Actually... I quite like that episode.

[Beagleman]

It's getting a pummelling elsewhere at the moment, so I'll just mention that I think ENT's A Night In Sickbay is underrated. It's not supposed to be taken too seriously; there are a lot of nice character moments; and Porthos is adorable (or adoggable, if you like ).

I like it, it has a weird atmosphere, Phlox is fun and, as you said, Porthos is adorable.

 

[JesterFace]

Episodes that are not fan favorites or get a lot of poop... but I like them.

Aquiel, I guess I like this one because it was the first episode (along with Face of the Enemy) that I got on VHS back in the 90s when I was really getting into Trek. So it has a special meaning for me but it's not that bad either. Not a masterpiece but not bad.

Imaginary Friend, I don't understand the hate this episode gets, I like this one. Picard's discussion with the alien who pretends to be Clara Sutter's best friend is great. He describes how the alien looks at the crew from a child's point of view and why they treat Clara as they do.

 

[UnknownSample]

I don't suppose it rises to the level of ``hated'' episode, but it is one with few defenders. But for me, the Original Series The Return Of The Archons is a dear favorite, not just because it's the first live-action Trek I'd seen.

The bits that people complain about, like how the society doesn't seem to make sense and the characters never quite know what's going on, feel to me like virtues. The planet is bigger and stranger than people understand with their short experience; shouldn't it be? Somehow the roughness makes it feel realer.

I've never heard negatives. It's near the top for me, a classic Twilight Zone like ST episode. Very adult, jarring, film-like.

 

[bajorangirl]

'A Night In Sickbay' I don't understand why so many people dislike the episode :s

 

[Greg Cox]

'A Night In Sickbay' I don't understand why so many people dislike the episode :s

Ditto. Speaking as someone who has spent a long night or two in an animal hospital, fretting over a sick dog or cat, I could absolutely identify with Archer in that episode.

Should every Trek episode be a sentimental tear-jerker about a sick dog? Probably not. But as a change of pace, why not?

 

[Balok's Decoy]

I have started watching DS9 for the first time. Last night I reached "Move Along Home." I'd heard this episode is widely reviled and "one of the worst," etc. So I was expecting a "Code of Honor" or a "Shades of Gray." And Move Along Home isn't nearly that bad. Not by a long shot. I mean, it's not great. But I found a lot to love in it. In particular, Quark is becoming my favorite character. Armin Shimmerman is just so damn good as that character. That scene when it dawns on him that the pieces are actually the senior staff and his honest, genuine horror is so well-played. So far, DS9 is having a much better first season than TNG, even when it's not all that good.

 

[Kor]

"Spectre of the Gun" would probably be closest for me. I like the minimalism of the old west town.

Kor

 

[Balok's Decoy]

"Spectre of the Gun" would probably be closest for me. I like the minimalism of the old west town.

Kor

Is Spectre of the Gun considered a bad or weak episode?

 

[Greg Cox]

Is Spectre of the Gun considered a bad or weak episode?

My impression is that it's a love-it-or-hate-it episode.

 

[Vger23]

I love the 1st season of TNG. Most hate it.

 

[Vger23]

I can't remember if we already said it, but Omega Glory is one of my favorite TOS episodes.

 

[retroenzo]

My impression is that it's a love-it-or-hate-it episode.

What some of us Brits would call 'Marmite' because you either love Marmite or hate it. I don't know if the US have a similar phrase.

I'm also going to mention 'Bride of Chaotica!' as another episode I love, but never sure if it's generally liked or disliked by fans.

 

[Greg Cox]

I'm also going to mention 'Bride of Chaotica!' as another episode I love, but never sure if it's generally liked or disliked by fans.

I love "Bride of Chaotica." One of my favorite VOYAGER episodes.

 

[The Lonely Man]

Course Oblivion from Voyager.

Yeah it stretched the boundaries of possibility but I quite liked it. The hopelessness of the situation and the inevitable disaster at the end were dealt with well.

 

[Balok's Decoy]

Is "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" considered a bad episode? I've seen criticisms of it for being comically obvious. But I love it...despite Frank Gorshin's bizarre running style at the end of the episode.

 

[MacLeod]

I have started watching DS9 for the first time. Last night I reached "Move Along Home." I'd heard this episode is widely reviled and "one of the worst," etc. So I was expecting a "Code of Honor" or a "Shades of Gray." And Move Along Home isn't nearly that bad. Not by a long shot. I mean, it's not great. But I found a lot to love in it. In particular, Quark is becoming my favorite character. Armin Shimmerman is just so damn good as that character. That scene when it dawns on him that the pieces are actually the senior staff and his honest, genuine horror is so well-played. So far, DS9 is having a much better first season than TNG, even when it's not all that good.

But "Move Along Home" might be one of the worst DSN episodes.

 

[UnknownSample]

Is "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" considered a bad episode?

Yes, but it's great. They still make the same arguments Loki makes, when authorities try to deal with resisters, and justify themselves.

 

[Vger23]

I watched "A Night In Sickbay" last week, and I agree that it's not a half-bad little episode.

 

[Vger23]

I'm a huge fan of "The Savage Curtain," which doesn't seem to get much love. In fact, I really like a lot of S3 episodes of TOS.

 

[Balok's Decoy]

I'm a huge fan of "The Savage Curtain," which doesn't seem to get much love. In fact, I really like a lot of S3 episodes of TOS.

I like "Savage Curtain" too. Once you swallow that Lincoln Pill, it gets much better. There's a lot of good ideas in that episode.

Also agree about S3 of TOS. It's so underrated. I feel like most people see it as the "Bad Season," but many of my favorite episodes are in S3. The Enterprise Incident, Let That Be Your Last Battlefield, Day of the Dove, Whom Gods Destroy, All Our Yesterdays, The Cloud Minders. It's a fantastic run of episodes.

Granted, it has Spock's Brain (which I kinda like, tbh), Turnabout Intruder, And the Children Shall Lead. But those are just a few duds in an otherwise solid season of Star Trek.

 

[UnknownSample]

I like "Savage Curtain" too. Once you swallow that Lincoln Pill, it gets much better.

LOL. On s3, I veer wildly back and forth. Sometimes I see only errors, and it seems tragic after all the greatness. Other viewings, I see the greatness in s3, and there's a lot of it.
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If the ONLY season of Trek ever had been s3, we would still be talking about and reeling over this amazing thing that somehow got on the air decades ago.