The Most Disliked Episode of STAR TREK - Season 3...

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  1. Farscape One

    Farscape One Vice Admiral Admiral

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    This is a twist on a game that is played here, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

    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?)
    2011 - AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    2018 - AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    2019 - AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD


    Season Three -

    SPOCK'S BRAIN
    THE ENTERPRISE INCIDENT
    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    SPECTRE OF THE GUN
    DAY OF THE DOVE
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE
    TOUCHED THE SKY
    THE THOLIAN WEB
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    ELAAN OF TROYIUS
    WHOM GODS DESTROY
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
    THE SAVAGE CURTAIN
    ALL OUR YESTERDAYS
    TURNABOUT INTRUDER
     
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  2. Farscape One

    Farscape One Vice Admiral Admiral

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    I'll get the ball rolling by saving THE ENTERPRISE INCIDENT. I've always loved this episode. Great performances all around, great dialogue, and great story make this a gem of the season.


    SPOCK'S BRAIN
    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    SPECTRE OF THE GUN
    DAY OF THE DOVE
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE
    TOUCHED THE SKY
    THE THOLIAN WEB
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    ELAAN OF TROYIUS
    WHOM GODS DESTROY
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
    THE SAVAGE CURTAIN
    ALL OUR YESTERDAYS
    TURNABOUT INTRUDER
     
  3. BigDaveX

    BigDaveX Captain Captain

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    The Tholian Web. Nice, tense little piece, with some great atmosphere aboard the Defiant, and they manage to show just enough of the Tholians and their ships to make them enigmatic, yet dangerous.

    SPOCK'S BRAIN
    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    SPECTRE OF THE GUN
    DAY OF THE DOVE
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    ELAAN OF TROYIUS
    WHOM GODS DESTROY
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
    THE SAVAGE CURTAIN
    ALL OUR YESTERDAYS
    TURNABOUT INTRUDER
     
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  4. Spock's Barber

    Spock's Barber Commodore Commodore

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    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    SPECTRE OF THE GUN
    DAY OF THE DOVE
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    ELAAN OF TROYIUS
    WHOM GODS DESTROY
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
    THE SAVAGE CURTAIN
    ALL OUR YESTERDAYS
    TURNABOUT INTRUDER

    Sorry to all the skull noodle haters out there, but I still like Spock’s Brain.
     
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  5. Sakonna

    Sakonna Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    My favorite season of TOS -- all the years I spent trying to get into TOS, and failing, by occasionally checking out the beloved classics of seasons 1 and 2, and finding them dull and uninvolving. It was when I found the trashy "failed" eps of season 3 that I finally fell in love.

    "Whom Gods Destroy" was one of those, the gonzo madness of the asylum and Garth-as-Kirk is just delightful. Also, the colorful alien palette was rarely so well utilized, visually I just love taking this one in.

    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    SPECTRE OF THE GUN
    DAY OF THE DOVE
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    ELAAN OF TROYIUS
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
    THE SAVAGE CURTAIN
    ALL OUR YESTERDAYS
    TURNABOUT INTRUDER
     
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  6. Discofan

    Discofan Admiral Admiral

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    I am saving what should have been the true finale of the series instead of the deplorable one that we got, IE "ALL OUR YESTERDAYS". A time travel episode, quite unlike the others.

    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    SPECTRE OF THE GUN
    DAY OF THE DOVE
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    ELAAN OF TROYIUS
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
    THE SAVAGE CURTAIN
    TURNABOUT INTRUDER
     
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  7. Spock's Barber

    Spock's Barber Commodore Commodore

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    I like WGD, even though Bob Justman (?) thought that this episode was just a re-hash of Dagger of the Mind.
     
  8. Seven of Five

    Seven of Five Stupid Sexy Flanders! Premium Member

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    I agree with Spock's Brain, it's a guilty pleasure of mine like Threshold, Genesis or Move Along Home.

    I'll remove Day of the Dove because Michael Ansara is amazing as Kang, and I love the little team-up at the end to save the day.

    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    SPECTRE OF THE GUN
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    ELAAN OF TROYIUS
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
    THE SAVAGE CURTAIN
    TURNABOUT INTRUDER
     
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  9. johnnybear

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    Elaan of Troyius if for nothing else the wonderful Klingon warship that follows the Enterprise through the Tellun star system to Troyius! :klingon:

    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    SPECTRE OF THE GUN
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
    THE SAVAGE CURTAIN
    TURNABOUT INTRUDER
    JB
     
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  10. Spock's Barber

    Spock's Barber Commodore Commodore

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    ...and the Klingon in Elaan was almost as menacing as Kang.

    [​IMG]
     
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  11. Sakonna

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    I love "Turnabout Intruder" (I think it's the crazy Shatner possession I can't get enough of), and it was possibly THE episode that hooked me on TOS, as mentioned in my post above... after so many years being underwhelmed by the beloved classics, I finally watched this reviled disaster and found myself enjoying it. And that's when I started jumping around checking out other hated season 3 eps I'd never gotten around to before, and found myself legitimately into TOS for the first time.

    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    SPECTRE OF THE GUN
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
    THE SAVAGE CURTAIN
     
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  12. Spock's Barber

    Spock's Barber Commodore Commodore

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    Just a dumb guess, but I think ATCSL might be headed for a three-peat. :ack:
     
  13. Discofan

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    I'll save what's the closest thing to a holodeck episode we got on TOS, IE "SPECTRE OF THE GUN".


    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
    THE SAVAGE CURTAIN
     
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  14. BigDaveX

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    The Savage Curtain is a silly, simplistic little episode, but I'll give it a pass on the grounds that it did some important world-building with Surak, Kahless, and some of the details of World War III-era Earth.

    THE PARADISE SYNDROME
    AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD
    IS THERE IN TRUTH NO BEAUTY?
    FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY
    PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN
    WINK OF AN EYE
    THE EMPATH
    LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD
    THE MARK OF GIDEON
    THAT WHICH SURVIVES
    THE LIGHTS OF ZETAR
    REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH
    THE WAY TO EDEN
    THE CLOUD MINDERS
     
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  15. aaronbossig

    aaronbossig Ensign Red Shirt

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    I actually like Requiem for Methuselah
     
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  16. Spock's Barber

    Spock's Barber Commodore Commodore

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    It’s an episode that some love and others hate. I personally like it as one of the better S3 episodes. :)
     
  17. Discofan

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    It's very loosely inspired by Shakespeare's "The Tempest".
     
  18. Spock's Barber

    Spock's Barber Commodore Commodore

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    So, are you eliminating Requiem?
     
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  19. Discofan

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    I was about to ask the same thing.
     
  20. aaronbossig

    aaronbossig Ensign Red Shirt

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    Yeah. It's a tough call between that and some of the others, but it is by no means the worst, iMho.