Game The Most Disliked Borg/xB Episode

[Sakonna]

THE OBJECTIVE: A sudden-death elimination game in which we remove our personal favorite episodes from a themed list, until we arrive at the episode that is, if not the worst, at least the most disliked.

THE RULES: Below is a list of Borg/xB episodes from TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, PIC, and LD. (It's obviously tricky to draw the lines with "Picard" and to a lesser extent with VOY -- I did my best! )

Eliminate/save your favorite, or the one you deem the ‘best.’
Post something you love about the episode you are saving, and copy-and-paste the list with your choice removed.

You can use any standard you like to judge which option is "best." You can save episodes for being widely recognized “best Trek” classics, or for idiosyncratic qualities that no one appreciates but you.

But -- no tactical voting! You cannot remove an episode because you don’t think anyone else will, or because you feel it would threaten your preferred episode's chance to “win.”

You can take multiple turns. Leave at least 2 eliminations by other posters before you eliminate another episode.

Please make sure to spoiler-tag your eliminations reasons for any Picard Season 2 episodes. Instructions on how to spoiler tag are the 5th item from the bottom at this link: https://www.trekbbs.com/help/bb-codes

New players are always welcome, you do not have to already be a "most disliked game" regular to dive in.

Much thanks to @Farscape One for helping me vet the list!

Enjoy!

TNG Season 2: “Q Who”
TNG Season 3: “The Best Of Both Worlds, Part I”
TNG Season 4: “The Best Of Both Worlds, Part II”
TNG Season 5: “I, Borg”
TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary"
VOY Season 3: “Unity”
VOY Season 3: “Scorpion, Part I”
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "The Star Gazer"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Hide And Seek"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"
LD Season 2: "I, Excretus"

 

[Sakonna]

I'm going to start with "Hide And Seek."

Spoiler

OH MY GOD did I LOVE Jurati and the Queen sparing in this. Incredible scenes, those two actresses are so good, particularly with each other.

TNG Season 2: “Q Who”
TNG Season 3: “The Best Of Both Worlds, Part I”
TNG Season 4: “The Best Of Both Worlds, Part II”
TNG Season 5: “I, Borg”
TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary"
VOY Season 3: “Unity”
VOY Season 3: “Scorpion, Part I”
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "The Star Gazer"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"
LD Season 2: "I, Excretus"

 

[Captain's Coffee]

VOY Season 3: “Scorpion, Part I” Because it introduced 7 of 9 to the franchise.

TNG Season 2: “Q Who”
TNG Season 3: “The Best Of Both Worlds, Part I”
TNG Season 4: “The Best Of Both Worlds, Part II”
TNG Season 5: “I, Borg”
TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "The Star Gazer"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"
LD Season 2: "I, Excretus"

 

[Vger23]

Any such list that goes mroe the 2-3 seconds whlle "The Best of Both Worlds" still lingers is....I don't know....LOL

Not only is BoBW pt 1 the best Borg episode, it's probably Star Trek's most iconic television episode ever.

TNG Season 2: “Q Who”
TNG Season 4: “The Best Of Both Worlds, Part II”
TNG Season 5: “I, Borg”
TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "The Star Gazer"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"
LD Season 2: "I, Excretus"

 

[Seven of Five]

It wasn't quite as good as part one, but The Best of Both Worlds Part II still keeps the tension going with the crew's weapon not working against the Borg. And of course, the end after Picard has been freed, and they are talking about repairs and getting back to normal? His face says it all.

TNG Season 2: “Q Who”
TNG Season 5: “I, Borg”
TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "The Star Gazer"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"
LD Season 2: "I, Excretus"

 

[Orphalesion]

LD Season 2: "I, Excretus" must be saved, because it's hilarious! The various scenarious are all fun, but none of them as much as Boimlers (mis-)adventures on the Borg Cube. And there are so many good gags! The absurd number of Borg Babies he's carrying around in the later versions, the Borg Queen being disgusted by his skin and telling him to drink more water, the fact that he (apparently) won in chess against her and taught her empathy. And then, by the end poor old Boimler is forced to wreck his perfect score and ends up the only one on the Cerritos to fail the evaluation (though Tendi tries to shield him from the fact)
It's just a very well written and netertaining show.


TNG Season 2: “Q Who”
TNG Season 5: “I, Borg”
TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "The Star Gazer"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Captain's Coffee]

TNG Season 5: “I, Borg” because I really like Hugh.

TNG Season 2: “Q Who”
TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "The Star Gazer"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Sakonna]

I'm gonna do another from Picard season 2. "The Star Gazer"

Spoiler

What a premiere this was! That "the Borg want to join the Federation" turn was a brilliant plot twist. Thrilling to see Guinan and Q again. Sad we're not going to get a whole spin-off with Rios and Jurati on the Stargazer.

TNG Season 2: “Q Who”
TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Brennyren]

"Q Who" was a strong introduction for the Borg, presenting them as a dark, implacable, unstoppable menace that could not be negotiated away or bargained with.

(A Borg/xB contest? Admit it, @Sakonna , you just want VOY to catch up to DS9 in the standings!)

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "Maps And Legends"
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Richard S. Ta]

I'm going to pull out Maps and Legends (PIC). On a recent rewatch this was one of my favourites of Season 1.

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact”
DS9 Season 1: "Emissary"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Seven of Five]

The Borg weren't featured a lot in Emissary, but the effect that Picard had as Locutus on Sisko's family is so tragic. Sisko holding a grudge against Picard was an early sign that DS9 was going to be good.

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Captain's Coffee]

VOY Season 5: “Dark Frontier” because it not only shows that Seven does care for the crew of Voyager, but it also showcases how far Janeway will go for Seven.

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 1: "Broken Pieces"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Richard S. Ta]

PIC - Broken Pieces.

All the different Rios holos are fun and the story regarding Planet of the Synths kicks into gear with the revelation of Rios's past encounter.

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
TNG Feature: “Star Trek: First Contact"
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Vger23]

Star Trek: First Contact is the best TNG era film, and a pretty good sci-fi action/adventure film in its own rite.

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “Scorpion, Part II”
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Seven of Five]

The Scorpion two-parter was always two of my favorite VOY episodes, so it's an easy save. The Janeway/Chakotay scenes throughout the run sparkled any time when they were in conflict, so Janeway making a deal with the devil, as she puts it, is perfect for the episode.

Part two has the introduction of Seven of Nine, who despite becoming overused, was a great character. Species 8472 were a suitably alien design, as well.

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Captain's Coffee]

VOY Season 5: “Infinite Regress” it's a great episode that really lets Jeri Ryan's acting chops shine.

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT Season 2: “Regeneration”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Cyfa]

TNG Season 5: “I, Borg” because I really like Hugh.

- And that's enough, because Hugh is ADORABLE

I'm saving ENT: “Regeneration” as, rather surprisingly, it made the Borg chilling again after their somewhat overuse in VOY (although, I wasn't happy that Phlox was able to whip up a "cure" - but I was happy that he survived as he's one of my favourite Trek characters).

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 6: “Survival Instinct”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Farscape One]

Speaking of Jeri's acting chops, "SURVIVAL INSTINCT" is an easy save for me.

Heartbreaking story, and wonderful guest cast. This episode illustrates exactly why VOYAGER NEEDED Ronald D. Moore.



TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Fly Me To The Moon"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Sakonna]

I will now save "Fly Me To The Moon",

Spoiler

for those horrifically disturbing tentacles! Talk about making the Borg scary again...

Probably recency bias, but I am so high on Picard season 2 right now

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
VOY Season 3: "Unity"
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Season 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 5: “Drone”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"

 

[Seven of Five]

I loved Regeneration as well, as what they did with the ENT episode was like a p0roper mechanical monster, like they used to be.

Drone is next. Jeri Ryan was awesome here, though she usually always was. Her face at the end after One sacrificed himself was so sad, especially as the same scene, in the beginning, brought a little levity.

TNG Season 6: “Descent, Part I”
TNG Season 7: “Descent, Part II”
VOY Season 3: Unity
VOY Season 4: “The Gift”
VOY Season 4: “The Raven”
VOY Se0ason 4: “The Omega Directive”
VOY Season 4: “One”
VOY Season 4: “Hope And Fear”
VOY Season 6: “Collective”
VOY Season 6: “Child’s Play”
VOY Season 6: “Unimatrix Zero, Part I”
VOY Season 7: “Unimatrix Zero, Part II”
VOY Season 7: “Imperfection”
VOY Season 7: "Human Error"
VOY Season 7: “Endgame”
PIC Season 1: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC Season 1: "Stardust City Rag"
PIC Season 1: "The Impossible Box"
PIC Season 1: "Nepenthe"
PIC Season 2: "Penance"
PIC Season 2: "Assimilation"
PIC Season 2: "Watcher"
PIC Season 2: "Two Of One"
PIC Season 2: "Mercy"
PIC Season 2: "Farewell"