some sort of friction for the sparks to fly.

True and the episode was already busy enough without those frictions. That would have just made it unwatchable.

 

[JirinPanthosa]

I think it's impossible for someone to really be in a dramatically interesting relationship with a partner which was tailor-created for them. You need some sort of friction for the sparks to fly.

Warren and the robot girl from Buffy.

 

[Discofan]

Warren and the robot girl from Buffy.

That sounds like Darmok talk.

 

[Sakonna]

I'm always bored by Vikings, thus I'm fairly disinterested in "Heroes & Demons." It's fine.

TOS, Season 1: "The Conscience Of The King"
TOS, Season 1: "This Side Of Paradise"
TOS, Season 1: “The City On The Edge Of Forever”
TOS, Season 3: “The Enterprise Incident”
TOS, Season 3: "Wink Of An Eye"
TOS, Season 3: “All Our Yesterdays”
TNG, Season 2: “The Icarus Factor”
TNG, Season 2: “The Emissary”
TNG, Season 3: “The Vengeance Factor”
TNG, Season 3: “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
TNG, Season 3: “Captain’s Holiday”
TNG, Season 4: “Half A Life”
TNG, Season 4: “In Theory”
TNG, Season 5: “The Outcast”
TNG, Season 5: “The Perfect Mate”
TNG, Season 6: “Lessons”
TNG, Season 6: “Second Chances"
DS9, Season 2: “Rules Of Acquisition”
DS9, Season 2: “Profit And Loss”
DS9, Season 4: “Rejoined”
DS9, Season 5: “Looking For Par’Mach In All The Wrong Places”
VOY, Season 2: “Lifesigns”
VOY, Season 3: “Alter Ego”
VOY, Season 3: “Unity”
VOY, Season 5: “Someone To Watch Over Me”
VOY, Season 7: "Workforce"
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 1: “Civilization”
ENT, Season 4, "Home"

 

[Discofan]

My four hours are up!!! I can eliminate one again.

VOY, Season 3: “Alter Ego”, for stupid Harry, angry at Tuvok for speaking to his virtual girlfriend!!! Even for Harry, that's a new low!

TOS, Season 1: "The Conscience Of The King"
TOS, Season 1: "This Side Of Paradise"
TOS, Season 1: “The City On The Edge Of Forever”
TOS, Season 3: “The Enterprise Incident”
TOS, Season 3: "Wink Of An Eye"
TOS, Season 3: “All Our Yesterdays”
TNG, Season 2: “The Icarus Factor”
TNG, Season 2: “The Emissary”
TNG, Season 3: “The Vengeance Factor”
TNG, Season 3: “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
TNG, Season 3: “Captain’s Holiday”
TNG, Season 4: “Half A Life”
TNG, Season 4: “In Theory”
TNG, Season 5: “The Outcast”
TNG, Season 5: “The Perfect Mate”
TNG, Season 6: “Lessons”
TNG, Season 6: “Second Chances"
DS9, Season 2: “Rules Of Acquisition”
DS9, Season 2: “Profit And Loss”
DS9, Season 4: “Rejoined”
DS9, Season 5: “Looking For Par’Mach In All The Wrong Places”
VOY, Season 2: “Lifesigns”
VOY, Season 3: “Unity”
VOY, Season 5: “Someone To Watch Over Me”
VOY, Season 7: "Workforce"
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 1: “Civilization”
ENT, Season 4, "Home"

 

[Seven of Five]

I'll remove Rules of Acquisition next. Some nice moments throughout with Garak but the romance was dull.

TOS, Season 1: "The Conscience Of The King"
TOS, Season 1: "This Side Of Paradise"
TOS, Season 1: “The City On The Edge Of Forever”
TOS, Season 3: “The Enterprise Incident”
TOS, Season 3: "Wink Of An Eye"
TOS, Season 3: “All Our Yesterdays”
TNG, Season 2: “The Icarus Factor”
TNG, Season 2: “The Emissary”
TNG, Season 3: “The Vengeance Factor”
TNG, Season 3: “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
TNG, Season 3: “Captain’s Holiday”
TNG, Season 4: “Half A Life”
TNG, Season 4: “In Theory”
TNG, Season 5: “The Outcast”
TNG, Season 5: “The Perfect Mate”
TNG, Season 6: “Lessons”
TNG, Season 6: “Second Chances"
DS9, Season 2: “Profit And Loss”
DS9, Season 4: “Rejoined”
DS9, Season 5: “Looking For Par’Mach In All The Wrong Places”
VOY, Season 2: “Lifesigns”
VOY, Season 3: “Unity”
VOY, Season 5: “Someone To Watch Over Me”
VOY, Season 7: "Workforce"
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 1: “Civilization”
ENT, Season 4, "Home"

 

[Prax]

A lot of Spock romances still in the mix. I will remove "in theory." If Data was going to experiment with dating, he probably shouldn't have agreed to doing it with an emotionally damaged woman on the rebound. Then he left her worse than at first.

Oddly enough, Geordi is the only one in this episode to give Data sound relationship advice. Who knew?

TOS, Season 1: "The Conscience Of The King"
TOS, Season 1: "This Side Of Paradise"
TOS, Season 1: “The City On The Edge Of Forever”
TOS, Season 3: “The Enterprise Incident”
TOS, Season 3: "Wink Of An Eye"
TOS, Season 3: “All Our Yesterdays”
TNG, Season 2: “The Icarus Factor”
TNG, Season 2: “The Emissary”
TNG, Season 3: “The Vengeance Factor”
TNG, Season 3: “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
TNG, Season 3: “Captain’s Holiday”
TNG, Season 4: “Half A Life”
TNG, Season 5: “The Outcast”
TNG, Season 5: “The Perfect Mate”
TNG, Season 6: “Lessons”
TNG, Season 6: “Second Chances"
DS9, Season 2: “Profit And Loss”
DS9, Season 4: “Rejoined”
DS9, Season 5: “Looking For Par’Mach In All The Wrong Places”
VOY, Season 2: “Lifesigns”
VOY, Season 3: “Unity”
VOY, Season 5: “Someone To Watch Over Me”
VOY, Season 7: "Workforce"
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 1: “Civilization”
ENT, Season 4, "Home"

 

[Sakonna]

I'll remove Rules of Acquisition next. Some nice moments throughout with Garak but the romance was dull.

@Seven of Five, I think you meant to eliminate "Profit & Loss", which is the Quark ROTW that season with Garak in it? (He's not in "Rules Of Acquisition") Just reposting the list below to restore "Rules Of Acquisition" and eliminate "Profit & Loss"... let me know if you did mean to eliminate "Rules Of Acquisition" and I'm now screwing it up, we can swap it back.

TOS, Season 1: "The Conscience Of The King"
TOS, Season 1: "This Side Of Paradise"
TOS, Season 1: “The City On The Edge Of Forever”
TOS, Season 3: “The Enterprise Incident”
TOS, Season 3: "Wink Of An Eye"
TOS, Season 3: “All Our Yesterdays”
TNG, Season 2: “The Icarus Factor”
TNG, Season 2: “The Emissary”
TNG, Season 3: “The Vengeance Factor”
TNG, Season 3: “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
TNG, Season 3: “Captain’s Holiday”
TNG, Season 4: “Half A Life”
TNG, Season 5: “The Outcast”
TNG, Season 5: “The Perfect Mate”
TNG, Season 6: “Lessons”
TNG, Season 6: “Second Chances"
DS9, Season 2: “Rules Of Acquisition”
DS9, Season 4: “Rejoined”
DS9, Season 5: “Looking For Par’Mach In All The Wrong Places”
VOY, Season 2: “Lifesigns”
VOY, Season 3: “Unity”
VOY, Season 5: “Someone To Watch Over Me”
VOY, Season 7: "Workforce"
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 1: “Civilization”
ENT, Season 4, "Home"

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Eliminating Workforce. I think that James Read had good chemistry with Kate Mulgrew, but the episodic nature of Voyager throttled the effectiveness of the romance. (Had I my druthers, Jaffen would have stayed on Voyager, and Janeway would continue the relationship.)

TOS, Season 1: "The Conscience Of The King"
TOS, Season 1: "This Side Of Paradise"
TOS, Season 1: “The City On The Edge Of Forever”
TOS, Season 3: “The Enterprise Incident”
TOS, Season 3: "Wink Of An Eye"
TOS, Season 3: “All Our Yesterdays”
TNG, Season 2: “The Icarus Factor”
TNG, Season 2: “The Emissary”
TNG, Season 3: “The Vengeance Factor”
TNG, Season 3: “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
TNG, Season 3: “Captain’s Holiday”
TNG, Season 4: “Half A Life”
TNG, Season 5: “The Outcast”
TNG, Season 5: “The Perfect Mate”
TNG, Season 6: “Lessons”
TNG, Season 6: “Second Chances"
DS9, Season 2: “Rules Of Acquisition”
DS9, Season 4: “Rejoined”
DS9, Season 5: “Looking For Par’Mach In All The Wrong Places”
VOY, Season 2: “Lifesigns”
VOY, Season 3: “Unity”
VOY, Season 5: “Someone To Watch Over Me”
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 1: “Civilization”
ENT, Season 4, "Home"

 

[Prax]

It seems to me that the entire list of episodes are episodic by nature, since they consist entirely of romances conceived and concluded in a single story.

 

[Seven of Five]

Thanks @Sakonna. This is why I shouldn't post when I'm tired.

 

[Farscape One]

RULES OF ACQUISITION is gone. A decent episode with the first mention of the Dominion, but there are better romances here.

TOS, Season 1: "The Conscience Of The King"
TOS, Season 1: "This Side Of Paradise"
TOS, Season 1: “The City On The Edge Of Forever”
TOS, Season 3: “The Enterprise Incident”
TOS, Season 3: "Wink Of An Eye"
TOS, Season 3: “All Our Yesterdays”
TNG, Season 2: “The Icarus Factor”
TNG, Season 2: “The Emissary”
TNG, Season 3: “The Vengeance Factor”
TNG, Season 3: “Yesterday’s Enterprise”
TNG, Season 3: “Captain’s Holiday”
TNG, Season 4: “Half A Life”
TNG, Season 5: “The Outcast”
TNG, Season 5: “The Perfect Mate”
TNG, Season 6: “Lessons”
TNG, Season 6: “Second Chances"
DS9, Season 4: “Rejoined”
DS9, Season 5: “Looking For Par’Mach In All The Wrong Places”
VOY, Season 2: “Lifesigns”
VOY, Season 3: “Unity”
VOY, Season 5: “Someone To Watch Over Me”
VOY, Season 7: "Homestead"
ENT, Season 1: “Civilization”
ENT, Season 4, "Home"