Game The Most Disliked Episode/Movie Directed By A Trek Actor

[Farscape One]

Saving "PROJECTIONS".

Excellent episode, showcasing the brilliant Robert Picardo. Interesting coincidence that Frakes directs this one and also written by Brannon Braga, who also did "Frame of Mind"... which centered on Frakes. (One of the best scripts by Braga and performances by Frakes.) And it's damn good here for VOYAGER.


TNG Season 1: "Haven" (Richard Compton)
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
TNG Season 6: "The Chase"(Jonathan Frakes)
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection"(Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Things Past" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Ties Of Blood And Water"(Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Behind The Lines"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Waltz" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "Cogenitor" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "E²" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Orac Zen]

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Good call on "Projections". Really good episode.

"The Chase", directed by Frakes. However dubious the science may be (but let's face it, science very often is dubious in Trek), the episode is a hell of a lot of fun and it gave another dimension to Picard.

TNG Season 1: "Haven" (Richard Compton)
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection"(Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Things Past" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Ties Of Blood And Water"(Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Behind The Lines"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Waltz" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "Cogenitor" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "E²" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Farscape One]

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Good call on "Projections". Really good episode.

"The Chase", directed by Frakes. However dubious the science may be (but let's face it, science very often is dubious in Trek), the episode is a hell of a lot of fun and it gave another dimension to Picard.

Thanks.

I was going to do "The Chase" earlier, but I found the others I saved are a bigger favorite of mine.

Though the message behind the episode, particularly what the Romulan said to Picard at the end, is very much what the franchise is all about, and I've always loved "The Chase".

Plus, it gives a reasonable explanation for why so many races have a similar appearance.

 

[Seven of Five]

I've saved the Final Chapter arc, now I'll plump for Behind the Lines and save the Occupation arc. This episode shows Odo and the Female Shapeshifter spending more time together, which is bad news for the station's resistance. Rom is arrested and Kira is furious!

Meanwhile, Sisko receives a promotion from Admiral Ross, and finds himself having his crew into battle without him.

Great little episode.

TNG Season 1: "Haven" (Richard Compton)
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection"(Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Things Past" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Ties Of Blood And Water"(Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Waltz" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "Cogenitor" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "E²" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Farscape One]

Saving "COGENITOR".

This still gets hotly debated 20 years later... that's a success. Never mind the fact it's a great episode.

Not sure if it was on purpose or coincidence, but having the host of READING RAINBOW direct an episode about Trip teaching someone how to read seems very fitting.



TNG Season 1: "Haven" (Richard Compton)
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection"(Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Things Past" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Ties Of Blood And Water"(Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Waltz" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "E²" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Cyfa]

Of the episodes left that I almost fully remember, most are questionable. So, as I can't be bothered to watch or look up those that I can only remember bits & pieces from, I'm going to save ENT: "E²" (Roxann Dawson) as I really liked Lorien (plus, he's a fox!) and his interactions with Trip, as well as Archer's with old T'Pol. And, even though we all knew the old Enterprise wouldn't make it through the rift, the ending was still bittersweet

TNG Season 1: "Haven" (Richard Compton)
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection"(Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Things Past" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Ties Of Blood And Water"(Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Waltz" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Seven of Five]

Things Past next because I love episodes that feature the Terok Nor era of the station's history. It wasn't as good as Necessary Evil, but still good enough for me.

TNG Season 1: "Haven" (Richard Compton)
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection"(Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Ties Of Blood And Water"(Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Waltz" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Sakonna]

I keep almost saving "Haven", so it's time to actually save it. She gets a lot of hate, but I have always been a Lwaxana fan.

And a Deanna fan, and this is the first time she gets the spotlight.

And of course seasons 1 - 2 TNG is some of my favorite Trek of all, and "Haven" is the only representative of that era on this list.

TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection"(Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Ties Of Blood And Water"(Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Waltz" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Farscape One]

Saving "WALTZ".

I know I am in the minority in the belief that Dukat's arc was a natural growth from his narcissistic personality, but I will always defend it. We see here in full force what is making him tick.

And even if you don't like what they did with Dukat here, you have to admit... this was an incredibly well acted and shot bottle show duet of Sisko and Dukat. There was never a dull moment here.



TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection"(Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Ties Of Blood And Water"(Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Qonundrum]

The plotting is flawed, but - go fig -

TNG Feature: "Star Trek: Insurrection"(Jonathan Frakes)​

Frakes certainly keeps the proceedings livelier than they deserve at times, and for some scenes early on it's quite a challenge. But he nails it, making the movie - flaws and all - more than the sum of its parts.

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F Murray Abraham has a saving grace for this movie, as is Anthony "Every time I get into a franchise flick my character's head explodes" Zerbe.

After the box office returns, TNG would not see a new film for four years. The direction and cast choices are definitely not the reason for the new crew losing luster.

Not to mention, fans and maybe even the handful of detractors of that DS9 classic, "Let He Who is Without Sin", will see a re-use of sets from that episode in this movie. Parents, be sure to hide junior's eyes so they won't be disappointed by that*.

* set reuse or rough-around-the-edges episode, which I have a soft spot for but that's another story... /badPun​

Also, I dare you to watch the real 4K release on your PC, freeze a frame, then compare the "AI" video at full alleged resolution. Then redo the process after shrinking the window to 1920x180, 1280x720, then 720x480. The real 4K will readily blow the "AI" out of the stars and you'll be siding with General Chang on that too. Not just because you'll always get more real data from the higher resolution sources versus extrapolation (read "edge enhancing and localized patterning texture substitution") and those Starfleet wool/velour/felt stitching, as well as waxwork faces, nail the differences every time too. Even the thumbnail reveals the true non-HD source... Among other Spocktacular tidbits, but I'm blabblering again...

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Wut, you thought I was campin' it up with my Zerbelicious comment?


What's left:
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Ties Of Blood And Water"(Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Seven of Five]

I love Waltz as well. It's just the direction that Dukat took after the episode that was a bit questionable. I often think if he had played the Damar role, or even worked with Damar during the resistance as a penance for getting the Cardassians in bed with the Dominion.

Ties of Blood and Water is next for me, as I love how Kira started seeing Ghemor as a father figure after the events of Second Skin. Dukat and Weyoun sniping at each other are always fun to watch too.

What's left:
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Qonundrum]

I keep almost saving "Haven", so it's time to actually save it. She gets a lot of hate, but I have always been a Lwaxana fan.

And a Deanna fan, and this is the first time she gets the spotlight.

And of course seasons 1 - 2 TNG is some of my favorite Trek of all, and "Haven" is the only representative of that era on this list.

They made some interesting choices with this one, for which Armin Shimerman has an uncredited appearance as the talking box, but is his first Trek appearance. The background of the Talarians having a nasty disease and being hunted down and murdered by other species opens up so many possibilities, but they keep it as much as sidenote as possible, which would have worked better if the drama with the "arranged marriage" subplot had felt less clunky. That said, there are "hidden allegories" to this that make it even more interesting than what was told, which was already interesting. TNG's budget was very thin in season 1 already thanks to having to build all the sets and decide what needed to be f/x shots, so a proper space battle would have been out of the question. The idea of one little ship, derelict and staying out of everyone's way is already as intriguing as it is tragic.

The line where Data wants to see more "petty bickering" always cracks me up, and the "living vine" Lwaxana wears is really nicely handled on screen.

I too love Lwaxana and, on paper, the character could be hit or miss, but Majel Barrett never failed to make her far more entertaining than what's on the paper. Among others, season 4's "Half-a-Life" and season 2's "Manhunt" have her showing so much and quickly prove that she could have had her own spin-off.

Seasons 1 and 2 grew on me a ton over the years; especially 2 for its darker edge and genuinely scary universe that they nail the tone for exceptionally well. Especially considering how the writers' strike clobbered 2, with reduced episode counts, a script dug up from "Phase Two", and even a clip show where the non-clip bits are very well-realized in terms of both set design and tone. But 1 has its moments that ensured the show would get a second season. And, of course, the actors - Gene could be hit or miss with ideas, but his hits were greater than the misses, and thankfully he was persuaded to keep Patrick Stewart.

 

[Seven of Five]

Lwaxana was always a bit hit-and-miss for me, but this first appearance is one of her better ones, up there with Half a Life and Dark Page. Oh, and The Forsaken on DS9.

 

[Cyfa]

I enoyed the 4th season Vulcan arc on ENT, so I'm saving "Awakening"(Roxann Dawson). I'm glad that we got to see a range of Vulcan characters who are different than Spock, learn about their history and way of life, but ultimately, the best thing about this episode is Trip and Soval working together at last - including this exchange:
Soval: "I lived on Earth for more than 30 years, Commander. In that time I developed an affinity for your world and its people."
Trip: "You did a pretty good job of hiding it."
Soval: "Thank you."

TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 6: "Live Fast And Prosper" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Brennyren]

"Live Fast and Prosper" is an improbable bit of fluff, but it moved pretty well, and gave me some laughs. Favorite bit:

"Commander Tuvok... Logic would indicate that neither of us has the advantage."
"Your logic is flawed." (Shines flashlight in false Tuvok's eyes, blinding him.)

TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Qonundrum]

Death by snu-snu aside,

DS9 Season 5: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (Rene Auberjonois)​

The basic questioning of Risa not having security and the other issues posited by the New Essentialists was a topic long overdue. It just needed a redraft and not have as much emphasis on "jamaharon" - for which most words involving copulation are limited to one syllable, if not two... or, in this case, four - but every rule has exception, except that one...

Like planet Memory Alpha, which was promptly steamrollered by the glowing lights of the week, Risa has no defense systems.

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It's one of the few clips for this story that didn't involve the hyperfocus on coital rituals since YT is loaded with those, like that's a surprise or anything... But Monte Markham is an interesting choice of casting. Here's one of many TV roles he's played:

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"It's wild!"

Monte also has played numerous other characters which, when you look at all of them, make him an underrated character actor. He did some good work in "The Golden Girls" as Blanche's brother as well.

But back to Worf -- We even get that harrowing question answered as to why Worf doesn't want to get jiggy with humans:

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That one's a bit of a good scene, or at least one that explains some backstory without going off the deep end. Even then, I try to wonder how the main questions of the episode could have been addressed without (a) having Worf given a slap on the wrist instead of it all being shrugged off pointlessly at the end, and (b) having the silly subplots (Leeta and Bashir's subplot was definitely not the highlight... )

Lastly, here is a revised version of the story that few can argue against:

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Apart from how Worf treats Quark (wow... the episode really drops the ball at times, ostensibly for comedic intent given the main plot with the New Essentialists... but I've always liked the episode, even if it's less than the sum of its parts.)

What's left:
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)
SNW Season 1: "Ghosts Of Illyria" (Leslie Hope)

 

[Qonundrum]

"Live Fast and Prosper" is an improbable bit of fluff, but it moved pretty well, and gave me some laughs. Favorite bit:

"Commander Tuvok... Logic would indicate that neither of us has the advantage."
"Your logic is flawed." (Shines flashlight in false Tuvok's eyes, blinding him.)

It's definitely one of season 6's highlights!

 

[Oddish]

"Live Fast and Prosper" is an improbable bit of fluff, but it moved pretty well, and gave me some laughs. Favorite bit:

That one's a fave of mine as well.

And... Strange New Worlds leaves the contest with "Ghosts of Illyria" saved. The way both Pike and Una stepped up to protect their own still warms my heart.

What's left:
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" (Andrew Robinson)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)

 

[Seven of Five]

Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places is such a funny episode, and a nice way to get Jadzia and Worf together. It's also great to see Grilka again. The scenes with Worf controlling Quark so he can try and impress Grilka enough to win her heart always make me chuckle.

What's left:
TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Absolute Candor" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)[/QUOTE]

 

[Sakonna]

"Looking For Par'Mach In All The Wrong Places" is such an improbable success story. There's no way in hell it should work -- it's crazy how they manage to depict all that violent sex in a way that feels totally appropriate to the characters and avoids being disturbing or offensive.

Ninja'd! Well, instead I'll save "Absolute Candor." That was some genius world building in this one.

TNG Season 4: "In Theory" (Patrick Stewart)
TNG Season 6: "The Quality Of Life" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Search, Part II" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "The Abandoned" (Avery Brooks)
DS9 Season 3: "Meridian" (Jonathan Frakes)
DS9 Season 3: "Prophet Motive"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 3: "Family Business"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Hippocratic Oath" (Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 4: "Indiscretion" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Bar Association"(LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 4: "Rules Of Engagement" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 5: "Ferengi Love Songs"(Rene Auberjonois)
DS9 Season 6: "Resurrection" (LeVar Burton)
DS9 Season 6: "Profit And Lace" (Alexander Siddig)
DS9 Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 2: "Parturition"(Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 2: "Prototype" (Jonathan Frakes)
VOY Season 3: "Sacred Ground" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
VOY Season 3: "Alter Ego" (Robert Picardo)
VOY Season 3: "Blood Fever"(Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 4: "The Raven" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 4: "Unforgettable" (Andrew Robinson)
VOY Season 7: "Nightingale" (LeVar Burton)
VOY Season 7: "Workforce, Part II"(Roxann Dawson)
VOY Season 7: "Q2" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Terra Nova" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Fortunate Son" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 1: "Cold Front" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 1: "Two Days And Two Nights" (Michael Dorn)
ENT Season 2: "Dawn" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 2: "The Breach" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 2: "First Flight" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 2: "Bounty" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Extinction" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Exile" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Chosen Realm" (Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "Doctor's Orders"(Roxann Dawson)
ENT Season 3: "The Forgotten" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 3: "Countdown" (Robert Duncan McNeill)
ENT Season 4: "The Augments" (LeVar Burton)
ENT Season 4: "Demons" (LeVar Burton)
DIS Season 1: "Despite Yourself"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 2: "Project Daedalus"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "The Sanctuary"(Jonathan Frakes)
DIS Season 3: "There Is A Tide..."(Jonathan Frakes)
ST Season 1: "The Escape Artist" (Rainn Wilson)
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag" (Jonathan Frakes)
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon" (Jonathan Frakes)