Best Episode of Deep Space Nine, Round One

[Orac Zen]

Smiley said:
It amazes me that people will get so riled up about a silly Internet poll.

It does seem incredible, doesn't it? And yet it happened, and it was just as ugly as PKTrekGirl described. As great as these shows are, they are TV shows, not matters of life and death...and yet there were people so determined to see their show / episode / character / whatever "win" some silly internet poll that they deliberately acted in ways that caused all sorts of nastiness on this board. I can't for the life of me work out why some people get upset about complete strangers on the internet not sharing their opinions of a TV show, but it certainly happens.

I'm not saying that sort of thing will inevitably happen again, but the fallout was so unpleasant that I fully understand why those who were around at the time are kinda gun-shy about this idea - even though this thing should be nothing more than innocuous fun. Fun on an internet BBS. Imagine that.

Just 2c worth from someone who saw what happened back in the bad old days.

 

[Trekwatcher]

Lots of good episodes to choose from. I always come back to Season One's Duet as my all time favorite DS9 episode. Harris Yulin is just phenomenal as Marritza, and Nana Visitor really outdoes herself as well. The whole show is basically just a running conversation between the two of them. Brilliantly conceived, written, and acted from start to finish.

 

[MyCylon]

Tough! So many great ones to choose from. Here goes:

S1
Emissary

S4
The Visitor

S5
Trials and Tribbleations

S6
Rocks and Shoals
Sacrifice of Angels
Far beyond the Stars
In the pale Moonlight

S7
The Siege of AR 558
Tacking into the Wind
What you leave behind

 

[THIRTY OF FORTY]

It was difficult for me to find the 10 best on the earlier seasons. It got easier in the later ones as the stories got better.

 

[Spider]

cultcross is busy, so I'm going to finish the polling for DS9. Below are the first round of winners from each season. The votes they recieved are to the side. I'll get the next polling round up tonight or tomorrow sometime.

There are two seasons that will carry 11 episodes into the next round because of a tie for 10th place.

Season One Winners
Duet 65
Emissary 58
In The Hands of the Prophets 56
Captive Pursuit 43
Progress 35
Dax 31
Battle Lines 28
The Nagus 27
Dramatis Personae 27
Vortex 25

Season Two winners
The Jem'Hadar 58
The Wire 51
The Homecoming 46
The Circle 46
The Siege 45
Crossover 45
The Maquis, Pt. 1 41
Necessary Evil 38
The Maquis, Pt. 2 36
Whispers 30
Blood Oath 30

Season Three winners
The Die is Cast 59
Improbable Cause 56
The Search, Pt. 1 46
Past Tense, Pt. 1 46
Past Tense, Pt. 2 44
The Adversary 42
Defiant 41
The Search, Pt. 2 37
Civil Defense 30
Through the Looking Glass 27

Season Four winners

The Visitor 60
The Way of the Warrior 56
Homefront 47
Paradise Lost 46
For The Cause 41
Little Green Men 37
Our Man Bashir 35
Broken Link 33
Hard Time 31
To The Death 31

Season Five Winners

Trials and Tribble-ations 61
Call to Arms 58
In Purgatory's Shadow 52
By Inferno's Light 51
For The Uniform 41
In The Cards 40
Children of Time 34
Nor The Battle to the Strong 31
Rapture 31
Apocalypse Rising 29

Season Six Winners

In The Pale Moonlight 62
Sacrifice of Angels 57
A Time to Stand 56
Far Beyond the Stars 51
Rocks and Shoals 48
Favor the Bold 47
Tears of the Prophets 44
Waltz 40
Inquisition 33
Behind The Lines 29

Season Seven Winners

What You Leave Behind 64
Tacking Into the Wind 54
The Siege of AR-558 48
Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges 45
The Changing Face of Evil 39
Shadows and Symbols 34
When It Rains 33
Image In The Sand 31
Treachery, Faith and the Great River 31
Take Me Out to the Holosuite 30
The Dogs of War 30