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The Most Disliked Episode of DS9, 2023 Edition - Finals...

I'm still not over the fun of "THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" so that gets my vote again this time. Something I didn't mention last time is that I love Rom's confidence and impatience with his assistant, Mirror!Garak, while he's trying to bring the cloaking device online :lol:

"THE NAGUS" - 2
"BABEL" - 0
"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 1
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 1
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
The Nagus is a fun Godfather parody so that's my next vote.

"THE NAGUS" - 3
"BABEL" - 0
"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 1
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 1
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
I'll blather for "Babel" and for the same reasons:


I'll keep fighting for it and I won't leaf it at that... :shifty:

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:guffaw:

(on edit: took wrong set)
"THE NAGUS" - 3
"BABEL" - 1
"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 1
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
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I'll save "The Nagus." (it was at three, one of the points got dropped off in the last post) Ferengi culture still had some real bite here.

I'll start the next round with a vote for "Resurrection." We really needed Kira and the Intendant to meet again after "Crossover."

"BABEL" - 0
"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 1
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
I'll bat for "Babel" and for the same reasons:

  1. https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/the...ds9-2023-edition-finals.315337/#post-14634816
  2. https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/the...ds9-2023-edition-finals.315337/#post-14635868
  3. https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/the...23-edition-finals.315337/page-2#post-14636141
  4. https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/the...23-edition-finals.315337/page-3#post-14636836
  5. https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/the...23-edition-finals.315337/page-3#post-14636846

Fifth time's the charm? Or is the fifth a wet vet?

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(I also triple-checked the list this time... page breaks and not my refreshing are not refreshing! )

"BABEL" - 1
"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 2
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
I ought to vote for "... New Cloak" again, but @Sakonna's "We really needed Kira and the Intendant to meet again after "Crossover."" (truer words...) along with Scott Strozier's super-hot* security guard (:drool:) finally getting some lines (in a scene with the Intendant, no less) have persuaded me that, "RESURRECTION" is my least disliked. For now, anyway...

"BABEL" - 1
"SECOND SIGHT" - 1
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 3
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0

* I'm sure I'd like him for his mind and sense of humour, too ;)
 
I'm voting for Babel this round. Somewhat full of technobabble, yes, but it's a fascinating disease to affect the characters.

"BABEL" - 2
"SECOND SIGHT" - 1
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 3
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
"The Babel fish is small, yellow, leech-like, and probably the oddest thing in the Universe.

I'll finish saving "Babel" it is an odd episode, but quite fun thanks to Odo, Quark and Sisko being a good Dad.

"SECOND SIGHT" - 0
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 0
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
There's only 3 episodes left that I would call 'bad'. The rest are merely boring in one way or another.

With that said, I'm voting for "SECOND SIGHT" this round. It IS boring, but I cannot allow a Sisko episode continue further in this game.

Plus, we got some great new views of a Nebula class ship.


"SECOND SIGHT" - 1
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 0
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
Now, I was going to badger for Babel (again), for the following main reason:


But it looks like it finally won - woohoo! I had a sixth sense about this, but I'm glad I was wrong as the setup for the next post repeating the same shtick would have gotten even cornier. Oh yes, from me anything corny is possible. :devil::guffaw:

But I now have a Second Sight and am forevermore happy! Well, for now anyway...

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Steals his heart? THIEEFFFFFF!!!!!!! (and HIYYYOOOOO!!!)


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A surprisingly excellent scene, with an interesting plot twist, and not because Klingon poetry is always a fun listen. "Today die is a good day to!" Wait, wut??! :alienblush: Wasn't expecting that.

And so much for the sixth time being the charm as well:

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:nyah:

...but I digress.

"SECOND SIGHT" - 2
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 0
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
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Qonundrum said:
Now, I was going to badger for Babel, for the following main reasons:


But it looks like it finally won - woohoo! I had a sixth sense about this, but I'm glad I was wrong as the setup for the next vote would have been even cornier.

So I now have a Second Sight!

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Steals his heart? THIEEFFFFFF!!!!!!! (and HIYYYOOOOO!!!)


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A surprisingly excellent scene, with an interesting plot twist, and not because Klingon poetry is always a fun listen. "Today die is a good day to!" Wait, wut??! :alienblush: Wasn't expecting that.

And so much for the sixth time being the charm as well:

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:nyah:

...but I digress.

"SECOND SIGHT" - 2
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 0
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
Click to expand...

I'm actually interested in hearing your 'cornier' setup. Lay it on us, anyway!
 
*blush* Thanks!

This is what I get for not keeping a second browser tab open for a rough draft! :vulcan::rommie:

But it went something along the likes of:

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(and Diamanda's review, IMHO, was too good not to somehow shoehorn in no matter what... :devil: )


Next time, I plan to do a test to see how many browser windows I can remain open until CPU usage reaches 100%, the CPU temperature reads 97C, and seeing if smoke comes out of the vent grilles... that should be fun! Will have marshmallows and campfire weenies on standby as well...
 
Sometimes, I actually write my reasons to eliminate an episode on my phone's notepad before I post.

If someone else already saved my episode, I just move on to another one I thought of. I usually have several immediately in mind to write about.
 
Second Sight. I still like to think that the Seyetik acted out of love, as well as ego.

"SECOND SIGHT" - 3
"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 1
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
"I'll save "Second Sight" it's a lot more tolerable than the rest. Always liked the Nebula Class, so seeing more is always a bonus.

"SANCTUARY" - 0
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 0
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
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My next vote is "SANCTUARY".

Of the remaining, I find 3 are bad and the rest simply boring. While I found the Skreeans supremely entitled (they were still demanding a part of an already populated planet when they were offered their own entire world, and Haneek making Kira feel bad for her stance was just bratty and wrong), "SANCTUARY" at least gave us what should happen more often in the franchise... universal translator issues.


"SANCTUARY" - 1
"MERIDIAN" - 0
"PROFIT AND LACE" - 0
"RESURRECTION" - 0
"THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK" - 0
"CHRYSALIS" - 0
 
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