The least disliked episode of DS9 - Season Two

[MakeshiftPython]

Blood Oath is gone, another klingon episode. I don't care about those three klingons and Jadzia always felt like a wannabe klingon, I never believed she was actually into that culture.

To be fair that was just a trait inherited by Curzon, who's quite revered by Klingons.

 

[Seven of Five]

I'll eliminate The Maquis (I), purely because I enjoy part two a little more.

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

It's getting harder, I've pretty much enjoyed everything since the last twelve episodes.

 

[retroenzo]

I'm going to eliminate The Homecoming. I've never been a fan of that three-parter. That, and Invasive Procedures almost put me off DS9 at the time.

Necessary Evil
The Maquis (II)
The Wire
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

 

[Takeru]

I'm killing Maquis (II), it's my least rewatched of the remaining episodes. Not a good reason but all remaining episodes are good.

Necessary Evil
The Wire
Tribunal
The Jem'Hadar

 

[BlueStuff]

Tribunal is very good, but the others are better to varying degrees.

Necessary Evil
The Wire
The Jem'Hadar

 

[Trek Survivor]

I'm going to remove "The Wire"; of course, all these episodes are very good, but "Necessary Evil" deserves to win this, and I like "The Jem'Hader" just a little bit more than "The Wire"!

Necessary Evil
The Jem'Hadar

 

[Bad Thoughts]

I'll take out The Wire. Undeniably a great episode, it relies heavily on Robinson's delivery. It's a series of monologues that our main characters react to. It also feels a little like Duet Redux. The episode gives some hints about Bashir's development.

Necessary Evil
The Jem'Hadar

 

[BigDaveX]

Very close-run thing, but I'll give Necessary Evil the victory. The Jem'Hadar is a very good episode, but you can tell they're still trying to find their feet with the Dominion concept, whereas Necessary Evil benefits from Odo, Kira and Dukat already being well-defined characters, and expanding on them.

 

[DonIago]

As Ben Sisko would say, I think I can live with it.

 

[MakeshiftPython]

Never thought of "Necessary Evil" would end up last standing, but okay. I was expecting "The Wire" or something.

 

[Sakonna]

Never thought of "Necessary Evil" would end up last standing, but okay.

Really? In fan discussion I've always thought "Necessary Evil" was regarded as a consensus favorite of season 2, at the start of this round my assumption was that it would probably win.

Like "All Good Things" over on TNG, it's an episode I really like whose plot mechanics seem a bit creakier each time I go back to it. For that reason there's now maybe 2 or 3 others this year I prefer above it, but I also think "Necessary Evil" is a worthy winner. Some clunky mystery plotting aside, the character work is incredible, the Occupation-era station is vividly rendered, and the noir-ish vibe throughout it all is fantastic.

 

[MakeshiftPython]

News to me. I always just regarded it as a nifty noir episode.

 

[Seven of Five]

I've always loved it and I'm glad it won. It really holds up.