The Most Disliked Episode of VOYAGER - Season 5...

This is a twist on a game that is played here, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Here's the game. The basic idea is your standard elimination game. I'll provide a list of the episodes for each season and you need to eliminate your most 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 eliminate another episode.

No tactical voting! You cannot remove an episode because you feel they would threaten your preferred episode's chance to win. Pretty simple. Enjoy!

Hall of Champions (or Failures?)
2011 - "THE FIGHT"
2018 - "FAVORITE SON"
2019 - "SPIRIT FOLK"

Season Five -

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
TIMELESS
INFINITE REGRESS
NOTHING HUMAN
THIRTY DAYS
COUNTERPOINT
LATENT IMAGE
BRIDE OF CHAOTICA!
GRAVITY
BLISS
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
COURSE: OBLIVION
THE FIGHT
THINK TANK
JUGGERNAUT
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
11:59
RELATIVITY
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

My first save of season 5 is "NOTHING HUMAN". I'm doing my usual production saving. (Which, by the way, is the actual 100th episode produced, despite "TIMELESS" being pimped out as the 100th.)

This was a good dramatic episode, filled with great back and forths on medical ethics. A fitting last episode in the franchise for Jeri Taylor.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
TIMELESS
INFINITE REGRESS
THIRTY DAYS
COUNTERPOINT
LATENT IMAGE
BRIDE OF CHAOTICA!
GRAVITY
BLISS
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
COURSE: OBLIVION
THE FIGHT
THINK TANK
JUGGERNAUT
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
11:59
RELATIVITY
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

Trek obviously struggles mightily in all areas of romance, but "Someone To Watch Over Me" is one of their most successful forays in this area. I find it a beautiful episode.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
TIMELESS
INFINITE REGRESS
THIRTY DAYS
COUNTERPOINT
LATENT IMAGE
BRIDE OF CHAOTICA!
GRAVITY
BLISS
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
COURSE: OBLIVION
THE FIGHT
THINK TANK
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
RELATIVITY
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

Timeless is one of my favourite episodes, so it's an easy save for me.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
THIRTY DAYS
COUNTERPOINT
LATENT IMAGE
BRIDE OF CHAOTICA!
GRAVITY
BLISS
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
COURSE: OBLIVION
THE FIGHT
THINK TANK
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
RELATIVITY
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

"Bride of Chaotica!" was fun. I always found the "Captain Proton" setting a delight. In this go-round, Kate chewed scenery with abandon, and the EMH was a perfectly-movie-serial-style President of Earth.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
THIRTY DAYS
COUNTERPOINT
LATENT IMAGE
GRAVITY
BLISS
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
COURSE: OBLIVION
THE FIGHT
THINK TANK
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
RELATIVITY
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

"Bliss" is an episode I only recently discovered and it is DELIGHTFUL. It's just so fun, the whole thing. It may (intentionally) make me laugh more than any other VOY episode.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
THIRTY DAYS
COUNTERPOINT
LATENT IMAGE
GRAVITY
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
COURSE: OBLIVION
THE FIGHT
THINK TANK
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
RELATIVITY
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

"COUNTERPOINT" is my next save. A rather typical plot, but so well acted and the chemistry was so good, it totally elevates the story.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
THIRTY DAYS
LATENT IMAGE
GRAVITY
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
COURSE: OBLIVION
THE FIGHT
THINK TANK
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
RELATIVITY
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

Relativity. It's a fun adventure that takes the fact that people can easily time travel in star trek to it's logical conclusion. I like this version of Braxton, especially his future, strung out self. I also liked his mildly irritated Lieutenant, and Seven was good as usual, especially in a uniform.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
THIRTY DAYS
LATENT IMAGE
GRAVITY
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
COURSE: OBLIVION
THE FIGHT
THINK TANK
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

"Course: Oblivion" may not have been especially plausible, but wow was it emotionally engaging. I was totally caught up in the efforts, and the feels, and the fate of the duplicate crew.

Side note: So this seems to be my season for picking oddly-punctuated titles -- first "Bride of Chaotica!", now this. Next up: "11:59"? (Probably not. I thought that one was kinda boring.)

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
THIRTY DAYS
LATENT IMAGE
GRAVITY
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
THE FIGHT
THINK TANK
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

I 'think' my next save will be...

(wait for it)





"THINK TANK". I love the idea, and they were quite an imaginative lot. Jason Alexander was great as Kurros.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
THIRTY DAYS
LATENT IMAGE
GRAVITY
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
THE FIGHT
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

Saving “Thirty Days,” one of the best Tom Paris episodes of the series, the water world was well created and we finally meet the Delaney Sisters.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
LATENT IMAGE
GRAVITY
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
THE FIGHT
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD
EQUINOX

 

Removing Equinox. It has always been one of my favorites where we see a darker version of Voyager’s journey where they resort to genocide to power their journey home.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
LATENT IMAGE
GRAVITY
DARK FRONTIER
THE DISEASE
THE FIGHT
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD

 

Dark Frontier; even if it was the point where they really started nerfing the Borg, there’s some good character stuff here for Seven.

NIGHT
DRONE
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
LATENT IMAGE
GRAVITY
THE DISEASE
THE FIGHT
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD

 

Saving Drone. I love this little tale of the Doctor and Seven's offspring. Seeing Seven's face right at the end always floors me.

NIGHT
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
LATENT IMAGE
GRAVITY
THE DISEASE
THE FIGHT
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD

 

"Gravity" is another one I've recently discovered for the first time, and it really impressed me. It wasn't until really seeing this ep that I understood what people like about Tuvok so much.

NIGHT
EXTREME RISK
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
LATENT IMAGE
THE DISEASE
THE FIGHT
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD

 

Taking a chance on “Extreme Risk,” Roxann Dawson did an amazing job in this episode and we are introduced to the Delta Flyer.

NIGHT
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
LATENT IMAGE
THE DISEASE
THE FIGHT
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD

 

:::Brennyren looks around nervously, whispers::: I kinda like "The Fight." It had some neat weird stuff, it had Ray Walston (always a plus) channeling Burgess Meredith, it had Robert Beltran actually making an effort. I liked Ned Romero as Chakotay's crazy granddad.

NIGHT
IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
LATENT IMAGE
THE DISEASE
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD

 

Night, as I like how Janeway’s more introspective than usual in this episode, and the scenario’s the kind of thing that Voyager’s concept lends itself well to.

IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
INFINITE REGRESS
LATENT IMAGE
THE DISEASE
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD

 

Saving "INFINITE REGRESS". Jeri Ryan acted the hell out of this episode. If there were any people who thought she was just T and A before this episode had to agree she was FAR more than just looks.

IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
LATENT IMAGE
THE DISEASE
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD

 

Latent Image is a good episode in many regards, it's just a shame that the dead member of the crew wasn't someone we'd already knew previously. It's also a little questionable that the crew would delete his memories this late in the series. Season 2 or even 3 maybe, but now?

IN THE FLESH
ONCE UPON A TIME
THE DISEASE
JUGGERNAUT
11:59
WARHEAD