The least disliked episode of TOS - Final Part

City on the Edge of Forever - 2
Balance of Terror - 0
Mirror, Mirror - 1
Journey to Babel - 2
The Tholian Web - 3

"The Tholian Web" because it's a ham filled puzzle box.

 

Tholian Web is certainly the lesser of these episodes, and is now banished to interspace!

City on the Edge of Forever - 2
Balance of Terror - 0
Mirror, Mirror - 1
Journey to Babel - 2
The Tholian Web - 4


New list:

City on the Edge of Forever - 0
Balance of Terror - 0
Mirror, Mirror - 0
Journey to Babel - 0

 

My next vote goes to City as my least favorite of those remaining. It's an undeniable classic, but doesn't rank as highly as the others for me.

City on the Edge of Forever - 1
Balance of Terror - 0
Mirror, Mirror - 0
Journey to Babel - 0

 

City on the Edge of Forever - 1
Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 0
Journey to Babel - 0

Die, Balance of Terror, Die! Here's one vote to help send that episode to oblivion.

 

I assume we vote different episodes each round? In that case it’s...

City on the Edge of Forever - 1
Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 0
Journey to Babel - 1

I voted Babel because the murder mystery left a lot to be desired. And some of the alien makeup looks cringeworthy today.

 

Not at all, you can vote for the same episode in multiple rounds.

 

Oh. OK then. Maybe next round then. I won’t change my vote now. So it still stands as:

City on the Edge of Forever - 1
Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 0
Journey to Babel - 1

 

City has one of the worst First Acts of any Trek episode. The rest is good. So, City.

 

City on the Edge of Forever - 2
Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 0
Journey to Babel - 1

 

Yep, I'm going city as in the last round. My reasons still stand.

City on the Edge of Forever - 3
Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 0
Journey to Babel - 1

 

Mr. Bill!!! Balance of Terror might win! Oh, noooooooooo!!!

 

City on the Edge of Forever - 3
Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 1
Journey to Babel - 1

Mirror Mirror for being a poor reflection of the best of Trek.

 

City on the Edge of Forever - 4
Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 1
Journey to Babel - 1

I don't like tearjerkers, either, so farewell to "City."

New list:

Balance of Terror - 0
Mirror, Mirror - 0
Journey to Babel - 0

 

New list:

Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 0
Journey to Babel - 0

Balance of Terror....you've been warned. Be good or I'll wish you away into the cornfield.

 

A "wise" sidearm energy weapon once said (a page ago and this morning) that Journey to Babel was completely out of place in this list and muttered something about the ridiculous lack of Scotty. It probably should have added that while the Andorians are completely cool in every way, the Tellarites look ridiculous. JTB: I'm on to you.

Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 0
Journey to Babel - 1

 

Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 1
Journey to Babel - 0

WHACK Mirror Mirror. Clearly not the fairest one of all.

 

I'd opt to boot Mirror, Mirror. The scenes with Mirror Kirk's girlfriend are pretty weak. We kinda just have to assume she's not very smart in order to buy her motivations.

Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 2
Journey to Babel - 1

 

Its "Mirror Mirror" for me too. It doesn't really make much sense with its beaming into clothes, having basically the same crew but it sure has style.

Balance of Terror - 1
Mirror, Mirror - 3
Journey to Babel - 1

 

Uh, oh. Kirk's bodyguard is not going to be happy if the mirror universe gets wacked.

 

Mmm, sorry, but as much as I love it, I'm going to have to whack "Mirror, Mirror." The other two just edge it out for me, with "Balance" introducing a memorable new adversary, and "Journey" including important insights into Spock's character. So, the final two are thus:

Balance of Terror - 0
Journey to Babel - 0