The least disliked episode of TNG - season four

[BlueStuff]

This is a game that we play every two years, and it's generally a lot of fun, providing a chance to mentally revisit those episodes you may not have thought about in a while. With that in mind, why not play again?

So, 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 eliminate another episode.

No tactical voting! You cannot remove an episode because you feel they would threaten your preferred episode's chance to win. Pretty simple. Enjoy!

Winners
The Original Series - Mirror, Mirror
The Next Generation -

Season One - Heart of Glory
Season Two - Q Who?
Season Three - Yesterday's Enterprise
Season Four -

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
The Loss
Data's Day
The Wounded
Devil's Due
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption (I)

 

[Vanyel]

Identity Crisis goes, creatures that are invisible in the visible spectrum cast a visible shadow? uh-uh.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
The Loss
Data's Day
The Wounded
Devil's Due
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption (I)

 

[Amaraen]

I am going to remove The Loss. I did not like how Deanna became so distraught by her condition. I would think that after years of helping others cope, she would have been stronger when faced with her own disability.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
Data's Day
The Wounded
Devil's Due
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption (I)

 

[Shikarnov]

I'm going to remove Suddenly Human. It's entirely subjective -- I simply dislike the episode, particularly the B'Nar ritual, and the overly righteous attitude concerning Jono's prior physical injuries.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
Data's Day
The Wounded
Devil's Due
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption (I)

 

[Seven of Five]

Devil's Due is a terrible episode. They must have been desperate to use such a horribly warmed-over phase II script in an otherwise strong season.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
Data's Day
The Wounded
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption (I)

 

[DonIago]

"Night Terrors" is gone for scaring me. Specifically, the Troi scenes.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
Data's Day
The Wounded
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption (I)

 

[Shikarnov]

"Night Terrors" is gone for scaring me. Specifically, the Troi scenes.

I'm sure they were more shocking to Marina Sirtis when she saw them on screen. I don't think there was a less dignified scene in the entire show than of her floating posterior practically mashed up against the camera lens.

 

[Amaraen]

I am going to take out Legacy. I was never enthralled by this episode, and can think of something from all the others that I enjoy more.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
Data's Day
The Wounded
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption (I)

 

[Terok Nor]

In Theory.

This episode is dumb as hell and the woman clearly has mental issues that everyone is ignoring.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
Data's Day
The Wounded
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
Redemption (I)

 

[Seven of Five]

The Host is gone. A bit of an iffy romance-of-the-week introduction to the Trill.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
Data's Day
The Wounded
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Mind's Eye
Redemption

 

[Amaraen]

I am going to take out Final Mission. I did not like that the other fellow with Jean-Luc and Wesley was killed.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Data's Day
The Wounded
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Mind's Eye
Redemption

 

[Vanyel]

Bye Bye Clues. Good story, just not as good as the others on the list.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Data's Day
The Wounded
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Mind's Eye
Redemption

 

[Terok Nor]

The Nth Degree was a snoozefest for me. Only Barclay episode I don't like.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Data's Day
The Wounded
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Mind's Eye
Redemption

 

[Seven of Five]

I'll lose Galaxy's Child now. Not a bad episode, but there are a lot better left now.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Data's Day
The Wounded
First Contact
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Mind's Eye
Redemption

 

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[Green Shirt]

See ya Qpid. Womenfolk bringing pottery to a sword fight. Tasha was probably turning over in her grave.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Data's Day
The Wounded
First Contact
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Mind's Eye
Redemption

 

[RAMA]

See ya Qpid. Womenfolk bringing pottery to a sword fight. Tasha was probably turning over in her grave.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Data's Day
The Wounded
First Contact
The Drumhead
Half a Life
The Mind's Eye
Redemption

Taking out episodes from season 4 is like pulling the worst teeth out from a news anchor...nary a poor one in the lot.


I'll take out Half a Life

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Data's Day
The Wounded
First Contact
The Drumhead
The Mind's Eye
Redemption

 

[Terok Nor]

First Contact.

Good episode. Interesting idea. But there are better episodes in this season.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Data's Day
The Wounded
The Drumhead
The Mind's Eye
Redemption

 

[suarezguy]

"Data's Day" felt too run-of-the-mill and an example of how the series was too episodic aside from the brief energy with the twist of the Romulans succeeding.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
Future Imperfect
The Wounded
The Drumhead
The Mind's Eye
Redemption

 

[Amaraen]

I am taking out Future Imperfect. I really liked this episode, again it's just an issue that all the others I like better.

The Best of Both Worlds (II)
Family
Brothers
Remember Me
Reunion
The Wounded
The Drumhead
The Mind's Eye
Redemption