The Most Disliked Episode of TNG, Finals: 2021 Edition...

[Oddish]

And yes, that's scraping the barrel, but just look at everything else.

We are, believe me. We are.

 

[Orphalesion]

Gonna give a point to Suddenly Seymour Human, because except for the batshit ending I quite liked the rest of the episode. And Wesley got a face-full of ice cream.


Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 0
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 1
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 1
"Birthright, Part II" - 2
"Journey's End" - 1
"Interface" - 0

 

[Farscape One]

Bloody hell. This is harder than one of Neelix's leola root pies.

And yes, that's scraping the barrel, but just look at everything else.

That's the fun of this game.

 

[Seven of Five]

The Icarus Factor. Same reasons.

Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 1
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 1
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 1
"Birthright, Part II" - 2
"Journey's End" - 1
"Interface" - 0

 

[Sakonna]

I also cannot get on the "Birthright, Part II" train. Haaaaaaaaate that one. FUN FACT: only two episodes have made the finals in 2011, 2018, 2019, and now -- "Birthright, Part II" and "Transfigurations"!

I'm nearly persuaded by @Vale's argument that Gul Evek makes "Journey's End" the point for this round, but I'll go with "Suddenly Human", by a hair. I don't mind it. There's a basically interesting premise there.

"Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 1
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 2
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 1
"Birthright, Part II" - 2
"Journey's End" - 1
"Interface" - 0

 

[Vale]

Fascinating that there's so many horses in this stage of the race. Normally it's fairly easy to tell which way people are going to jump, and here it's still all to play for!

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Another vote for Suddenly Human. Out of what’s left it has the most going for it. Calling themselves on their arrogance over cultural superiority.

Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 1
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 3
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 1
"Birthright, Part II" - 2
"Journey's End" - 1
"Interface" - 0

 

[Qonundrum]

"Aquiel" is bland, and you're hoping it's her who's the baddie and not the doggie, but there's some thought put into Geordi's handling for once with women and the scene when the mystery ooze duplicates Beverly's hand is suitably chilling.

None of these remaining stories is particularly great, but "Aquiel" is at least the least offensive, least half-baked, and/or least awkward and by a country mile parsec, which might still be too small a distance...


What's left to skewer:
Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 1
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 3
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 2
"Birthright, Part II" - 2
"Journey's End" - 1
"Interface" - 0

 

[Eddie Roth]

Not a big fan of any of these, so I'm going to give my vote this round to Birthright, just because I'm learning Klingon now, so...

What's left:
"Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 1
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 3
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 2
"Birthright, Part II" - 3
"Journey's End" - 1
"Interface" - 0

 

[Vger23]

I’ll vote for The Icarus Factor solely on the fact that ambo-jitsu is obviously the ultimate evolution of the martial arts.

"Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 2
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 3
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 2
"Birthright, Part II" - 3
"Journey's End" - 1
"Interface" - 0

 

[Alice_27]

Well, I'll save "Birthright, Part II" since it's a Worf-centric storyline; even though he was a bit of an ass to Ba'el. So let's start again.

"Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 0
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 0
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 0
"Journey's End" - 0
"Interface" - 0

 

[Brobdingnag]

Well, all of a sudden, Interface doesn't look so bad after all.

"Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 0
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 0
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 0
"Journey's End" - 0
"Interface" - 1

 

[Orphalesion]

Suddenly Human again, same reasons

"Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 0
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 1
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 0
"Journey's End" - 0
"Interface" - 1

 

[Oddish]

SH is a worthy choice, but I'm still voting for Aquiel, for reasons already stated.

Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 0
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 1
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 1
"Journey's End" - 0
"Interface" - 1

 

[Farscape One]

Voting "Suddenly Human" this round. Seeing Picard try to overcome his being around children issues was a good idea.


Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 0
"Transfigurations" - 0
"Suddenly Human" - 2
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 1
"Journey's End" - 0
"Interface" - 1

 

[Alice_27]

Having just watched "Transfigurations" it's not as bad as I remembered. It's certainly not in the league of "Code of Honor" bad...so I'll give it a vote.

Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 0
"Transfigurations" - 1
"Suddenly Human" - 2
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 1
"Journey's End" - 0
"Interface" - 1

 

[Qonundrum]

"Aquiel" - for the same reasons I opined back on page 1. The most boring and least daft is still better than the rest.

Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 0
"Transfigurations" - 1
"Suddenly Human" - 2
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 2
"Journey's End" - 0
"Interface" - 1

 

[Sakonna]

"Suddenly Human" again.

"Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 0
"Transfigurations" - 1
"Suddenly Human" - 3
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 2
"Journey's End" - 0
"Interface" - 1

 

[Qonundrum]

"Aquiel" again - same reasons


"Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 0
"Transfigurations" - 1
"Suddenly Human" - 3
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 3
"Journey's End" - 0
"Interface" - 1

 

[Vger23]

I’m sorry, Aquiel and Suddenly Human are bottom-5 material in my mind. Gotta go Icarus Factor again. Ambo-Jitsu.

Code of Honor" - 0
"The Icarus Factor" - 1
"Transfigurations" - 1
"Suddenly Human" - 3
"New Ground" - 0
"Aquiel" - 3
"Journey's End" - 0
"Interface" - 1