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

[Farscape One]

This is a twist on a game that is played here, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I am very curious to see the results.

Here's the game. The basic idea is your standard elimination game. I'll provide a list of the episodes for each season and you need to eliminate your most favorite or the one you deem the 'best.' Please provide an EXPLANATION for why you are eliminating your choice and be sure to copy and paste the list with your choice removed. Finally, wait six hours and leave at least 2 eliminations by other posters before you eliminate another episode.

No tactical voting! You cannot remove an episode because you feel they would threaten your preferred episode's chance to win. Pretty simple. Enjoy!

Hall of Champions (or Failures?)
2011 - "PROFIT AND LACE"
2018 - "LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN..."

Season Seven -

IMAGE IN THE SAND
SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
TAKE ME OUT TO THE HOLOSUITE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH
THE SIEGE OF AR-558
COVENANT
IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
THE CHANGING FACE OF EVIL
WHEN IT RAINS...
TACKING INTO THE WIND
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND

 

[Farscape One]

I will get the ball rolling by saving "THE SIEGE OF AR-558". This was one of the finest examples of STAR TREK showing the horror of war, particularly in what happens to Nog. I thought it was a brilliant move to have the episode centered on main cast members whose characters had the least battle experience, except for Sisko, but he was needed. I love how he leads, and this episode is one of the reasons why he is my favorite captain. Quark's constant needling of him and how Sisko finally got in his face and told him how he cares for every single person under his command. Those scenes were well acted by those two.

It was great to see Bill Mumy here... one of the few times a BABYLON 5 actor comes over to play in the STAR TREK world.

I loved so many episodes this season, and I am very happy to make this my first save.

IMAGE IN THE SAND
SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
TAKE ME OUT TO THE HOLOSUITE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH
COVENANT
IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
THE CHANGING FACE OF EVIL
WHEN IT RAINS...
TACKING INTO THE WIND
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND

 

[BigDaveX]

The Changing Face of Evil. What was already on course to be a very good story in its own right ends up completely turning the story arc on its head in the final act of the episode.

IMAGE IN THE SAND
SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
TAKE ME OUT TO THE HOLOSUITE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT RIVER
ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH
COVENANT
IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
WHEN IT RAINS...
TACKING INTO THE WIND
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND

 

[Orac]

I deleted Take Me Out to the Holosuite because it was fun on a bun.

IMAGE IN THE SAND
SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH
COVENANT
IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
WHEN IT RAINS...
TACKING INTO THE WIND
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND

 

[Garth Rockett]

It's Only a Paper Moon was a great episode dealing with the repercussions of Nog's injury, and showing that even with the advances of 24th century medicine, losing a limb still has a major psychological impact. Plus, Vic Fontaine is awesome.

IMAGE IN THE SAND
SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
WHEN IT RAINS...
TACKING INTO THE WIND
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Removing Tacking Into The Wind. The best thing about the final ten episodes to me is Damar's process of seeing the war for what it really is, realizing the barbarity that his own people inflicted on the Bajorans and finally shooting his friend to keep him from sabotaging the alliance with Starfleet.

Damar: They were children, what kind of people would do that?
Kira: Yes, what kind of people would do that?
...
Kira: That was stupid.
Garak: No, the news he just got made him more receptive to what you said, not less.

One of the best dialog exchanges of the series.

IMAGE IN THE SAND
SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
WHEN IT RAINS...
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND

 

[Farscape One]

The Changing Face of Evil. What was already on course to be a very good story in its own right ends up completely turning the story arc on its head in the final act of the episode.

IMAGE IN THE SAND
SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
TAKE ME OUT TO THE HOLOSUITE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT RIVER
ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH
COVENANT
IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
WHEN IT RAINS...
TACKING INTO THE WIND
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND

Love the episode. When it first aired, when I saw the Defiant destroyed, it hurt. Badly. It was shocking, and it was literally killing off a main character. It was a gut punch.

20 years later, seeing her destroyed again in reruns... it's still a gut punch. I loved that ship.

 

[Sakonna]

Strange Bedfellows. Since the later episodes really struggle with Winn/Dukat, it obscures what a good job this episode does of selling Winn's turn back to the dark side. It's a real tour de force for Louise Fletcher.

I don't often see it often remarked upon, but Winn has her final scene with Kira in this ep, and it's as perfect an arc closure as I've ever seen. When Winn asks Kira to come to her quarters in the dead of night, and she's so visibly broken and vulnerable. And even after everything Winn has done, Kira is so ready to embrace and forgive her... but then Winn just can't get over the hump, she can't actually entertain releasing power. The way Nana Visitor delivers those last lines, as she see's Winn truly is hopeless and says goodbye to her for the last time... haunting.

IMAGE IN THE SAND
SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
WHEN IT RAINS...
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND

 

[tomswift2002]

IMAGE IN THE SAND, really great introductory episode for Ezri Dax. Plus it doesn't answer everything about Ezri, as it just leaves us wanting to know more. It's too bad that Ezri was only in these last 26 episodes. It would've been nice if they had gone into an 8th season and explored Ezri and the the post-Dominion War DS9.


SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
WHEN IT RAINS...
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND[/QUOTE]

 

[Farscape One]

I am saving "ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH". This was a great episode. Wonderful showcase of Kor and Martok. Nice message about old age and usefulness, similar to TNG's "Relics", and people who suffer from dementia and other brain illnesses.

And a great way for Kor to go out... a legend, through and through.


SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
WHEN IT RAINS...
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND

 

[BlueStuff]

BADDA-BING, BADDA-BANG is my all-time favorite comedy episode of Trek. It's perfect for a good time. Sure, the timing is a little bizarre, but who cares! Just look at the gang decked out in their best tuxes and dresses walking down the Promenade. These guys are out for some fun, and you should be too!

SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
WHEN IT RAINS...
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR
WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND

 

[Sakonna]

"What You Leave Behind" It screws up the Winn/Dukat thread, but I barely care. One of my favorite TV series finale's of all time.

SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
WHEN IT RAINS...
EXTREME MEASURES
THE DOGS OF WAR

 

[Farscape One]

I am going to "EXTREME MEASURES". It was a nice final adventure with those two, as the O'Brien/Bashir friendship is one of the cornerstones of the series. William Sadler's performance, as always, was great.

And I have to save this episode on the basis of this exchange alone...

"I love my wife."
"But you like me more."

That is possibly the most true statement of male bonding ever made. Certainly is true of my best friend and I.

SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
INTER ARMA ENIM SILENT LEGES
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
WHEN IT RAINS...
THE DOGS OF WAR

 

[BigDaveX]

Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges. Another nice use of Section 31, and it honestly provided a far more intriguing look into Romulan society than Star Trek: Nemesis would manage a couple of years later.

SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
TREACHERY, FAITH AND THE GREAT
RIVER
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
WHEN IT RAINS...
THE DOGS OF WAR

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Removing Treachery, Faith and the Great River. I like episodes that show us more about Dominion culture for the genetic slaves, and I like the comedic note of the B plot too with Nog sneaking around trying to Ferengi the red tape.

SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
WHEN IT RAINS...
THE DOGS OF WAR

 

[Sakonna]

When It Rains. The episodes on either side of it are the high points of the final arc, and this episode ably keeps it all moving between them.

SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
COVENANT
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
THE DOGS OF WAR

 

[Farscape One]

I will save "COVENANT". It was the final episode of the 'Empok Nor Trilogy', which all were great.

We see how Dukat has really changed, and not for the better. I have always had issues with religion as a whole, because so many tragedies and deaths have been directly tied to religion. Religions are very much like cults, and this episode really examines that. Having faith is great, and I applaud anyone who has that... but faith is vastly different from religion. Dukat took his faith and made a cult of it, and it was another way to serve his megalomania. And yet, he really DID believe in the Pah-Wraiths. It was a great performance by Marc Alaimo, and Nana Visitor, as always.

SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
CHIMERA
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
THE DOGS OF WAR

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Saving Chimera. Great interaction between Odo and not-Martok. I think that Lass provides a great counterpoint to the changelings seen in the series so far, and it creates tension with the Odo-Kira romance while providing a basis for greater sensuality.

SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
FIELD OF FIRE
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
THE DOGS OF WAR

 

[BigDaveX]

Field of Fire. Probably the best "Ezri episode," and she had some effective interplay with Joran.

SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS
AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
THE DOGS OF WAR

 

[tomswift2002]

SHADOWS AND SYMBOLS. Another great episode that shows how mixed up DS9 was after Jadzia’s death.



AFTERIMAGE
CHRYSALIS
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOAK
PENUMBRA
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
THE DOGS OF WAR