The Most Disliked Episode of LDS, Finals - 2025 Edition...

[Frostscape One]

So now it is time for the final part.

*RULES*

Give what you consider to be the best/your most favorite episode ONE point, and briefly explain WHY. Be sure to copy and paste the list with your point added. When an episode reaches 4 points, it is eliminated. Then a NEW round begins (in this thread) with the numbers restored to 0. Vote ONCE per round. And enjoy!


Season 1 Winner - "Terminal Provocations"
Runner up - "Moist Vessel"
Season 2 Winner - "Strange Energies"
Runner up - "Mugato, Gumato"
Season 3 Winner - "Mining the Mind's Mines"
Runner up - "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus"
Season 4 Winner - "Something Borrowed, Something Green"
Runner up - "Twovix"
Season 5 Winner - "Shades of Green"
Runner up - "Upper Decks"


"Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - 0
"Something Borrowed, Something Green" - 0
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 0

 

[Frostscape One]

It's really tough to vote, because pretty much all of these are good episodes.

I'll start with "Upper Decks".

It's literally taking the reverse concept of the series and making it an episode... which would be, ironically, any regular episode of any other series. I'm very glad we got this right before the end of the show... it would have been a shame if we never got it.


"Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - 0
"Something Borrowed, Something Green" - 0
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 1

 

[Cyfa]

It's a testament to the quality of Lower Decks how many great episodes are in this list!
My first point is awarded to "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" because the holodeck really does seem like a good way to process feelings: Boimler starts to come to terms with the (apparent) death of his transporter duplicate (and gets to confront Mariner that the original was "just a sad little tantrum so you could murder the crew" [even though she did actually get something out of it]), Tendi realises she wants to be a captain, Mariner learns to play along, and Rutherford gets snacks and undresses street punks!
Plus, Captain Sulu is better!

"Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - 1
"Something Borrowed, Something Green" - 0
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 1

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Indeed it is difficult to think of anything bad to really say about any of them.

My save will be for Paradoxus. Cyfa hit the nail on the head with every reason a person could have to have a great time.

"Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - 2
"Something Borrowed, Something Green" - 0
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 1

 

[Poldon]

"Something Borrowed, Something Green"

This episode really fleshes out the Orions and features several great gags, like Mark Twain diplomacy and Mariner repeatedly getting hit in the shoulder with knives. And there's some great serious moments between T'Lyn and Tendi.

"Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - 2
"Something Borrowed, Something Green" - 1
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 1

 

[Santa of Five]

Whilst it wasn't as funny as the original, Crisis Point 2 is still a hoot.

Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus" - 3
"Something Borrowed, Something Green" - 1
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 1

 

[Sakonna]

Crisis Point 2 is fantastic! Do I fucking love the Great Soolian Algae Crisis that everyone of course knows all about.

So that's saved. I'll do "Something Borrowed, Something Green" next. Everytime LD went big on the Orions, it was gold.

"Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Something Borrowed, Something Green" - 1
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 0

 

[Frostscape One]

I was going to vote for "Upper Decks" again...

But I agree with Sakonna about LOWER DECKS and the Orions, so I am also voting for "Something Borrowed, Something Green".

And frankly, NO season 4 episode deserves to get far in this game, because every episode of that season was awesome!


"Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Something Borrowed, Something Green" - 2
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 0

 

[Poldon]

Voting for "Something Borrowed, Something Green" again.

"Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Something Borrowed, Something Green" - 3
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 0

 

[CerritosExplorer84]

I can't vote for "Something Borrowed, Something Green", "Shades of Green" and "Upper Decks" those are some of my favs.

I'm voting for "Strange Energies" but I liked the opening with Mariner's exercise session.

 

[Cyfa]

I can't vote for "Something Borrowed, Something Green", "Shades of Green" and "Upper Decks" those are some of my favs.

~ Unless I've misunderstood what you mean, in this game you should be voting for your favourite (or the episode you think is best) so that the last episode remaining is the most disliked (sorry, can't say I dislike any LDS eps) the one not quite loved as much as the rest. Not to worry if that's the case, though, as I'm going give "Something Borrowed, Something Green" a fourth vote and save it!

My vote in this new round goes to "Upper Decks". The look on Stevens' face after he's surprised Carol by arranging a date with her husband is worth it alone, but pretty much everything on her itinerary is amazing/hilarious. And Ransom makes people thinking he's a doofus work for him again in getting the Lower Deckers to work together

"Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 1

 

[CerritosExplorer84]

~ Unless I've misunderstood what you mean, in this game you should be voting for your favourite (or the episode you think is best) so that the last episode remaining is the most disliked (sorry, can't say I dislike any LDS eps) the one not quite loved as much as the rest. Not to worry if that's the case, though, as I'm going give "Something Borrowed, Something Green" a fourth vote and save it!

My vote in this new round goes to "Upper Decks". The look on Stevens' face after he's surprised Carol by arranging a date with her husband is worth it alone, but pretty much everything on her itinerary is amazing/hilarious. And Ransom makes people thinking he's a doofus work for him again in getting the Lower Deckers to work together

"Terminal Provocations" - 0
"Moist Vessel" - 0
"Strange Energies" - 0
"Mugato, Gumato" - 0
"Mining the Mind's Mines" - 0
"Twovix" - 0
"Shades of Green" - 0
"Upper Decks" - 1

Ah, I see. Then, I guess my true actual vote goes to "Upper Decks", with the runner up being "Shades of Green"