The best episode of DS9 - Part Two

[BlueStuff]

Okay Trek fans, here's the game. The basic idea is your standard elimination game. I'll provide a list of the episodes for each season and you need to eliminate your least favorite or the one you deem the 'worst.' Please provide an EXPLANATION for why you are eliminating your choice and be sure to copy and paste the list with your choice removed. Finally, leave at least 2 eliminations by other posters before you play again. Not a very accurate way of determining the best episode, but a fun game nonetheless. Pretty simple. Enjoy!

Winners
Season One - Emissary
Season Two -

The Homecoming
The Circle
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Melora
Rules of Acquisition
Necessary Evil
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

 

[Pseudo]

The Homecoming
The Circle
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Rules of Acquisition
Necessary Evil
Second Sight
Sanctuary
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I'm going to do everyone a favour and take out Melora, it's one of the weakest episodes of the entire series. As an 'issues' episode it's as subtle as a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick.

 

[Canadave]

I'm going to take out "Sanctuary." The premise isn't bad, but the execution is pretty ham-fisted and, like "Melora," has a complete lack of subtlety. Also, it's really boring.

The Homecoming
The Circle
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Rules of Acquisition
Necessary Evil
Second Sight
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

 

[Eyes]

The Homecoming
The Circle
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
Second Sight
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I'm removing Sanctuary. A weak story, and the aliens weren't well designed at all. Plus, they spent too long with the translation issues. Did I mention the weak Promised Land story?

ETA: Already done for me, eh? Then I take out Rules Of Acquisition for being a weak Ferengi episode with not much of a guest star in the female Ferengi. And those red aliens as well.

 

[TheGodBen]

The Homecoming
The Circle
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
Rivals
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I'll remove Second Sight because, at this point in the show, Sisko desperately needed to be defined as a character, he didn't need a romance-of-the-week with a sci-fi twist.

 

[od0_ital]

The Homecoming
The Circle
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

'Rivals'

God, that as a bad episode all the way around. So bad, not even the Bashir/O'Brien competition could save it.

 

[HaventGotALife]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Paradise
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I'm taking out the Circle. Really that whole 3-parter needs to go. Bad storyline.

 

[Pseudo]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Invasive Procedures
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I never liked Paradise. It's a well worn sci-fi trope done in a workmanlike fashion.

 

[Canadave]

I think I'll remove "Invasive Procedures." Once again, it's not bad, but it's hardly a resounding success, either.

The Homecoming
The Siege
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Shadowplay
Playing God
Profit and Loss
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

 

[Geck]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
The Alternate
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Shadowplay
Playing God
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

 

[PKTrekGirl]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
Armageddon Game
Whispers
Shadowplay
Playing God
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

Eliminated The Alternate - it's an okay episode, but no comparison with some of the others on the list.

 

[Geck]

^ I assume you editing my post was just a misclick, and not my elimination of Profit and Loss being horribly offensive?

 

[od0_ital]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
Whispers
Shadowplay
Playing God
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Crossover
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

'Armageddon Game'

Worst alien hairdo design ever!!!1!1!!uno!!

 

[MrBorg]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
Whispers
Shadowplay
Playing God
Blood Oath
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

I'll eliminate Crossover. I hated Mirror Kira, and the way Odo died was pathetic. Best thing about the episode was Mirror Odo's uniform. I wish he could've worn that in every episode.

 

[Admiral Shran]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
Whispers
Shadowplay
Playing God
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
The Collaborator
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

Blood Oath - Not a fan of where Dax starting going as a character with this episode.

 

[od0_ital]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
Whispers
Shadowplay
Playing God
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

'The Collaborator'

Why would Kai Winn be wearin' the same hat that Prophet Vision Kai Bariel wore? Its not like Kai Opaka wore that style, or anything...

 

[Eyes]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Cardassians
Necessary Evil
Whispers
Shadowplay
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

Playing God. Average compared to the others left.

 

[Admiral Shran]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Necessary Evil
Whispers
Shadowplay
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

Cardassians - ABSOLUTELY wrong decision on Sisko's part at the end.

 

[Claudia]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Necessary Evil
Whispers
The Maquis (I)
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

Shadowplay - honestly, I can't even recall what that episode was about, it made that "much" of an impression on me.

 

[MHT1138]

The Homecoming
The Siege
Necessary Evil
Whispers
The Maquis (I)
The Wire
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

The Maquis (II) The Maquis episodes were okay, but the ones left are definately better. The Maquis (II) was the weaker of the 2 parter.