The Least Disliked Episode 2025 - TNG Final Rounds

[Qonundrum]

My actual correct entry here, I gave a point to Conspiracy. The episode itself was fine, but the complete and total lack of follow-up hurt it retroactively.

Yeah. I recall they were going to be a precursor to the Borg, with "The Neutral Zone" also contributing via the pitted bases, but the writers' strike and all had the insectoid life form that worked with the tiny 80s neon purple crawdads being ditched (think "Battlestar Galactica from 1978" combined with cost savings) and our favorite little cybernetic critters being used instead. Very probably for the best...

"Where Silence is Lease" is okay, I don't hate the story, but I've never seen it on a best episodes list before and it definitely wouldn't have made mine. Part of the problem with it is that it's just random spooky weirdness designed to see how the characters react. The other part is that at the end Nagilum tells us what he's learned about humans, and it has nothing to do with the choices anyone made. It's just generic 'humans are barbaric etc.' stuff and it makes the whole thing seem kind of pointless.

Add in Wesley's mysterious disappearing act just so that a total rando who could have been an implanted idea on the part of Nagilum can be was Nagilum's first big victim and - voila - the episode does start to waver. Pretty great before that. IMHO, it's not the weakest but its issues do border "significant"...

 

[Qonundrum]

Voting "Where Silence Has Lease" as well. It starts great with a weird mystery, goes out of its way to say that nothing like it happened before - just in case anyone was a fan of TOS's "The Immunity Syndrome", and the scene where Wesley is removed and later returned for zero reason does the episode zero favors, odd but true. Maybe have Nagilum torture Wes as an example than to go all Armus so fast. That said, it's got a few terrific scenes, but of the list below, it's on the shallow end of the pool. Even "Fistful" is more consistent in-episode.


Conspiracy - 2
Where No One Has Gone Before - 2
Where Silence Has Lease - 3
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 0
Chain of Command, Part II - 1
The Pegasus - 0
Phantasms - 0

 

[Farscape One]

I am crushed that "Darmok" was the first to go. Surprised, too... I thought it would survive at least a few rounds.



Voting for "A Fistful of Datas". Same reasons as before.



Conspiracy - 2
Where No One Has Gone Before - 2
Where Silence Has Lease - 3
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 1
Chain of Command, Part II - 1
The Pegasus - 0
Phantasms - 0

 

[Qonundrum]

Voting for "A Fistful of Datas". Sane reasons as before.

I wonder if I should have re-read the original reasons , but it's too late for me to change my vote

 

[Farscape One]

I wonder if I should have re-read the original reasons , but it's too late for me to change my vote

Yeah, that was a typo on my part. Supposed to be 'same'.

But reading your response to my quoted post made me laugh.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Zinda, his face black his eyes red. Shaka when the walls fell.

I renew my vote for WNOHGB. Informally now and by affadivit later. Time permitting.

Conspiracy - 2
Where No One Has Gone Before - 3
Where Silence Has Lease - 3
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 1
Chain of Command, Part II - 1
The Pegasus - 0
Phantasms - 0

 

[Oddish]

Done. "Where No One Has Gone Before" is history.

Next vote is for "The Pegasus". I think it overrated.

Conspiracy - 0
Where Silence Has Lease - 0
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 0
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 1
Phantasms - 0

 

[Brennyren]

"Phantasms" was just too weird for me.

Conspiracy - 0
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 0
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 1
Phantasms - 1

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Where Silence Has Lease will take the last punishment my insomnia has to offer. It isnt creepy, just goofy.

Conspiracy - 0
Where Silence Has Lease -1
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 0
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 1
Phantasms - 1

 

[Farscape One]

A vote for "A Fistful of Datas".

Same (and sane ) reasons as before.



Conspiracy - 0
Where Silence Has Lease -1
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 1
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 1
Phantasms - 1

 

[Captrek]

Conspiracy

Conspiracy - 1
Where Silence Has Lease -1
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 1
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 1
Phantasms - 1

 

[CoveTom]

From what's left, I'll go for "Conspiracy." The plot was decent, but I could have done without the exploding head. That was a bit much for TNG.

Conspiracy - 2
Where Silence Has Lease -1
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 1
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 1
Phantasms - 1

 

[Seven of Five]

A Fistful of Datas is a fun episode, but there are meatier episodes left.

Conspiracy - 2
Where Silence Has Lease -1
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 2
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 1
Phantasms - 1

 

[BlueStuff]

It's all a conspiracy to keep Conspiracy around longer than it deserves. No more!

Conspiracy - 3
Where Silence Has Lease - 1
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 2
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 1
Phantasms - 1

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I'm sticking with "Where Silence Has Lease".

Conspiracy - 3
Where Silence Has Lease - 2
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 2
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 1
Phantasms - 1

 

[Takeru]

Where Silence Has Lease, it's an okay episode but not more than that.


Conspiracy - 3
Where Silence Has Lease - 3
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 2
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 1
Phantasms - 1

 

[Victoria]

And, as I come for "Silence" again (same reasons as before), it gets the axe.


Conspiracy - 0
Peak Performance - 0
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 0
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 0
Phantasms - 0

 

[Detached Nacelle]

I am not a Bluegill infiltrator. Im voting for Peak Performance for completely non-Iconian agenda reasons and you can't prove otherwise.

Conspiracy - 0
Peak Performance - 1
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 0
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 0
Phantasms - 0

 

[Takeru]

Phantasms, too weird for me, I'm rarely a fan of dream sequences in media and this is no exception.


Conspiracy - 0
Peak Performance - 1
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 0
Chain of Command, Part II - 0
The Pegasus - 0
Phantasms - 1

 

[Sakonna]

"Chain Of Command" again. Too sadistic. I don't need a full episode of torture.

Conspiracy - 0
Peak Performance - 1
The Best of Both Worlds, Part I - 0
Yesterday's Enterprise - 0
The Drumhead - 0
Redemption, Part I - 0
Power Play - 0
A Fistful of Datas - 0
Chain of Command, Part II - 1
The Pegasus - 0
Phantasms - 1