The most disliked episode of TNG - Part Three

[BlueStuff]

Note: It seems that most would prefer that we kept the game to one at a time, for the sake of convenience. So it shall be!



Okay Trek fans, "least disliked" has concluded, so now it's time for the opposite. The basic idea here is your standard elimination game. I'll provide a list of the episodes for each season and you need to eliminate your favorite or the one you deem the 'best.' Please provide an EXPLANATION for why you are eliminating your choice and be sure to copy and paste the list with your choice removed. Finally, leave at least 2 eliminations by other posters before you play again. Pretty simple. Enjoy!

Losers
Season One - Code of Honor
Season Two - Shades of Gray
Season Three -

Evolution
The Ensigns of Command
The Survivors
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Defector
The Hunted
The High Ground
Deja Q
A Matter of Perspective
Yesterday's Enterprise
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Tin Man
Hollow Pursuits
The Most Toys
Sarek
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations
The Best of Both Worlds (Part One)

 

[BlueStuff]

Evolution
The Ensigns of Command
The Survivors
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Defector
The Hunted
The High Ground
Deja Q
A Matter of Perspective
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Tin Man
Hollow Pursuits
The Most Toys
Sarek
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations
The Best of Both Worlds (Part One)

We've passed the doldrums of the first two seasons, thank the heavens. I'll start off by saving the towering and majestic Yesterday's Enterprise!

"Let's make sure.. history never forgets.. the name.. Enterprise".

FUCK YEAH!

 

[Geck]

Evolution
The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Defector
The Hunted
The High Ground
Deja Q
A Matter of Perspective
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Tin Man
Hollow Pursuits
The Most Toys
Sarek
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations
The Best of Both Worlds (Part One)

Since this will likely be over by the time I wake up in the morning, I'll take the chance to save The Survivors. One of my favourite TNG eps, featuring a great well-paced mystery, and one of the best guest starring roles the series ever had in John Anderson.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Evolution
The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
Deja Q
A Matter of Perspective
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Tin Man
Hollow Pursuits
The Most Toys
Sarek
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations
The Best of Both Worlds (Part One)

The Defector - my favorite of TNG. It has great political and military intrigue and some great guest performances.

 

[TrekAlliance92]

Evolution
The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
Deja Q
A Matter of Perspective
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Hollow Pursuits
The Most Toys
Sarek
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations
The Best of Both Worlds (Part One)

Tin Man - Backed by an amazing score from Jay Chattaway, this episode has it all: Romulans, action, exploration, mysterious aliens, and a ticking clock.

 

[bullethead]

Evolution
The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
Deja Q
A Matter of Perspective
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Hollow Pursuits
The Most Toys
Sarek
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

The Best of Both Worlds (Part One)- a TNG classic and one of the episodes that really put it on the map for non-Trekkies.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Evolution
The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
Deja Q
A Matter of Perspective
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Hollow Pursuits
Sarek
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

The Most Toys - Data goes through more character development in this one episode than in all his other appearances combined.

 

[tomalak301]

The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
Deja Q
A Matter of Perspective
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Hollow Pursuits
Sarek
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

Evolution, just because of the baseball scene/theme alone.

 

[Cyke101]

The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Hollow Pursuits
Sarek
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

Just saw Deja Q again and laughed more than I did before. It's a little uneven at times, but Facepalm Picard and Mariachis on the bridge = instant win.

 

[Harvey]

The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Hollow Pursuits
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

"Sarek" is perhaps the best episode of the series -- definitely top ten.

 

[Claudia]

The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Hollow Pursuits
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

The Offspring - I really liked Lal and would have loved to see more of her instead of that kind of reset button ending we got. Even though, it's one of the best episodes of season 3.

 

[BlueStuff]

The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
Booby Trap
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

Hollow Pursuits might be the funniest episode of TNG. Geordi and Riker getting their asses kicked in the beginning, Goddess of Empathy, the swashbuckling trio of Picard, Data and Geordi, "Number One", Wesley threatened with a spanking, Picard saying "Broccoli", Troi's deep breathing exercise, hell even Geordi telling Barclay "I don't want to hear it!" (actually that line probably wasn't supposed to be funny) It's all absolute gold.

 

[bullethead]

The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

Booby Trap- pretty tense and well thought out story that has a fantastic finish (one that hopefully will be enhanced by the upcoming TNG-R project).

 

[Pseudo]

The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

Sins of the Father. Not only a great episode in its own right, but it started the whole Klingon Arc which was pretty excellent stuff.

 

[Alrik]

^
Beat me to it.

The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
Allegiance
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

A shout out to Sins of the Father for introducing Kurn and starting the Klingon arc. Oops, too late.

So I guess I'll take Captain's Holiday just because of Vash.

 

[Mr Silver]

The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

Saving "The Enemy" because it is one of the best Romulan episodes of Trek. Furthermore it illustrates how far the hatred between Klingons and Romulans goes.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Haha, wow, this game's going at ludicrous speed!

The Ensigns of Command
The Bonding
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

"Who Watches The Watchers" -- great performances.

 

[Seven of Five]

It's easy to eliminate good episodes so it goes much quicker!

The Bonding
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
Allegiance
Captain's Holiday
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

I'll save The Ensigns Of Command. Data's plot is a little average, but Picard's toils with the Sheliak is hilariously played.

 

[Pseudo]

The Bonding
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
Allegiance
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

I'm eliminating Captain's Holiday, it's a fun episode and Vash is a great foil for Picard.

 

[Alrik]

How did Captain's Holiday get back on the list? I took it out back on Page 1, Post 15. But I'm happy to share Pseudo

^
Beat me to it.

The Ensigns of Command
Who Watchers the Watchers?
The Bonding
The Enemy
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
The Hunted
The High Ground
A Matter of Perspective
Allegiance
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

A shout out to Sins of the Father for introducing Kurn and starting the Klingon arc. Oops, too late.

So I guess I'll take Captain's Holiday just because of Vash.