Game The Most Disliked Episode Directed By Les Landau

[Seven of Five]

Image in the Sand was a good season opener, even if it was a little quieter than S6. Sisko family interactions are always good to see, as was O'Brien taking the time to find out why Worf was struggling with Jadzia's death. He wasn't alone.

The cliffhanger with Ezri was nicely done as well.

TNG Season 7: "Bloodlines"
DS9 Season 2: "Sanctuary"
DS9 Season 3: "Destiny"
DS9 Season 7: "Afterimage"
VOY Season 2: "Investigations"
VOY Season 6: "Virtuoso"

 

[Farscape One]

"AFTERIMAGE" is saved. It features Garak in the B plot. Garak always elevates episodes.


TNG Season 7: "Bloodlines"
DS9 Season 2: "Sanctuary"
DS9 Season 3: "Destiny"
VOY Season 2: "Investigations"
VOY Season 6: "Virtuoso"

 

[cosmic mouse]

VOY Season 6: "Virtuoso"
Not my favorite episode, but it's one of two left that I've seen. I suppose it's a good example of what not to do with the EMH.

TNG Season 7: "Bloodlines"
DS9 Season 2: "Sanctuary"
DS9 Season 3: "Destiny"
VOY Season 2: "Investigations"

 

[cosmic mouse]

Garak always elevates episodes.

I look forward to more Garak. He's only been in the one DS9 ep so far that I've seen. He's my favorite so far, along with Tosk. At least we get to see Garak again...

 

[Sakonna]

I will save “Sanctuary”, which I basically like. The problem with it is that they don’t quite set the stakes correctly — It’s too easy for the Skreeans to go elsewhere, in a way that is unlike the circumstances of real refugees in our real world, so it throws off the metaphor and the plot logic. They needed something to increase the moral obligation on the Bajorans (ie the Skreeans can only survive long term in a system with Rare Technobabble Energy Fields, which the Bajoran system has because of the wormhole, so if they’re not allowed to stay they may have to wander indefinitely)

But I love many things about this episode. A MATRIARCHAL ALIEN SPECIES, with an interesting visual design. The universal translator having difficulties for once. More clever Dominion foreshadowing. Good use of Jake & Nog within the main story. The dynamic between Kira and the Skreean leader.

And THAT LAST SCENE I find properly incredible. What a gut punch.

Oh, a final three with one each from the three main Berman shows — suspense!

TNG Season 7: "Bloodlines"
DS9 Season 3: "Destiny"
VOY Season 2: "Investigations"

 

[Brennyren]

"Destiny" was actually pretty interesting -- and unlike the other two, mostly coherent.

TNG Season 7: "Bloodlines"
VOY Season 2: "Investigations"

 

[Farscape One]

My final save for this game... is "INVESTIGATIONS".

It ended the 'Paris Going Rogue' arc, and it gave Neelix something different to do. I feel it is a little stronger than "Bloodlines", which 'wins' this game.

 

[Sakonna]

I was really hoping for "Investigations" to take our second double-win for this round of games! I just can't stand that one. Ah well! "Bloodlines" is no great shakes either, I recently tried to rewatch that one and it didn't even hold my interest. It's an episode with no reason to exist.

Thanks everyone for playing! Going up later today: "The Most Disliked Episode Directed By Allan Kroeker." Hope to see you all there!

MOST DISLIKED "WINNER"LOSERS, 2020
"HEY, THIS PLANET IS JUST LIKE EARTH!": TOS, Season 1: "Miri"
WRITER GENE RODDENBERRY: TOS, Season 2: "The Omega Glory"
WRITER D.C. FONTANA: TNG, Season 1: "Too Short A Season"
DIRECTOR CLIFF BOLE: TNG, Season 6: "Aquiel"
SEASON PREMIERE: TNG, Season 7: "Descent, Part II"
PRIME DIRECTIVE: TNG, Season 7: "Homeward"
WRITER RONALD D. MOORE: TNG, Season 7: "Journey's End"
DIRECTOR LES LANDAU: TNG, Season 7: "Bloodlines"
LWAXANA: DS9, Season 1: "The Forsaken"
ROMANCE OF THE WEEK: DS9, Season 3: "Meridian"
FERENGI: DS9, Season 7: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
DIRECTOR WINRICH KOLBE: VOY, Season 2: "Elogium"
CARDASSIANS: VOY, Season 2: "Investigations"
HOLIDAY: VOY, Season 4: "Day Of Honor"
HOLODECK: VOY, Season 6: "Fair Haven"
DIRECTOR DAVID LIVINGSTON: VOY, Season 6: "Spirit Folk"
TIME TRAVEL/ANOMALY/LOOP: VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
MAQUIS: VOY, Season 7: "Repression"
BARCLAY: VOY, Season 7: "Inside Man"
Q: VOY, Season 7: "Q2"
LATIN TITLE: ENT, Season 1: "Terra Nova"
2-HOUR/2-PART: ENT, Season 1 & 2: "Shockwave"
VISIT TO EARTH'S "PRESENT": ENT, Season 2: "Shockwave, Part II"
KLINGONS: ENT, Season 2: "Marauders"
HALLUCINATION/ILLUSION: ENT, Season 3: "Extinction"
VISIT TO EARTH'S PAST: ENT, Season 4: "Storm Front, Part I"
THR'S 100 GREATEST TREK EPS: ENT, Season 4: "Home"
CAST CROSSOVER: ENT, Season 4: "These Are The Voyages..."
MIRROR UNIVERSE: DIS, Season 1: "What's Past Is Prologue"
INTRODUCTION OF RECURRING ALIENS: DIS, Season 2: "An Obol For Charon" (the jahSepp)
SECTION 31: DIS, Season 2: "Perpetual Infinity"
RECYCLED TITLE: ST, Season 2: "Children Of Mars"
ROMULANS: PIC, Season 1: "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

TOTAL SHOW WINS
TAS & Movies - 0 wins
ST and PIC - 1 win each
TOS - 2 wins
DS9 and DIS - 3 wins each
TNG - 6 wins
ENT - 8 wins
VOY - 9 wins