The Most Disliked Episode of DS9, Finals - 2025 Edition...

[Frightscape One]

Voting "SONS AND DAUGHTERS" again.

Same reasons as before.


"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"THE ALTERNATE" - 2
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"SONS AND DAUGHTERS" - 2
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 0

 

[Faintly Macabre]

"I will teach you what you need to know to be a warrior, and you will teach me what I need to know to be a father."

Still voting for "Sons and Daughters"

"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"THE ALTERNATE" - 2
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"SONS AND DAUGHTERS" - 3
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 0

 

[Poldon]

"Sons and Daughters"

No occupation-arc episode should still be here, so I'll take care of that. Next round vote needs some thought.

Edit to add:
I'll vote for "The Alternate" this round for the introduction of a certain Ferengi death ritual...

"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"THE ALTERNATE" - 1
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 0

 

[Frightscape One]

NOW we're getting to the lower tier of DS9.

I will vote for "MERIDIAN".

The A plot was terrible, but the Quark plot was fun. And this episode gifted us with Jeffrey Combs... the gift that keeps on giving to us.


"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"THE ALTERNATE" - 1
"MERIDIAN" - 1
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 0

 

[kkt]

I'll vote for Prodigal Daughter. I enjoyed Ezri's family, not that I'd like spending a lot of time with her mom myself...

"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"THE ALTERNATE" - 1
"MERIDIAN" - 1
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 1

Glad Sons and Daughters made it! It's a master class in how NOT to treat your young adult child - expecting orders to be obeyed instantly without question, sending your lieutenant to do your childrearing dirty work for you...

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Glad Sons and Daughters made it! It's a master class in how NOT to treat your young adult child - expecting orders to be obeyed instantly without question, sending your lieutenant to do your childrearing dirty work for you...

I wouldn't minded more of this version of Alexander.

 

[Starflight]

I've read but not voted in these threads since I'm not a DS9 fan at all, but I have to come in here at the end and try to defend "Second Sight", even if it's futile. The execution goes wrong, but the story outline - Sisko falls in love with a woman who turns out to be the idealised dream-self of a reclusive, ill telepath - is genius, and the dude's sacrifice at the end is wonderful.

"SECOND SIGHT" - 1
"THE ALTERNATE" - 1
"MERIDIAN" - 1
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 1

 

[Faintly Macabre]

Dear me. I don't like any of these very much. Prodigal Daughter centres on a character I don't like; Meridian is yet another terrible Star Trek example of a professional woman throwing up everything for lurve; and Second Sight is just not interesting. That leaves me with "Alternative" which does fill in some of Odo's background.

"SECOND SIGHT" - 1
"THE ALTERNATE" - 2
"MERIDIAN" - 1
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 1

 

[Cyfa]

Although I have a soft spot for "Second Sight", it's another vote for "Prodigal Daughter" from me. As well as learning more about Ezri and her family, O'Brien's away and Bashir misses his friend which is rather sweet.

"SECOND SIGHT" - 1
"THE ALTERNATE" - 2
"MERIDIAN" - 1
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 2

 

[Severed Heads]

The Alternate is saved by the appearance of Mora Pol.

SECOND SIGHT" - 1
"THE ALTERNATE" - 3
"MERIDIAN" - 1
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 2

 

[Sakonna]

"Sons And Daughters" would have made such a great final champion. What an utter dog of an episode. For me, its presence in the Occupation Arc is what makes it a particularly egregious and offensive failure. That was when it was most important to pull it together and NOT have a total faceplant clunker like this! Its failure extends beyond its own running time and mars everything around it.

And it has Star Trek's second worst line. "When a father and son do not speak, it means there's trouble between them." You think, Martok? Genius insight. (Literal worst line of the franchise goes to "Don't be so binary. In my universe, he was pansexual and we had DEFCON-level fun together... and you too, papi.")

Anyway, I feel like I keep coming along at the exact moment where my vote would end the round.

And it'll happen again! Voting again for "The Alternate", which saves that.

Next round I go with "Second Sight." I love the first 20 minutes!

"SECOND SIGHT" - 1
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 0

 

[Starflight]

#SaveSecondSight2025

"SECOND SIGHT" - 2
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 0

 

[Severed Heads]

Second Sight has some funny scenes with the husband.

SECOND SIGHT" - 3
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 0

 

[Cyfa]

Sorry - not saving "Second Sight" (even though I like it). I'm sticking with "Prodigal Daughter".

"SECOND SIGHT" - 3
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PRODIGAL DAUGHTER" - 1