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The MOST Disliked Episode of DS9 - Season Four...

If I'm not mistaken, the full list is LeVar Burton, James L. Conway, Les Landau, Winrich Kolbe, David Livingston and Mike Vejar. Frakes didn't actually direct any episodes of Enterprise.

Exactly right.

Collectively, those 6 guys directed 1/3 of the entire franchise.

Conway= 20 episodes
Vejar= 32 episodes
Landau= 45 episodes
Kolbe= 50 episodes
Livingston= 62 episodes
Burton= 29 episodes

Total= 238 episodes
 
A healing hand for "The Quickening." The feels in this episode were tremendous, for the plague victims, for Bashir and his struggles, and for the small, believable, and important triumph of Ekoria's healthy child. Not gonna lie, some ninjas ran past and threw sand in my eyes when that happened....

HIPPOCRATIC OATH
STARSHIP DOWN
THE SWORD OF KAHLESS
CROSSFIRE
RETURN TO GRACE
SONS OF MOGH
ACCESSION
THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
BROKEN LINK
 
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Saving Crossfire. Whatever one thinks of the Kira-Odo romance in subsequent seasons, this episode had some tremendous acting from Auberjonois and Shimerman. I think it showed a different side of the Odo-Quark rivalry, and it also did a lot to bring Worf more into the fold of stations operations, a counterpoint to the friction in previous episodes. Shakar is not as powerful, but at least shows a little dry wit.


HIPPOCRATIC OATH
STARSHIP DOWN
THE SWORD OF KAHLESS
RETURN TO GRACE
SONS OF MOGH
ACCESSION
THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
BROKEN LINK
 
Starship Down. Quark's scenes with James Cromwell's character are gold.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH
THE SWORD OF KAHLESS
RETURN TO GRACE
SONS OF MOGH
ACCESSION
THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
BROKEN LINK
 
Out of these the episodes I like are Return to Grace, Body Parts and Broken Link. Go with Broken Link, as it makes the biggest positive impression.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH
THE SWORD OF KAHLESS
RETURN TO GRACE
SONS OF MOGH
ACCESSION
THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
 
The Sword of Kahless. Always nice to see John Colicos back, and it was actually a neat twist that the titular sword didn't actually have any special properties other than its reputation bringing out the worst aspects of one's personality.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH
RETURN TO GRACE
SONS OF MOGH
ACCESSION
THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
 
Hmmm... Accession. A great turning point in one of my favorite arcs, Sisko-as-Emissary.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH
RETURN TO GRACE
SONS OF MOGH
THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
 
Sons of Mogh because I love Tony Todd's work and he did a great job with Kurn. I also really enjoy seeing Worf struggle with his Federation values vs Klingon heritage.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH
RETURN TO GRACE
THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
 
A healing hand for "The Quickening." The feels in this episode were tremendous, for the plague victims, for Bashir and his struggles, and for the small, believable, and important triumph of Ekoria's healthy child. Not gonna lie, some ninjas ran past and threw sand in my eyes when that happened....

HIPPOCRATIC OATH
STARSHIP DOWN
THE SWORD OF KAHLESS
CROSSFIRE
RETURN TO GRACE
SONS OF MOGH
ACCESSION
THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
BROKEN LINK

And that hilarious teaser with "Come to Quark's, Quark's is fun. Come to Quark's, don't walk, run!"

That whole scene was hilarious from beginning to end.
 
Starship Down. Quark's scenes with James Cromwell's character are gold.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH
THE SWORD OF KAHLESS
RETURN TO GRACE
SONS OF MOGH
ACCESSION
THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
BROKEN LINK

Another excellent use of the entire cast. Love this episode.

I love this season so immensely, so if it seems like I am adding too many comments to everyone's choices, let me know and I'll stop. Seasons 4, 5, and 6 were supreme seasons of DS9, and of the franchise as a whole.

I just sometimes can't help but spread my love of DS9...
 
"RETURN TO GRACE" has been saved from the bottom of the pit. This was a great episode with the beginning of Dukat the freedom fighter. Also, the first appearance of Damar... little did we know at the time, he would become as important as he did. And the decision to bring Ziyal to the station gave sone great scenes later, and nice moments with Garak.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH
THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
 
HIPPOCRATIC OATH doesn't belong anywhere near here. It's a strong, interesting Bashir plot that for once, gives the Jem'Hadar some added dimensions.

THE MUSE
BODY PARTS
 
I like Bashir's half of the episode, but my problem with Hippocratic Oath is that Worf is too childish and unprofessional for his character.

But certainly not the season's worst episode.
 
I like Bashir's half of the episode, but my problem with Hippocratic Oath is that Worf is too childish and unprofessional for his character.

But certainly not the season's worst episode.

I think it's believable that Worf, one of the most rigid figures from Picard's Enterprise, would have trouble adjusting to Odo's way of running security on DS9. So it didn't bother me, instead I saw it as an essential step in integrating Worf into the show.
 
As if I would allow The Muse to be voted higher than Body Parts. Please. :)

THE MUSE
 
We have a 'winner' with "THE MUSE".

Not really surprised by this one, honestly. An incredibly strong season.

Thank you all for voting. I will be starting season 5 shortly.
 
I don't remember a rant. (Which doesn't mean you're wrong, to be sure; I wasn't exceptionally up on the behind-the-scenes stuff.) I do remember a clip from Babylon 5's blooper reel. In the actual scene, the bit player explained that Hague, the Foxworth character, had been killed -- not too surprising in a war scenario. In the blooper reel:

Sheridan: Where's Admiral Hague?
Bit Player: (heavily) Admiral Hague...is on Deep Space Nine. His agent overbooked him; there was nothing we could do.
The “Bit Player” (Bruce McGill) would later go on to play Captain Braxton in Voyager’s “Relativity” episode.
 
True. He played Major Ed Ryan on "SEVERED DREAMS", the episode in question. It won a Hugo that year... "THE VISITOR" was nominated for the same one that year.
 
"The Muse" is clearly the worst of the season, but I don't even think it's that bad! Yes, the Jake plot is death, but Rene Auberjonois and Majel Barrett are doing such great work over in their story. Every other season has at least one or two episodes that are totally awful, this year they only have one-half of one episode that fails. A really strong season.
 
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