Episodes you refuse to watch...

I can't believe no one mentioned 'The Royale' yet.....

 

Conspiracy. I guess the Remmick scene has been discussed ad nauseam.

I don't want to rewatch even the censored German episode. We had the "The violence of Conspiracy" thread.

'nuff said.

 

I like captain's holiday! The plot isn't stellar, granted, but it's one of those rare episodes where Picard is not in command, not in his element too (initially, at least) and has to put up with a woman who is at least his equal in several respects. I think it is a fun episode.

Certain episodes I just avoid without ever having made a conscious decision about it. Those can be episodes that are just bad/boring (Shades of grey), episodes that have to Convey a Message (Symbiosis -- Drugs are bad Wesley, mmkay?), or episodes that suffer from eightiesness ('Angel one -- what if we reverse the man/woman role model?') or other stereotypes (code of honor). Also, I'm not fond of klingon-centered episodes but there are some awesome exceptions to that rule. Finally , I just seem to get a headache from certain episodes like Imaginary Friend, without being able to put a finger on the sore spot (I mean, it's a dull and unimaginative episode but not worse than many others that don't cause me headaches).

 

I really liked "The Price" and "Qpid" and don't see why there's such hostility about "Justice" and especially "Angel One".

Probably not never again but it'll be a very long time before I watch again "Cost of Living", "Aquiel", "Shades of Grey" and maybe "Up the Long Ladder", "True Q" and "Sub Rosa".

 

Forgot about Justice and Shades of Gray, those are also on my 'Skip no matter what' list. Probably Cost of Living too.

If we expanded the list to be my 'Usually skip but willing to watch sometimes' list there'd be 30-40 episodes on it.

I like Royale, it's one of my favorite Trek comedy eps.

 

Love it, especial the scene lifted out of the Questor pilot.

Won't watch Masks ever again. And with Q episodes, I either don't watch them, or skip past scenes with Q in them (except the one where Guinan's stabs him with a fork).

 

For me it's Realm of Fear. The synopsis sounds interesting enough, but everytime I try to watch it I find it extremely boring. Dull direction by Cliff Bole and an overabundance of technobabble kills it for me.

 

Why would we mention one of the best episodes of the series?

(I love the episode)

For me, there aren't any episodes I would refuse to watch, but if I'm doing a rewatch, there are episodes where I sigh a few times before pressing "play."

Oh, wait, no. There is one episode I would refuse to watch, and that episode is Genesis. Just utter shit. Also, too many images and events in that episode that induce really strong anxiety attacks for me. I hate that episode with a passion.

 

Royale is unique and fun. One of the more watchable season 2 episodes IMO.

 

Riker: "We need some spreading around money."

 

Nope. If it's on, I'll watch it. I even sat through "Code of Honor" not too long ago.

 

I refuse to refuse to watch any episodes.

 

Half of the episodes on that list are even among my favourites:
Captain's Holiday
Ménage à Troi
Devil's Due
Qpid
Rascals

 

opinions, opinions...

 

For me, there are a lot of episodes with tough moments, but I wouldn't refuse to watch them just for those. And there are annoying things, like in the first two seasons Picard's consistent 20th Century bashing. I keep thinking, "Thanks, Star Trek for calling me an ignorant backwards barbarian all the time." And TNG often suffers from silly TV moments, which crop up in about all of the episodes you guys have mentioned above. Stuff like, for example, in "Up the Long Ladder" where the drunken Irish patriarch is berated by his hot sassy daughter and he bumbles like a cartoon character. Things of that nature.

But there are a few episodes that I really don't watch. "Aquiel" is among the worst offenders for me. Hate it throughout. "Sub Rosa" also. "Shades of Gray" is a waste of time. Any episode where Troi gets mind raped is out for me.

To be honest, I have a harder time watching the entirety of Season Seven than Season One or Two. "Descent. Part II" was lame, "Interface" was extra boring, well it would be a shorter list of the episodes in 7 I actually like, which is pretty much just "Lower Decks" and "All Good Things..."

Although, for some reason, I do kinda like "Masks," though I realize I'm in a minority there. And Season Seven does have the one highlight of Troi being in a proper uniform for once.

Ah well.

 

I love Masks if only for the changes to the ship scenery.

Almost every episode has some merit to me, even Sub Rosa is so bad it's funny. Code of Honor isn't that bad. But do I hate Up The Long Ladder so I avoid that one.

 

I don't skip any episode, but if I were, it would probably be Angel One. Hate how sexist that episode is. Also, When the Baugh Breaks is just boring.

 

"A Night in Sickbay."

Oh, wait, sorry...