The best episode of DS9 - Final Part

[BlueStuff]

Something a little different for the final round. To proceed as normal, it would be over very quickly indeed, so here we have the winners and runner ups of each season:

Season One: Emissary
Wild Card: In the Hands of the Prophets
Season Two: Necessary Evil
Wild Card: The Jem'Hadar
Season Three: The Die is Cast
Wild Card: Past Tense (I)
Season Four: The Visitor
Wild Card: Hard Time
Season Five: In Purgatory's Shadow
Wild Card: Call to Arms
Season Six: In the Pale Moonlight
Wild Card: Favor the Bold
Season Seven: Tacking into the Wind
Wild Card: Strange Bedfellows




*RULES*

Give what you consider to be the worst/your least favorite episode ONE point, and briefly explain WHY. Be sure to copy and paste the list with your point added. When an episode reaches 3 points, it is eliminated. Then a NEW round begins (in this thread) with the numbers restored to 0. Vote ONCE per round.


Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
Past Tense (I) - 0
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 0

 

[Rush Limborg]

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
Past Tense (I) - 0
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 1
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 0

I gave "Hard Time" a point. It's a good, intense, dramatic episode...but it's frankly too dark and disturbing to watch over and over. It's not an episode to enjoy, per se....

 

[Claudia]

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
Past Tense (I) - 1
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 1
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 0

Past Tense, I - It's my least favourite two-parter of the series, and definitely not in any of my favourite episodes lists of DS9...

 

[MrBorg]

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
Past Tense (I) - 1
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 2
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 0

Hard Time. I first watched it when I was young, and the part where O'brien killed Ee'char gave me disturbing nightmares. Plus it was just sad since Ee'char was so awesome.

 

[TheGodBen]

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
Past Tense (I) - 2
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 2
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 0

In a very tough field I had to ask myself "Which of these episodes would I least like to rewatch?" The answer was Past Tense.

 

[Jono]

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
Past Tense (I) - 3 - Eliminated
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 2
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 0

Killed Past Tense, mainly to save Hard Time.

 

[Harvey]

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 1

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)

One for "Strange Bedfellows." The least interesting part of the final chapter is the Dukat/Winn crap (culminating with the least interesting part of the finale).

This is going to be much harder once the two with votes are eliminated.

 

[Rush Limborg]

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 1
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 1

Still one for "Hard Time". My previously stated reasons stand.

 

[Eyes]

Emissary - 1
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 1
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 1

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)

You killed Past Tense...

Anyway, 1 point for Emissary. It's the weakest on the list, imo, and it's a bit dragged out, compared to the others.

 

[MrBorg]

Emissary - 1
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 2
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 1

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)

HOW COULD YOU PICK HARD TIME OVER PAST TENSE? THIS IS BLASPHEMY, THIS IS MADNESS!

Anyway, Hard Time.

 

[Pseudo]

Emissary - 2
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 2
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 1

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)

Another vote for Emissary. If the best episode of season one isn't in this then this doesn't deserve to be either.

 

[DevilEyes]

^ I agree.
Besides, it has some weak acting, actors still getting into their roles, etc..

Emissary - 3 - Eliminated
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 2
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 1

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)
13. Emissary

 

[Rush Limborg]

And...here we go again....

In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 1
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 0

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)
13. Emissary

"Hard Time," for reasons stated above.

 

[MrBorg]

In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
Hard Time - 2
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 0

Hard Time... again.

 

[Harvey]

In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 0

I'll eliminate "Hard Time." It's a good standalone episode -- but it lacks the extra heft of many of the episodes here.

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)
13. Emissary
12. Hard Time

 

[Geck]

In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 0

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)
13. Emissary
12. Hard Time

This is almost impossible to decide. I'll give my vote to Favor the Bold, just because it's mostly all setup, with no payoff until the next episode.

 

[DevilEyes]

In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 1

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)
13. Emissary
12. Hard Time

Strange Bedfellows, because it's not as good as the other episodes here.

 

[TheGodBen]

In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 2

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)
13. Emissary
12. Hard Time

Strange Bedfellows. As above, so below.

 

[Harvey]

In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0
Strange Bedfellows - 3

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)
13. Emissary
12. Hard Time
11. Strange Bedfellows

I'm killing "Strange Bedfellows," since it showcases the weakest element of the Final Chapter and isn't as strong as the other episodes listed.

 

[Tiberius]

How have I been missing these threads!?

In the Hands of the Prophets - 1
Necessary Evil - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
The Die is Cast - 0
The Visitor- 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
Call to Arms - 0
In the Pale Moonlight - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0

ELIMINATED:
14. Past Tense (I)
13. Emissary
12. Hard Time
11. Strange Bedfellows

This was close. Putting my vote for ITHOTP. It's a nice episode that deals with the evolution/creationism conflict going on in schools today, but the episode just doesn't reach a conclusion about it. Instead, it gives us an explosion and an assassination attempt. And in the hubbub we forget that the actual issue is unresolved.