The Most Disliked Episode of SNW, 2023 Edition - Season 2...

[Farscape One]

Welcome to our bi-yearly 'Most Disliked Episode' games! Now that the 'Least Disliked Episode' games hosted by BlueStuff (who inspired me to create these games, so thank you very much for paving the way) have concluded, we can begin the opposite side of that coin.

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, 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?)
2023 - "The Serene Squall"


Season 2

"The Broken Circle"
"Ad Astra per Aspera"
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
"Among the Lotus Eaters"
"Charades"
"Lost in Translation"
"Those Old Scientists"
"Under the Cloak of War"
"Subspace Rhapsody"
"Hegemony"


Side note: since much of this season is still within the 6 months rule, please spoiler tag your reasons for saving an episode.

 

[Farscape One]

Another wonderful season! There's only one episode I truly didn't like very much, but that's really only because I am completely not a fan of that genre. There are two episodes that I am truly torn on saving first. One was an excellent crossover, the other was an excellent character piece.

I'm going to save the excellent character piece first, because I have become a huge fan of his character... "Under the Cloak of War".

Spoiler: Reason...

Every time you spotlight M'Benga, you are winning. A marvelous, complex character portrayed by a fantastic actor. This was an excellent spotlight for him. Babs knocked it out of the park with his portrayal of a person going through all that trauma. Jess Bush was another highlight, with what she sees on the moon and what she is dealing with while Dak'rah is at the dinner.

I also appreciate how this episode actually paints Pike as somewhat failing with some members of his crew. It shows his fallability, because he clearly miscalculated just how much trauma M'Benga, Chapel, and Ortegas are carrying. (Speaking of Ortegas, I applaud her for not putting up with Dak'rah's bullshit and leaving the dinner.) This really illustrated a deep divide between Federation idealism and reality.

This episode also illustrated just how good Una is at her job as XO. She recognized a huge problem and came up with the solution for Pike... all done in private. She backed her captain but was not afraid to let him know he's wrong. Love this woman.

But more than that, this episode has proven to be rather controversial due to what happens to Dak'rah. VERY heated debates have occured, and that's a hallmark of a truly memorable episode. And while it's too early to see if the debate will still have the same fire as "TUVIX", "FOR THE UNIFORM", or "COGENITOR", this definitely is a contender for the same subject coming up repeatedly for 20 years or more.

"The Broken Circle"
"Ad Astra per Aspera"
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
"Among the Lotus Eaters"
"Charades"
"Lost in Translation"
"Those Old Scientists"
"Subspace Rhapsody"
"Hegemony"

 

[Sakonna]

"Subspace Rhapsody" is a franchise high point, they nailed this at every level. And it's such a good soundtrack for jogging. It's the only Trek episode that ever made me lose 10 lbs.

"The Broken Circle"
"Ad Astra per Aspera"
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
"Among the Lotus Eaters"
"Charades"
"Lost in Translation"
"Those Old Scientists"
"Hegemony"

 

[Seven of Five]

That would have been my first vote, but instead, I'll save Those Old Scientists. A brilliant crossover, that served fans of both series well.

The animated Enterprise just about killed me at the end.

"The Broken Circle"
"Ad Astra per Aspera"
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
"Among the Lotus Eaters"
"Charades"
"Lost in Translation"
"Hegemony"

 

[BlueStuff]

"Ad Astra per Aspera" more than delivered in bringing back the great courtroom-Trek.

"The Broken Circle"
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
"Among the Lotus Eaters"
"Charades"
"Lost in Translation"
"Hegemony"

 

[Sakonna]

I found "Among The Lotus Eaters" alarmingly relatable. I doubt this was the intent, but the effects of Rigel VII on the crew felt so much like a sci-fi metaphor for my experiences of autistic burnout. The characters struggles in this resonated personally to a degree that was almost overwhelming to watch.

"The Broken Circle"
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
"Charades"
"Lost in Translation"
"Hegemony"

 

[Farscape One]

Saving "Charades".

Not only a fun episode, but it really shows just how awesome...

Spoiler: Reasons...

Amanda is.

"The Broken Circle"
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
"Lost in Translation"
"Hegemony"

(My apologies. I only just realized my reason wasn't spoiler tagged. I have corrected this.)

 

[BlueStuff]

Saving Hegemony for the awesome ending - can't wait for season 3.

"The Broken Circle"
"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
"Lost in Translation"

 

[Seven of Five]

The Broken Circle was a great way to open the season. Fascinating that they didn't dive back into the Una's cliffhanger from S1, but the story was very compelling regardless.

"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
"Lost in Translation"

 

[Cyfa]

I'm a sucker for a time travel story, but that's not the reason I'm saving "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" -

Spoiler: character relationship

La'an and Kirk are just wonderful together, and La'an letting her guard down only for that to happen was heartbreaking.

So, the "winner" (although I thought it was very good) is: "Lost in Translation"

 

[Farscape One]

"Lost in Translation" wins season 2.

I will start the Finals within the next couple hours. Hope to see everyone there!

Thank you all for playing.

 

[Oddish]

Wow. Blink and you miss it.

 

[Seven of Five]

Tha's the trouble with shorter seasons.

 

[Henoch]

"Ad Astra per Aspera" more than delivered in bringing back the great courtroom-Trek.

My small nit: the "command" dress uniforms should have been lime-green-ish. YMMV .