The least disliked episode of DISCO - Final Rounds

New Eden, it was pretty boring.

Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad - 2
If Memory Serves - 0
Project Daedalus- 0
New Eden - 1

 

New Eden. A good episode that reminded me of classic Trek, but the other episodes are more memorable and unique.

Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad - 2
If Memory Serves - 0
Project Daedalus- 0
New Eden - 2

 

It's a toss-up between New Eden and Magic... this round. I like both equally, just not as much as the other two. I'll vote for New Eden, as I did quite enjoy the time loop fun. Seeing Lorca killed over and over was oddly hilarious.

Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad - 2
If Memory Serves - 0
Project Daedalus- 0
New Eden - 3

 

I'm going to give "New Eden" it's 4th point and thus remove it. I liked it overall, but not as much as I enjoyed the other three still on the list; and I think many just like it because it harkns back to the 'planet of the week' old TOS format more than anything else ST: D has done to date.

Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad - 0
If Memory Serves - 0
Project Daedalus- 0
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New Eden - 4

 

Point to "Magic", again.

Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad - 1
If Memory Serves - 0
Project Daedalus- 0

 

Project Daedalus was a Terminator rip in a season that was itself a Terminator rip.

Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad — 1
If Memory Serves — 0
Project Daedalus — 1

 

Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad finally gets my vote. I just like the others more.

Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad — 2
If Memory Serves — 0
Project Daedalus — 1

 

Magic was fun, but the other two episodes on the list are legit.

M2MTSMGM - 3
If Memory Serves — 0
Project Daedalus — 1

 

"Magic..." is fun, but the others are better. New round.

If Memory Serves — 0
Project Daedalus — 0

 

I'm gonna go against the grain and ding If Memory Serves. It's a fine episode, but I didn't enjoy it as much as Daedalus, which legitimately had me white-knuckled by the end.

If Memory Serves — 1
Project Daedalus — 0

 

"If Memory Serves" gets my final point. Great episode, but "Project Daedalus" was simply outstanding. Great script, well directed. I truly was sad at the end... I loved Airiam's character.

If Memory Serves — 2
Project Daedalus — 0

 

Two great episodes. But Project Daedalus is perhaps the definitive episode of Discovery thus far.

If Memory Serves - 3
Project Daedalus - 0

 

If Memory Serves gets my vote and is out


Project Daedalus wins.

I really liked how much they did with Airiam in such a short amount of time, it shows that it is possible to develop the supporting cast without them taking over the show. I hope they do the same for Detmer, Owosekun, Rhys and Bryce just without killing them off right away.

 

I think I liked if Memory Serves more, but both were great, and were two good examples of why I liked S2 more than S1.

 

For me If Memory Serves relied a bit too much on TOS even using a clip from The Cage, I enjoyed it a lot but it felt like a bit too much fan service.

 

That's an interesting winner! I think this is the first time with one of these least disliked games that I don't love the final champion. I was voting "Magic" the whole time, but "Daedalus" is definitely my least fav after that. I do think the Airiam arc is an exceptional execution of a bad idea, and I like the all-female away team and many of the directorial flourishes, but the plotting is a mess. For me, this is the point when Discovery drops the ball on their season 2 arc and never recovers it.

Whereas "If Memory Serves" is in my top 10 of all Star Trek episodes ever, and possibly top 5. I feel like I just watched "Best Of Both Worlds" get unanimously voted down in favor of "Skin Of Evil."

I definitely have a season 2 Disco rewatch in me sometime this year, I wonder if my opinion will swing favorably for "Daedalus" then...