Worst 100 Trek stories according to IMDb users

[Firebird]

And the season's story could easily have been told in 5 episodes... 6 at most.

DISCO really should have followed ENT season 4's format... two and three parters throughout, with a few solo episodes peppered in. Basically, long enough to tell the story but not not so long that it drags out and overstays its welcome.

I thought Disco actually did a decent job with pacing in the first season by breaking into three sub-arcs. That helped prevent the narrative drag every subsequent season fell victim to, with season 4 succumbing the hardest to it.

As others have said, season 4 had the best concept, but there just wasn’t enough story to last over 13 episodes. If the 10-C arc had covered the back half of the year with standalone stories or two-parters in the first half, season 4 could’ve been one of the best in the franchise.

 

[Starbreaker]

It's amazing how every Star Trek fan can band together in our absolute hatred for Section 31.

 

[Set Harth]

It's amazing how every Star Trek fan can band together in our absolute hatred for Section 31.

Other than the ones who haven't seen it. But one day they'll get there.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Other than the ones who haven't seen it. But one day they'll get there.

Not I. I keep forgetting it even existed.....and I keep mixing it up with that WAREHOUSE show.

 

[DonIago]

I've simply heard enough about it to have no interest in experiencing it for myself. I'm not that kind of masochist, and, unlike TATV, for instance, there's no pressure to see it for the sake of being a completionist (actually, there are still ENT episodes I've never seen).

 

[Eddie Roth]

100 - Disco: Red Directive	50 - Disco: The Galactic Barrier
99 - DS9: Prodigal Daughter	49 - Voy: Favorite Son
98 - Voy: Alice	48 - Ent: Extinction
97 - DS9: The Emperor's New Cloak	47 - SFA: Vox in Excelso
96 - Disco: Labyrinths	46 - Disco: Kobayashi Maru
95 - Disco: Erigah	45 - Disco: Coming Home
94 - TAS: Mudd's Passion	44 - Disco: …But to Connect
93 - SNW: The Elysian Kingdom	43 - Disco: Rubicon
92 - TNG: The Outrageous Okona	42 - TAS: The Magicks of Megas-tu
91 - TNG: Haven	41 - SFA: Kids These Days
90 - TOS: Catspaw	40 - TNG: The Child
89 - TNG: The Dauphin	39 - Disco: The Sanctuary
88 - TNG: Up the Long Ladder	38 - DS9: Move Along Home
87 - Pic: Two of One	37 - DS9: Profit and Lace
86 - TNG: The Icarus Factor	36 - Voy: Sacred Ground
85 - Disco: Su'Kal	35 - Voy: Elogium
84 - Pic: Mercy	34 - Disco: Jinaal
83 - TOS: The Lights of Zetar	33 - TOS: The Alternative Factor
82 - TNG: Journey's End	32 - TNG: Angel One
81 - SNW: What is Starfleet?	31 - TOS: Spock's Brain
80 - TNG: Violations	30 - Pic: Hide and Seek
79 - TNG: Interface	29 - TNG: Masks
78 - SFA: The Life of the Stars	28 - TNG: Man of the People
77 - DS9: Second Sight	27 - Disco: All In
76 - DS9: Fascination	26 - DS9: The Muse
75 - Voy: Fair Haven	25 - DS9: Resurrection
74 - Voy: Once Upon a Time	24 - Disco: Whistlespeak
73 - Voy: Unforgettable	23 - Disco: Choose to Live
72 - Voy: Fury	22 - DS9: Meridian
71 - Voy: Darkling	21 - Disco: Rosetta
70 - Ent: Daedalus	20 - Short: The Girl Who Made the Stars
69 - TAS: Once Upon a Planet	19 - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
68 - TAS: The Jihad	18 - SFA: Beta Test
67 - TNG: Too Short a Season	17 - SFA: Series Acclimation Mil
66 - TNG: Manhunt	16 - Disco: Anomaly
65 - TNG: Cost of Living	15 - Disco: Stormy Weather
64 - Disco: The Examples	14 - DS9: Let He Who Is Without Sin...
63 - DS9: Time's Orphan	13 - Pic: Monsters
62 - Voy: Tattoo	12 - TOS: The Way to Eden
61 - Voy: Barge of the Dead	11 - Disco: All is Possible
60 - Voy: Spirit Folk	10 - Ent: These Are the Voyages...
59 - Disco: Life, Itself	9 - Voy: Threshold
58 - TAS: The Infinite Vulcan	8 - TOS: And the Children Shall Lead
57 - TAS: Bem	7 - SFA: Vitus Reflux
56 - TNG: Justice	6 - TNG: Code of Honor
55 - TOS: The Omega Glory	5 - Voy: The Fight
54 - TNG: The Loss	4 - TNG: Sub Rosa
53 - TNG: Imaginary Friend	3 - SFA: Ko'Zeine
52 - TNG: Aquiel	2 - Star Trek: Section 31
51 - DS9: The Storyteller	1 - TNG: Shades of Gray

Right now in April 2026 these are the lowest rated Star Trek stories according to the thousands who vote on IMDb. (I've left out very Short Treks and Scouts because a lot of the stories have literally zero ratings and I don't feel like that's a large enough sample size).

I'm curious, if you could rescue any of these stories from the bottom 100 which ones would they be, and what would you put in their place? Personally, I'd save Disco's Whistlespeak, Labyrinths and Erigah (and a bunch more), SFA's Vox in Excelso, and TNG's Manhunt.

And I'd sacrifice Enterprise's Two Days and Two Nights, TAS's Counter-Clock Incident, and SNW's Wedding Bell Blues. (You can pick anything on IMDb with a rating higher than 6.3).

Interesting list! Thanks for sharing it.

Overall, this is a fair selection (with the expected amount of entries that I would greatly disagree with), and it puts the general (un)popularity of episodes from different series into perspective. Funny though that the biggest complaint, thus, is the mere existence of a clip show. I wonder how IMDb users thus feel about e.g. FRIENDS and their having a clip show once every season or so. We Trekkies got only one in 60 years and almost a thousand episodes.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

An interesting mix of genuine and less than genuine opinions on this list.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I wonder how IMDb users thus feel about e.g. FRIENDS and their having a clip show once every season or so.

They don't love them!

 

[Uhura's Song]

100 - Disco: Red Directive	50 - Disco: The Galactic Barrier
99 - DS9: Prodigal Daughter	49 - Voy: Favorite Son
98 - Voy: Alice	48 - Ent: Extinction
97 - DS9: The Emperor's New Cloak	47 - SFA: Vox in Excelso
96 - Disco: Labyrinths	46 - Disco: Kobayashi Maru
95 - Disco: Erigah	45 - Disco: Coming Home
94 - TAS: Mudd's Passion	44 - Disco: …But to Connect
93 - SNW: The Elysian Kingdom	43 - Disco: Rubicon
92 - TNG: The Outrageous Okona	42 - TAS: The Magicks of Megas-tu
91 - TNG: Haven	41 - SFA: Kids These Days
90 - TOS: Catspaw	40 - TNG: The Child
89 - TNG: The Dauphin	39 - Disco: The Sanctuary
88 - TNG: Up the Long Ladder	38 - DS9: Move Along Home
87 - Pic: Two of One	37 - DS9: Profit and Lace
86 - TNG: The Icarus Factor	36 - Voy: Sacred Ground
85 - Disco: Su'Kal	35 - Voy: Elogium
84 - Pic: Mercy	34 - Disco: Jinaal
83 - TOS: The Lights of Zetar	33 - TOS: The Alternative Factor
82 - TNG: Journey's End	32 - TNG: Angel One
81 - SNW: What is Starfleet?	31 - TOS: Spock's Brain
80 - TNG: Violations	30 - Pic: Hide and Seek
79 - TNG: Interface	29 - TNG: Masks
78 - SFA: The Life of the Stars	28 - TNG: Man of the People
77 - DS9: Second Sight	27 - Disco: All In
76 - DS9: Fascination	26 - DS9: The Muse
75 - Voy: Fair Haven	25 - DS9: Resurrection
74 - Voy: Once Upon a Time	24 - Disco: Whistlespeak
73 - Voy: Unforgettable	23 - Disco: Choose to Live
72 - Voy: Fury	22 - DS9: Meridian
71 - Voy: Darkling	21 - Disco: Rosetta
70 - Ent: Daedalus	20 - Short: The Girl Who Made the Stars
69 - TAS: Once Upon a Planet	19 - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
68 - TAS: The Jihad	18 - SFA: Beta Test
67 - TNG: Too Short a Season	17 - SFA: Series Acclimation Mil
66 - TNG: Manhunt	16 - Disco: Anomaly
65 - TNG: Cost of Living	15 - Disco: Stormy Weather
64 - Disco: The Examples	14 - DS9: Let He Who Is Without Sin...
63 - DS9: Time's Orphan	13 - Pic: Monsters
62 - Voy: Tattoo	12 - TOS: The Way to Eden
61 - Voy: Barge of the Dead	11 - Disco: All is Possible
60 - Voy: Spirit Folk	10 - Ent: These Are the Voyages...
59 - Disco: Life, Itself	9 - Voy: Threshold
58 - TAS: The Infinite Vulcan	8 - TOS: And the Children Shall Lead
57 - TAS: Bem	7 - SFA: Vitus Reflux
56 - TNG: Justice	6 - TNG: Code of Honor
55 - TOS: The Omega Glory	5 - Voy: The Fight
54 - TNG: The Loss	4 - TNG: Sub Rosa
53 - TNG: Imaginary Friend	3 - SFA: Ko'Zeine
52 - TNG: Aquiel	2 - Star Trek: Section 31
51 - DS9: The Storyteller	1 - TNG: Shades of Gray

Right now in April 2026 these are the lowest rated Star Trek stories according to the thousands who vote on IMDb. (I've left out very Short Treks and Scouts because a lot of the stories have literally zero ratings and I don't feel like that's a large enough sample size).

I'm curious, if you could rescue any of these stories from the bottom 100 which ones would they be, and what would you put in their place? Personally, I'd save Disco's Whistlespeak, Labyrinths and Erigah (and a bunch more), SFA's Vox in Excelso, and TNG's Manhunt.

And I'd sacrifice Enterprise's Two Days and Two Nights, TAS's Counter-Clock Incident, and SNW's Wedding Bell Blues. (You can pick anything on IMDb with a rating higher than 6.3).

A lot of the DISCO stuff on that list does not deserve to be there.

Some stuff on that list were flat out excellent, or at least good.

1) SFA: The Life of the Stars
2) DISCO: Coming Home
3) DISCO: Rosetta
4) DISCO: But To Connect
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5) SFA: Series Acclimation Mill
6) DISCO: Whistlespeak
7) DISCO: Life, Itself
8) SNW: What Is Starfleet?
9) DISCO: Anomaly
10) DISCO: All Is Possible

My memory on the TOS/TNG/DS9/VOY stuff is hazy.

Only 2 ENT eps? Come on.

 

[Farscape One]

A lot of the DISCO stuff on that list does not deserve to be there.

Some stuff on that list were flat out excellent, or at least good.

1) SFA: The Life of the Stars
2) DISCO: Coming Home
3) DISCO: Rosetta
4) DISCO: But To Connect
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5) SFA: Series Acclimation Mill
6) DISCO: Whistlespeak
7) DISCO: Life, Itself
8) SNW: What Is Starfleet?
9) DISCO: Anomaly
10) DISCO: All Is Possible

My memory on the TOS/TNG/DS9/VOY stuff is hazy.

Only 2 ENT eps? Come on.

There's 3 episodes of ENT on the list: "EXTINCTION", "DAEDALUS", and "THESE ARE THE VOYAGES...".


And of the episodes you listed, the only one I can agree was pretty good was "What Is Starfleet?", and maybe "Coming Home"... but only because, compared to other DISCO episodes, it actually is better than other DISCO episodes. Which is an extremely low bar to clear.

 

[serdogthehound]

I love "The Elysian Kingdom", I will never understand the Internet's hate of that episode.

I think sometimes for episode like this people see the idea "Pike and Crew enter into a fairly Tale" and dismiss it as bad just on the idea

Spock's Brain is alway a hard one because it is "Fun Bad" it bad but very very enjoyable

 

[Ceridwen]

I think sometimes for episode like this people see the idea "Pike and Crew enter into a fairly Tale" and dismiss it as bad just on the idea

The fact that it's all happening as a final gift, of sorts, from a daughter to her father makes it incredibly beautiful to me, though.

But I guess that's not really the IMDb userbase at the end of the day.

 

[Steve Roby]

Absolutely bizarre to see only three Enterprise episodes on that list. I have no idea who rates episodes on IMDB, though. I've never done it. Is it something anyone here has ever done? Or is it a hobby for the haters?

 

[Warp Core Breach]

I've had an IMDB account for roughly as long as it's been around and I've never rated anything, so I would imagine it's the "highly motivated" people who do that. It's probably kind of worthless as any sort of actual metric.

 

[Farscape One]

The fact that it's all happening as a final gift, of sorts, from a daughter to her father makes it incredibly beautiful to me, though.

But I guess that's not really the IMDb userbase at the end of the day.

Plus, it's incredibly heartbreaking and uplifting, at the same time, that M'Benga gets to see his dying daughter not only live, but thrive in a way that makes her part of the universe itself and effectively immortal... though he'll never be able to hug her or see her again. And Rukiya naming her new friend after her mother...

I mean, this tugs at all the heartstrings. This made me shed multiple single man tears each time I watched it.

It really is beautiful, and it still baffles me why this episode gets the hate it does.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Plus, it's incredibly heartbreaking and uplifting, at the same time, that M'Benga gets to see his dying daughter not only live, but thrive in a way that makes her part of the universe itself and effectively immortal... though he'll never be able to hug her or see her again. And Rukiya naming her new friend after her mother...

I mean, this tugs at all the heartstrings. This made me shed multiple single man tears each time I watched it.

It really is beautuful, and it still baffles me why this episode gets the hate it does.

I may vehemently disagree with you on Discovery but I stand with you in solidarity on this one. An episode that balances beauty and fun masterfully.

 

[Farscape One]

I may vehemently disagree with you on Discovery but I stand with you in solidarity on this one. An episode that balances beauty and fun masterfully.

(Or, if you've seen PROJECT HAIL MARY... fist my bump, buddy.)

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

Absolutely bizarre to see only three Enterprise episodes on that list. I have no idea who rates episodes on IMDB, though. I've never done it. Is it something anyone here has ever done? Or is it a hobby for the haters?

People who like rating things I guess, fans and hater both. Though if we pick 6.0 as an arbitrary point where everything above is watchable and everything below is bad, then half of this list makes it to the 'watchable' category. So Star Trek's actually doing pretty well there.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I've had an IMDB account for roughly as long as it's been around and I've never rated anything, so I would imagine it's the "highly motivated" people who do that. It's probably kind of worthless as any sort of actual metric.

Here's how the IMDb ratings for the Kurtzman era compare to Trek BBS's votes (adjusted slightly to overlap them because Trek BBS has a higher average).

You're not going to get the objective worth of an episode from the site, because there's no such thing, but it's useful to get an sense of what people are feeling about it. Especially combined with data from other sources.

 

[Warp Core Breach]

Here's how the IMDb ratings for the Kurtzman era compare to Trek BBS's votes (adjusted slightly to overlap them because Trek BBS has a higher average).

You're not going to get the objective worth of an episode from the site, because there's no such thing, but it's useful to get an sense of what people are feeling about it. Especially combined with data from other sources.

Yeah, great. I don't care what other people think about the shows. Either I like the episodes or I don't, and I don't have a huge urge to transmit my opinions of them either. I suppose other people do, but it's really, really not going to sway my opinion one way or the other.

Except for "And the Children Shall Lead". That needs to be flushed down the nearest toilet and erased from history.