The least disliked episode of DS9 - Final Round

[BlueStuff]

Here we have the winners and runners up of each season:

Season One: Emissary
Wild Card: In the Hands of the Prophets
Season Two: The Wire
Wild Card: The Jem'Hadar
Season Three: Improbable Cause
Wild Card: The Adversary
Season Four: Broken Link
Wild Card: Homefront
Season Five: In Purgatory's Shadow
Wild Card: By Inferno's Light
Season Six: Rocks and Shoals
Wild Card: Favor the Bold
Season Seven: The Changing Face of Evil
Wild Card: Tacking into the Wind

So now it is time for the final part.

*RULES*

Give what you consider to be the worst/your least favourite episodeONE point, and briefly explain WHY. Be sure to copy and paste the list with your point added. When an episode reaches 4 points, it is eliminated. Then a NEW round begins (in this thread) with the numbers restored to 0. Vote ONCE per round. If 48 hours without a vote passes, the episode currently leading in points will be eliminated, and a new round will begin. And enjoy!

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
The Adversary - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[Takeru]

Emissary, kinda boring and the prophet/wormhole/flashback scenes are way too long.


Emissary - 1
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
The Adversary - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[Seven of Five]

This is a pretty strong set of episodes. I think I'll vote for The Adversary first. The series has many better season -ending stories, and the Tzenkethi were an invented race that had been at war with the Federation. I know that's how the Cardassians were created on TNG, but there in The Wounded, they did it in a more believeable way.

Emissary - 1
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
The Adversary - 1
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[tomswift2002]

“The Wire” I think they could’ve done something better with Garak.

Emissary - 1
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
The Wire - 1
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
The Adversary - 1
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[Sakonna]

I love this list. Pretty much all of them belong on a best-of-series list, but most of the obvious candidates for that title aren't here. Final lists like this are why I find this game structure so satisfying.

Emissary - 1
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
The Wire - 1
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
The Adversary - 2
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0

I'm practically flipping a coin, but I'll give a point to "The Adversary." I did find it a slightly disappointing finale, and the Tzenkethi thing was seriously weak. They either needed to pick a race we'd already heard of, or finesse that insta-war backstory better.

 

[Farscape One]

Emissary - 1
In the Hands of the Prophets - 1
The Wire - 1
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
The Adversary - 2
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0

This is an extremely tough choice for a first round. A lot of these episodes are not just the finest of DS9, but of the franchise as a whole. It's almost a dart game trying to pick one.

I'll go with "IN THE HANDS OF THE PROPHETS", only because as a season finale, not a whole lot had ripple effects, despite it introducing Winn and Bareil. All the other season finales on this list had bigger ripples... the Dominion blowing up a Galaxy class ship, Sisko getting promotion and Odo killing a Founder, or Odo becoming a solid, despite that lasting barely half a season.

 

[BigDaveX]

I'll give another point to The Adversary, which is really a pretty generic episode outside of the ending.

Emissary - 1
In the Hands of the Prophets - 1
The Wire - 1
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
The Adversary - 3
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[BlueStuff]

The Adversary is out; new round.

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Voting for Changing Face of Evil. This is much harder than the TNG final round, really no bad episodes, or even average or 'pretty good' episodes. Changing Face of Evil is good, but the whole business with Dukat posing as a Bajoran was odd.

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[Sakonna]

After "Sons & Daughters", "Favor The Bold" is the 2nd weakest piece of the occupation arc.

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
The Changing Face of Evil - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[BlueStuff]

In the Hands of the Prophets. A better than average finale, especially for first season Trek, but Emissary is the best Trek pilot and the other episodes are all strong chapters of DS9: the best Trek show.

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 1
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
The Changing Face of Evil - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[Farscape One]

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 2
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
The Changing Face of Evil - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0

"IN THE HANDS OF THE PROPHETS", for the same reasons as before.

 

[Seven of Five]

Yeah as much as I love the introduction of Winn and Bareil, In The Hands of The Prophets is the weakest one left.

Emissary - 0
In the Hands of the Prophets - 3
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
The Changing Face of Evil - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[Claudia]

Emissary - 1
In the Hands of the Prophets - 3
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
The Changing Face of Evil - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0

"Emissary" - thought it was boring as hell, even in the first season there were quite a few episodes better than this one (*cough*Duet*cough*)

 

[NovaStar]

Another point for Emissary. I personally thought it was just an OK opener. Best part for me was Sisko and Picard's meeting.

Emissary - 2
In the Hands of the Prophets - 3
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
The Changing Face of Evil - 1
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[Seven of Five]

Yes it was epic. I also like the majority of the scenes in when Sisko was talking to the Prophets. "So you choose to exists here? That is not linear."

 

[Starflight]

The Changing Face of Evil, for the Dukat stuff.

Emissary - 2
In the Hands of the Prophets - 3
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
The Changing Face of Evil - 2
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[Takeru]

Emissary, same reason as before.

Emissary - 3
In the Hands of the Prophets - 3
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 1
The Changing Face of Evil - 2
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[tomswift2002]

“Emissary” —-it could’ve used a bit more TNG crossover action (like they could’ve started it on TNG with the E-D being ordered to DS9, and showing what had happened befoRe Sisko got there).

In the Hands of the Prophets - 0
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0

 

[BlueStuff]

In the Hands of the Prophets again.

In the Hands of the Prophets - 1
The Wire - 0
The Jem'Hadar - 0
Improbable Cause - 0
Broken Link - 0
Homefront - 0
In Purgatory's Shadow - 0
By Inferno's Light - 0
Rocks and Shoals - 0
Favor the Bold - 0
The Changing Face of Evil - 0
Tacking into the Wind - 0