I just completed a series marathon of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and I wanted to share my episode rankings with you.
Excellent:
1: "Sarek" (3-23)
2: "Q Who" (2-16)
3: "Deja Q" (3-13)
4 and 5: "The Best of Both Worlds" (3-26 and 4-1)
6: "The Inner Light" (5-25)
7: "The Defector" (3-10)
8: "Frame of Mind" (6-21)
9 and 10: "Redemption" (4-26 and 5-1)
11: "Relics" (6-4)
12: "The Offspring" (3-16)
13: "The Measure of a Man" (2-9)
14: "Tapestry" (6-15)
15: "Who Watches the Watchers" (3-4)
16: "Yesterday's Enterprise" (3-15)
17 and 18: "Time's Arrow" (5-26 and 6-1)
19: "Timescape" (6-25)
20: "Parallels" (7-11)
21: "Face of the Enemy" (6-14)
22: "Reunion" (4-7)
23: "Lower Decks" (7-15)
24: "The Next Phase" (5-24)
25: "Sins of the Father" (3-17)
26: "The Pegasus" (7-12)
27: "The Chase" (6-20)
28 and 29: "All Good Things..." (7-25 and 7-26)
30: "The Wounded" (4-12)
31: "The Enemy" (3-7)
32: "The Neutral Zone" (1-26)
33: "The Survivors" (3-3)
34: "Ship in a Bottle" (6-12)
35: "A Matter of Honor" (2-8)
36: "Captain's Holiday" (3-19)
37: "Family" (4-2)
38 and 39: "Descent" (6-26 and 7-1)
40: "Rightful Heir" (6-23)
41: "The First Duty" (5-19)
42: "The Nth Degree" (4-19)
43 and 44: "Gambit" (7-4 and 7-5)
45: "The Royale" (2-12)
46: "Contagion" (2-11)
47: "Cause and Effect" (5-18)
48: "Galaxy's Child" (4-16)
49: "Dark Page" (7-7)
50: "Remember Me" (4-5)
51: "I Borg" (5-23)
52: "Datalore" (1-13)
53: "Conspiracy" (1-25)
Good:
54: "A Matter of Perspective" (3-14)
55: "The Arsenal of Freedom" (1-21)
56: "Hollow Pursuits" (3-21)
57 and 58: "Encounter at Farpoint" (1-1 and 1-2)
59: "Time Squared" (2-13)
60: "First Contact" (4-15)
61: "Second Chances" (6-24)
62: "Phantasms" (7-6)
63: "The Ensigns of Command" (3-2)
64: "Rascals" (6-7)
65: "Symbiosis" (1-22)
66: "Preemptive Strike" (7-24)
67: "Heart of Glory" (1-20)
68: "Booby Trap" (3-6)
69: "Qpid" (4-20)
70: "The Perfect Mate" (5-21)
71: "Allegiance" (3-18)
72: "Journey's End" (7-20)
73: "Schisms" (6-5)
74: "Elementary, Dear Data" (2-3)
75: "11001001" (1-15)
76: "The Drumhead" (4-21)
77: "A Fistful of Datas" (6-8)
78: "Attached" (7-8)
79: "Suspicions" (6-22)
80: "Data's Day" (4-11)
81: "Transfigurations" (3-25)
82 and 83: "Birthright" (6-16 and 6-17)
84: "Peak Performance" (2-21)
85: "Inheritance" (7-10)
86: "Hide and Q" (1-10)
87: "Where No One Has Gone Before" (1-6)
88: "True Q" (6-6)
89: "Future Imperfect" (4-8)
90: "Firstborn" (7-21)
91: "Conundrum" (5-14)
92: "Ensign Ro" (5-3)
93: "The Icarus Factor" (2-14)
94: "The Emissary" (2-20)
95: "Interface" (7-3)
96 and 97: "Chain of Command" (6-10 and 6-11)
98: "The Child" (2-1)
99: "Power Play" (5-15)
100: "The Big Goodbye" (1-12)
Tolerable:
101 and 102: "Unification" (5-7 and 5-8)
103: "Disaster" (5-5)
104: "Half a Life" (4-22)
105: "Clues" (4-14)
106: "Samaritan Snare" (2-17)
107: "The Mind's Eye" (4-24)
108: "Ethics" (5-16)
109: "Coming of Age" (1-19)
110: "Thine Own Self" (7-16)
111: "Silicon Avatar" (5-4)
112: "Devil's Due" (4-13)
113: "The Battle" (1-9)
114: "The Naked Now" (1-3)
115: "The Hunted" (3-11)
116: "The Bonding" (3-5)
117: "The Outrageous Okona" (2-4)
118: "The Loss" (4-10)
119: "The High Ground" (3-12)
120: "We'll Always Have Paris" (1-24)
121: "Menage a Troi" (3-24)
122: "Brothers" (4-3)
123: "Bloodlines" (7-22)
124: "The Vengeance Factor" (3-9)
125: "Evolution" (3-1)
126: "Tin Man" (3-20)
127: "Legacy" (4-6)
128: "Haven" (1-11)
129: "Loud as a Whisper" (2-5)
130: "The Most Toys" (3-22)
131: "Darmok" (5-2)
132: "New Ground" (5-10)
133: "In Theory" (4-25)
134: "Where Silence Has Lease" (2-2)
135: "The Schizoid Man" (2-6)
136: "The Last Outpost" (1-5)
137: "Emergence" (7-23)
138: "Starship Mine" (6-18)
139: "The Quality of Life" (6-9)
140: "Justice" (1-8)
141: "The Game" (5-6)
142: "Unnatural Selection" (2-7)
143: "Final Mission" (4-9)
144: "Up the Long Ladder" (2-18)
145: "Lonely Among Us" (1-7)
146: "Too Short a Season" (1-16)
147: "Code of Honor" (1-4)
Bad (Will not watch complete episode again by choice):
148: "Liaisons" (7-2) - Enterprise scenes
149: "The Price" (3-8)
150: "The Dauphin" (2-10)
151: "The Outcast" (5-17)
152: "Violations" (5-12)
153: "Home Soil" (1-18) - Walter Gotell guest stars
154: "Masks" (7-17) - Data as several alien personalities
155: "Force of Nature" (7-9)
156: "Hero Worship" (5-11)
157: "Night Terrors" (4-17)
158: "Skin of Evil" (1-23) - Tasha's farewell
159: "Pen Pals" (2-15) - Prime Directive discussion
160: "Angel One" (1-14) - Riker, Troi, and Yar discussing "that outfit"
161: "Homeward" (7-13)
162: "The Masterpiece Society" (5-13)
163: "A Matter of Time" (5-9)
164: "Lessons" (6-19)
165: "Identity Crisis" (4-18)
166: "Shades of Gray" (2-22)
167: "Cost of Living" (5-20)
168: "Suddenly Human" (4-4)
169: "Realm of Fear" (6-2)
170: "Manhunt" (2-19)
171: "When the Bough Breaks" (1-17)
172: "Eye of the Beholder" (7-18)
173: "Man of the People" (6-3)
174: "Sub Rosa" (7-14)
175: "Imaginary Friend" (5-22)
176: "Aquiel" (6-13)
177: "The Host" (4-23)
178: "Genesis" (7-19)
I have also included some fun statistics for your pleasure and mine.
Breakdown by Category:
Excellent: 53 (29.78%)
Good: 47 (26.4%)
Tolerable: 47 (26.4%)
Bad: 31 (17.42%)
Tolerable or Better: 147 (82.58%)
Season Highs and Lows:
1: 32, 171
2: 2, 170
3: 1, 149
4: 4.5, 177
5: 6, 175
6: 8, 176
7: 20, 178
Season Averages (Lower is Better):
1: 104.88
2: 99.77
3: 65.44
4: 90.58
5: 100.12
6: 76.42
7: 90.79
Category Breakdowns by Season:
1: 3 Excellent, 9 Good, 10 Tolerable, 4 Bad
2: 5 Excellent, 6 Good, 7 Tolerable, 4 Bad
3: 11 Excellent, 6 Good, 8 Tolerable, 1 Bad
4: 8 Excellent, 5 Good, 9 Tolerable, 4 Bad
5: 7 Excellent, 4 Good, 8 Tolerable, 7 Bad
6: 10 Excellent, 10 Good, 2 Tolerable, 4 Bad
7: 9 Excellent, 7 Good, 3 Tolerable, 7 Bad
Season Rankings (Not a Calculation): 3, 6, 4, 7, 2, 5, 1
Best Disc: Season 3, Disc 4
I know that every fan has wildly varying opinions on which episodes are phenomenal and which ones deserve the brain soap. This is your chance to share those opinions. How would you stack up the episodes of this fine series? Which episodes did I judge unfairly? In particular, what are the best scenes and moments in the episodes I put in the "Bad" category? I put a few of my personal choices within the ranking list. You may or may not convince me to move an episode up into the watchable categories, but I may watch those bits on future marathons. I do monitor the "A Journey" thread, so if you haven't reached an episode yet, just post in that thread when you do, and those comments will still reach me.
Also, for those fans of TNG and the novels, which episodes get sequels, prequels, or mentions in the books? For example, "Darmok" was followed up by "Friends with the Sparrows" in The Sky's the Limit, and it raised my opinion of the episode enough that it went from Bad to Tolerable.
I hope for a lively and respectful discussion to follow.
Excellent:
1: "Sarek" (3-23)
2: "Q Who" (2-16)
3: "Deja Q" (3-13)
4 and 5: "The Best of Both Worlds" (3-26 and 4-1)
6: "The Inner Light" (5-25)
7: "The Defector" (3-10)
8: "Frame of Mind" (6-21)
9 and 10: "Redemption" (4-26 and 5-1)
11: "Relics" (6-4)
12: "The Offspring" (3-16)
13: "The Measure of a Man" (2-9)
14: "Tapestry" (6-15)
15: "Who Watches the Watchers" (3-4)
16: "Yesterday's Enterprise" (3-15)
17 and 18: "Time's Arrow" (5-26 and 6-1)
19: "Timescape" (6-25)
20: "Parallels" (7-11)
21: "Face of the Enemy" (6-14)
22: "Reunion" (4-7)
23: "Lower Decks" (7-15)
24: "The Next Phase" (5-24)
25: "Sins of the Father" (3-17)
26: "The Pegasus" (7-12)
27: "The Chase" (6-20)
28 and 29: "All Good Things..." (7-25 and 7-26)
30: "The Wounded" (4-12)
31: "The Enemy" (3-7)
32: "The Neutral Zone" (1-26)
33: "The Survivors" (3-3)
34: "Ship in a Bottle" (6-12)
35: "A Matter of Honor" (2-8)
36: "Captain's Holiday" (3-19)
37: "Family" (4-2)
38 and 39: "Descent" (6-26 and 7-1)
40: "Rightful Heir" (6-23)
41: "The First Duty" (5-19)
42: "The Nth Degree" (4-19)
43 and 44: "Gambit" (7-4 and 7-5)
45: "The Royale" (2-12)
46: "Contagion" (2-11)
47: "Cause and Effect" (5-18)
48: "Galaxy's Child" (4-16)
49: "Dark Page" (7-7)
50: "Remember Me" (4-5)
51: "I Borg" (5-23)
52: "Datalore" (1-13)
53: "Conspiracy" (1-25)
Good:
54: "A Matter of Perspective" (3-14)
55: "The Arsenal of Freedom" (1-21)
56: "Hollow Pursuits" (3-21)
57 and 58: "Encounter at Farpoint" (1-1 and 1-2)
59: "Time Squared" (2-13)
60: "First Contact" (4-15)
61: "Second Chances" (6-24)
62: "Phantasms" (7-6)
63: "The Ensigns of Command" (3-2)
64: "Rascals" (6-7)
65: "Symbiosis" (1-22)
66: "Preemptive Strike" (7-24)
67: "Heart of Glory" (1-20)
68: "Booby Trap" (3-6)
69: "Qpid" (4-20)
70: "The Perfect Mate" (5-21)
71: "Allegiance" (3-18)
72: "Journey's End" (7-20)
73: "Schisms" (6-5)
74: "Elementary, Dear Data" (2-3)
75: "11001001" (1-15)
76: "The Drumhead" (4-21)
77: "A Fistful of Datas" (6-8)
78: "Attached" (7-8)
79: "Suspicions" (6-22)
80: "Data's Day" (4-11)
81: "Transfigurations" (3-25)
82 and 83: "Birthright" (6-16 and 6-17)
84: "Peak Performance" (2-21)
85: "Inheritance" (7-10)
86: "Hide and Q" (1-10)
87: "Where No One Has Gone Before" (1-6)
88: "True Q" (6-6)
89: "Future Imperfect" (4-8)
90: "Firstborn" (7-21)
91: "Conundrum" (5-14)
92: "Ensign Ro" (5-3)
93: "The Icarus Factor" (2-14)
94: "The Emissary" (2-20)
95: "Interface" (7-3)
96 and 97: "Chain of Command" (6-10 and 6-11)
98: "The Child" (2-1)
99: "Power Play" (5-15)
100: "The Big Goodbye" (1-12)
Tolerable:
101 and 102: "Unification" (5-7 and 5-8)
103: "Disaster" (5-5)
104: "Half a Life" (4-22)
105: "Clues" (4-14)
106: "Samaritan Snare" (2-17)
107: "The Mind's Eye" (4-24)
108: "Ethics" (5-16)
109: "Coming of Age" (1-19)
110: "Thine Own Self" (7-16)
111: "Silicon Avatar" (5-4)
112: "Devil's Due" (4-13)
113: "The Battle" (1-9)
114: "The Naked Now" (1-3)
115: "The Hunted" (3-11)
116: "The Bonding" (3-5)
117: "The Outrageous Okona" (2-4)
118: "The Loss" (4-10)
119: "The High Ground" (3-12)
120: "We'll Always Have Paris" (1-24)
121: "Menage a Troi" (3-24)
122: "Brothers" (4-3)
123: "Bloodlines" (7-22)
124: "The Vengeance Factor" (3-9)
125: "Evolution" (3-1)
126: "Tin Man" (3-20)
127: "Legacy" (4-6)
128: "Haven" (1-11)
129: "Loud as a Whisper" (2-5)
130: "The Most Toys" (3-22)
131: "Darmok" (5-2)
132: "New Ground" (5-10)
133: "In Theory" (4-25)
134: "Where Silence Has Lease" (2-2)
135: "The Schizoid Man" (2-6)
136: "The Last Outpost" (1-5)
137: "Emergence" (7-23)
138: "Starship Mine" (6-18)
139: "The Quality of Life" (6-9)
140: "Justice" (1-8)
141: "The Game" (5-6)
142: "Unnatural Selection" (2-7)
143: "Final Mission" (4-9)
144: "Up the Long Ladder" (2-18)
145: "Lonely Among Us" (1-7)
146: "Too Short a Season" (1-16)
147: "Code of Honor" (1-4)
Bad (Will not watch complete episode again by choice):
148: "Liaisons" (7-2) - Enterprise scenes
149: "The Price" (3-8)
150: "The Dauphin" (2-10)
151: "The Outcast" (5-17)
152: "Violations" (5-12)
153: "Home Soil" (1-18) - Walter Gotell guest stars
154: "Masks" (7-17) - Data as several alien personalities
155: "Force of Nature" (7-9)
156: "Hero Worship" (5-11)
157: "Night Terrors" (4-17)
158: "Skin of Evil" (1-23) - Tasha's farewell
159: "Pen Pals" (2-15) - Prime Directive discussion
160: "Angel One" (1-14) - Riker, Troi, and Yar discussing "that outfit"
161: "Homeward" (7-13)
162: "The Masterpiece Society" (5-13)
163: "A Matter of Time" (5-9)
164: "Lessons" (6-19)
165: "Identity Crisis" (4-18)
166: "Shades of Gray" (2-22)
167: "Cost of Living" (5-20)
168: "Suddenly Human" (4-4)
169: "Realm of Fear" (6-2)
170: "Manhunt" (2-19)
171: "When the Bough Breaks" (1-17)
172: "Eye of the Beholder" (7-18)
173: "Man of the People" (6-3)
174: "Sub Rosa" (7-14)
175: "Imaginary Friend" (5-22)
176: "Aquiel" (6-13)
177: "The Host" (4-23)
178: "Genesis" (7-19)
I have also included some fun statistics for your pleasure and mine.
Breakdown by Category:
Excellent: 53 (29.78%)
Good: 47 (26.4%)
Tolerable: 47 (26.4%)
Bad: 31 (17.42%)
Tolerable or Better: 147 (82.58%)
Season Highs and Lows:
1: 32, 171
2: 2, 170
3: 1, 149
4: 4.5, 177
5: 6, 175
6: 8, 176
7: 20, 178
Season Averages (Lower is Better):
1: 104.88
2: 99.77
3: 65.44
4: 90.58
5: 100.12
6: 76.42
7: 90.79
Category Breakdowns by Season:
1: 3 Excellent, 9 Good, 10 Tolerable, 4 Bad
2: 5 Excellent, 6 Good, 7 Tolerable, 4 Bad
3: 11 Excellent, 6 Good, 8 Tolerable, 1 Bad
4: 8 Excellent, 5 Good, 9 Tolerable, 4 Bad
5: 7 Excellent, 4 Good, 8 Tolerable, 7 Bad
6: 10 Excellent, 10 Good, 2 Tolerable, 4 Bad
7: 9 Excellent, 7 Good, 3 Tolerable, 7 Bad
Season Rankings (Not a Calculation): 3, 6, 4, 7, 2, 5, 1
Best Disc: Season 3, Disc 4
I know that every fan has wildly varying opinions on which episodes are phenomenal and which ones deserve the brain soap. This is your chance to share those opinions. How would you stack up the episodes of this fine series? Which episodes did I judge unfairly? In particular, what are the best scenes and moments in the episodes I put in the "Bad" category? I put a few of my personal choices within the ranking list. You may or may not convince me to move an episode up into the watchable categories, but I may watch those bits on future marathons. I do monitor the "A Journey" thread, so if you haven't reached an episode yet, just post in that thread when you do, and those comments will still reach me.
Also, for those fans of TNG and the novels, which episodes get sequels, prequels, or mentions in the books? For example, "Darmok" was followed up by "Friends with the Sparrows" in The Sky's the Limit, and it raised my opinion of the episode enough that it went from Bad to Tolerable.
I hope for a lively and respectful discussion to follow.
