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

[Farscape One]

My final vote for SNW is "Terrarium".

The finale was an absolute mess of a script. It felt like 3 or 4 episodes were trying to be rammed into one with no sense of cohesion.

Besides, "Terrarium" was actually good... until an appearance really gutted the episode. Had that appearance not occured, it would have been a very good episode.

"Terrarium" - 2
"New Life and New Civilizations" - 0

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Terrarium is comfortably the best of these two. Ortegas finally getting something to do outside of flying the ship and the very quickly abandoned ptsd storyline showed off just how underutilised she is.

New Life isn't a bad episode per se. It's no Rascals or Precious Cargo but it is a bad finale. It would have served better as just any old other episode, the weird things happening to Batel plot was not strong enough to be the only thing really carrying over throughout the season and it certainly wasn't a big enough deal to be a finale. Finales are meant to have some kind of gravity to them, feel like a big satisfying conclusion or leave us desperate for part 2 during the break, NLNC just leaves me with a feeling of okay what's next week's episode going to be about.

"Terrarium" - 3
"New Life and New Civilizations" - 0

 

[The Salt Umpire]

My final vote for SNW is "Terrarium".

The finale was an absolute mess of a script. It felt like 3 or 4 episodes were trying to be rammed into one with no sense of cohesion.

Besides, "Terrarium" was actually good... until an appearance really gutted the episode. Had that appearance not occured, it would have been a very good episode.

"Terrarium" - 2
"New Life and New Civilizations" - 0

Agreed. I was enjoying it.

Spoiler: the time barrier's been broken!

The gorn execution was the first sign of trouble and then the d* metron popped up. I was 'nope, you guys don't even know how to go to the well properly'. I gave it an 8 back then.

I'd vote 7 now.

Let's end it.

If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well
It were done quickly:

Terrarium -4
"NL&NC" -0

 

[Farscape One]

Could you spoiler tag that third sentence, please? It's still within 6 months of initial airing.

(Edited to add: appreciate you doing that, Salt Umpire. Thank you.)




And "New Life and New Civilizations" wins 2025.

Thank you all for playing! I will start the last game of 2025 shortly... Most Disliked Movie. Hope to see you all there!

 

[The Salt Umpire]

New Life isn't a bad episode per se. It's no Rascals or Precious Cargo but it is a bad finale. It would have served better as just any old other episode, the weird things happening to Batel plot was not strong enough to be the only thing really carrying over throughout the season and it certainly wasn't a big enough deal to be a finale. Finales are meant to have some kind of gravity to them, feel like a big satisfying conclusion or leave us desperate for part 2 during the break, NLNC just leaves me with a feeling of okay what's next week's episode going to be about.

It sure wasn't "Mr Worf. Fire." Couldn't wait for that summer to end. We went to a Trekkie watch party for Pt 2.

 

[Farscape One]

Or "CALL TO ARMS".

The Defiant and Rotarran meeting up with that fleet, and charging back to the screen?

Jaw dropping. I have a very clear memory of how excited I was and how torturous it was to wait the summer to get to DS9 season 6.