The Least Disliked Episode 2023: DS9 Final Rounds

Agreed. I'll also vote for By Inferno's Light as it's slightly less good than the others.

New round but I'm stuck. for what to vote for next.

Duet - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Far Beyond the Stars - 0
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

Sending another photon torpedo "Duet's" way. Luckily, I have far more than 38 of them.

Duet - 1
Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Far Beyond the Stars - 0
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

In the Pale Moonlight again.

Duet - 1
Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 1
Far Beyond the Stars - 0
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

Voting for "DUET" this round, same reason as before.


Duet - 2
Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 1
Far Beyond the Stars - 0
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

"The Changing Face Of Evil" For one thing, what a terrible title. It's really great, but it is outshone by other installments of the final arc.

Duet - 2
Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 1
Far Beyond the Stars - 0
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 1

 

No one's voting for In the Pale Moonlight.

That's what I get for missing the season 6 vote, stupid job and real life.

 

I'll go with Duet, even though it's one of my favourite episodes. Everything else is a teeny weeny bit better.

Duet - 3
Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 1
Far Beyond the Stars - 0
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 1

 

Bye, Duet! Hello new round:

Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Far Beyond the Stars - 0
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

The Way of the Warrior - the Klingons were weaklings in this one.

Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 1
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Far Beyond the Stars - 0
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

In the Pale Moonlight again. Make it disappear, Garak. I don't care how, just do it!


Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 1
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 1
Far Beyond the Stars - 0
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

"Moonlight". It's a great episode, and I understand the appalling necessity of Sisko's actions... I just like everything else on the list better. So... "Computer... erase this episode."

Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 1
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 2
Far Beyond the Stars - 0
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

VERY difficult choices to make.

My vote goes to "FAR BEYOND THE STARS", only because Garak is not in it.


Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 1
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 2
Far Beyond the Stars - 1
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

They should have found a human character for him to play.

 

I give a point to The Way of the Warrior for being too violent.

Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 2
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 2
Far Beyond the Stars - 1
What You Leave Behind - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

He could have been the publisher.

 

GARAK: "And what I find interesting is how your mind ended up casting me in the role of the villain."
BASHIR: "Oh, I wouldn't read too much into that, Garak."
GARAK: "Oh how can I not? To think, after all this time, all our lunches together, you still don't trust me. There's hope for you yet, Doctor."

 

This exercise is too hard now because I love them all. I’m going to go with What You Leave Behind. Even though the Damar arc in the last few episodes is one of my favorite things about DS9 and has a great end.

It’s a great episode all around, but I wouldn’t call it perfect like the others.

Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 2
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 2
Far Beyond the Stars - 1
What You Leave Behind - 1
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

I feel like flipping a coin, these are all great episodes. I think as much as What You Leave Behind has me in tears every time I've done a rewatch of DS9, the events in the Fire Caves with Dukat and Winn are oddly paced, and feel like a different episode The final showdown with Sisko and Dukat felt a bit daft too.

Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 2
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 2
Far Beyond the Stars - 1
What You Leave Behind - 2
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

I will also go "What You Leave Behind." I love it, but there is no denying the Winn/Dukat plot thread is a total trainwreck. Vigorous fanwanking is required to stop it from taking the whole finale down.

Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 2
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 2
Far Beyond the Stars - 1
What You Leave Behind - 3
The Changing Face of Evil - 0

 

One more for "The Way of the Warrior." Klingons were oversaturated.

Improbable Cause - 0
The Way of the Warrior - 3
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 2
Far Beyond the Stars - 1
What You Leave Behind - 3
The Changing Face of Evil - 0