Most Emotional Episode

[Kai Winn]

i guess 'timeless' had it all. kim and chakotey discovering the ship full with the corpses of their friends, the retrospects, the doc taking 7 apart, the doc/kim farewell, chakotay, his gf, and kim in the delta flyer when it blows up, the great dialogue of janeway and kim at the end, and kim listening to the message of his other self.

 

[crohnie]

Timeless, with Harry Kim finally chewing some scenery (I mean that in a good way)
And the end of Tuvix.

But I don't think Voyager has any episodes that are on par with The Visitor, or The Inner Light... maybe Resistance. Dunno.

 

[THE_FETT]

For me, Drone is probably my favorite of the so-called gut-wrenching episodes. I really liked the actor's portrayal of the drone, and 7 of 9 was able to tug at the old heart strings with the dialogue at the end. For some reason the line, "I will not" got to me the most- maybe it was the inflection on that word and its relevance to the context of the scene dialogue as a whole.

But, for sheer emotional brutality I'd have to also go with Real Life. The first time I saw it I actually changed the channel at least twice to avoid watching certain scenes.

 

[Jeri]

Off the top of my head, I guess "Real Life" would be pretty emotional--the one with the EMH's virtual family.

Agreed.

"Real Life" is the one that makes me weep. Gawd, I get choked up just contemplating it.

 

[teya]

While I agree that this scene is emotional, some of its impact is lost in the fact that Seven really doesn't grow as a result of it. Drone is the second episode in Season 5, and yet she doesn't seem any more empathetic with others in subsequent seasons. One would think that her maternal instincts would be activated by her relationship with the drone, but no. In Imperfection, the second episode in Season 7, Seven is able to bid her young former drones goodbye without so much as a sniff. When Icheb tells her that she does have tears in her eye, she immediately says it is just a malfunction (and, indeed, it is). Perhaps this is unfair to Seven, because she wasn't the only character who was written inconsistently, but I thought it was "fair play" for Seven to get what she usually handed out, for once--a cold, unemotional order to "Adapt."

And yet, slightly later in "Imperfection," Seven is obviously emotionally moved when talking to B'Elanna. And she tries to prevent Icheb from risking his life for her.


Hardly the reactions of an emotionless drone.


Perhaps she tries to *hide* her feelings? Does that make her less human? We all do the same thing every single day.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

There are many that are quite emotional, but if you want an "internal" show akin to Picard's "Inner light" and Jake's "Visitor" then I would pick the 2nd ep from season 6.

TORRES: Mother? Oh, god, I'm alive!
JANEWAY: Welcome back.

(Question.

Is there a huge debate on the DS9 board re: the rightness/wrongness of Jake's decision to change time, the way that there is here re: Janeway's decision in "Endgame"?

We even see real differences for Jake and crew with his alteration. Namely, in the original timeline, Jadzia Dax lived to be an old woman and after his reset button to save his Dad's life, she was murdered years earlier.)

 

[vas2009]

I really liked that one too when Belanna hugs her *tear. It was sweet.

Yeah and in ds9 Nog doesn't loose his leg...

 

[Adm_Hawthorne]

That was "Barge of the Dead", IIRC.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

You recall correctly!

 

[vas2009]

Awww nothin gets by you Admiral!!!

 

[Adm_Hawthorne]

Awww nothin gets by you Admiral!!!

On an aside:
You know, when I first started posting here, everyone assumed Adm stood for "Adam". I like that it's moved to "Admiral", which is what I had in mind when I took this handle.

But, thank you.

Anyway, I've been thinking that the bittersweet ending of "Counterpoint" is pretty emotional for me as well.

 

[AuntKate]

Awww nothin gets by you Admiral!!!

On an aside:
You know, when I first started posting here, everyone assumed Adm stood for "Adam". I like that it's moved to "Admiral", which is what I had in mind when I took this handle.

But, thank you.

Anyway, I've been thinking that the bittersweet ending of "Counterpoint" is pretty emotional for me as well.

I was always puzzled by the ending of "Counterpoint," to tell the truth. I thought the look on Janeway's face was completely unreadable--was she sad? happy? disappointed? gloating? relieved? One of the questions I've always wanted to ask Mulgrew was what emotion she thought Janeway felt after Kashyk left the bridge.

 

[henbane]

Real Life and Drone were excellent emotional episodes. Also, I liked Deathwish - bittersweet and sad on a deeper level.

 

[vas2009]

Anyway, I've been thinking that the bittersweet ending of "Counterpoint" is pretty emotional for me as well.[/QUOTE]

I was always puzzled by the ending of "Counterpoint," to tell the truth. I thought the look on Janeway's face was completely unreadable--was she sad? happy? disappointed? gloating? relieved? One of the questions I've always wanted to ask Mulgrew was what emotion she thought Janeway felt after Kashyk left the bridge.[/QUOTE]

It's funny to me how much emotion is in the last scene on the bridge, even though Captain Janeway doesn't show any emotion you as the viewer can still feel it because of how we know Janeway and the fact that she is so controled with her emotions at that point only strengthens her character. I know that I was concerned that he may have fooled her. Then I was releaved and proud that she was not fooled, that she read him and saw through him as she always does. Then i was disappointed with myself for believing she could have been weekened by the simple charms of a man. Great moment.

 

[AuntKate]

Another good emotional episode is "Course: Oblivion." Apparently, the copies had solved the problem of the slipstream drive and could have shared it with the original ship. It was sad that they "decomposed" just before Voyager arrived.

 

[Galekarens]

I actually cried a little at the end of first watching Lifesigns (the EMH and Danara Pel), but when I watched the Voyager eps. again last summer (after not seeing since Endgame aired), I was quite moved at the end of Message in a Bottle, when the 1st contact w/ Starfleet in years was established, oh my. GS.

 

[kes7]

I've got another one to nominate -- "Eye of the Needle." That episode was done way too early in the series, I think, but the whole thing was just heartbreaking ... the joy and hope at connecting with the AQ, Janeway's heartfelt plea to the Romulan scientist (in her pink nightgown, no less), the crew's excitement over his carrying their message to Starfleet, and then the realization that he had died before he could have carried out their wishes ... it all tugged on the heartstrings.

 

[tomalak301]

I've always found Living Witness emotional for some reason. It's probably not on the level of Inner Light, but it was still a great episode.

Also agree with Lineage. Great episode, and probably Torres' second best (With Barge of the Dead being her best).

 

[Admiral Shran]

There are a lot of good ones to choose from. My favorites are....

Mortal Coil - I really felt for Neelix in this episode.
Infinite Regress - The scene where Seven is in sickbay screaming in pain was highly moving.
Memorial - The scene where Neelix tries to protect Naomi from his hallicinations is very well done.
Imperfection - The exchanges between Icheb and Seven are also well concieved and executed.

If I had to pick a favorite, it would be Mortal Coil. It got me to actually care about my least favorite Trek character.

Dang, now I'm going to have watch all these episodes again.

 

[DevilEyes]

(Question.

Is there a huge debate on the DS9 board re: the rightness/wrongness of Jake's decision to change time, the way that there is here re: Janeway's decision in "Endgame"?

We even see real differences for Jake and crew with his alteration. Namely, in the original timeline, Jadzia Dax lived to be an old woman and after his reset button to save his Dad's life, she was murdered years earlier.)

AFAIK, there hasn't been one - and IMO there shouldn't be. Jake Sisko is a civilian who is not responsible for anyone except himself, rather than a starship captain who is responsible for an entire crew and a lot more, and has no obligation to adhere to the Temporal Prime Directive, the needs of the many vs the needs of the few, or any other Starfleet rules or principle.

On-topic:

Jetrel
Resistance
Deathwish (because I cared for the non-De Lancie Q)
Lifesigns
Tuvix
Real Life
Mortal Coil
Drone
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