The most disliked episode of TNG - Part Seven

[BlueStuff]

Okay Trek fans, "least disliked" has concluded, so now it's time for the opposite. The basic idea here is your standard elimination game. I'll provide a list of the episodes for each season and you need to eliminate your 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 play again. Pretty simple. Enjoy!

Losers
Season One - Code of Honor
Season Two - Shades of Gray
Season Three - Transfigurations
Season Four - The Loss
Season Five - Violations
Season Six - Birthright (II)
Season Seven -

Descent (II)
Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Attached
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Parallels
The Pegasus
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Lower Decks
Thine Own Self
Masks
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines
Emergence
Preemptive Strike
All Good Things...

 

[Geck]

Descent (II)
Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Attached
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Parallels
The Pegasus
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Thine Own Self
Masks
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines
Emergence
Preemptive Strike
All Good Things...

Saving Lower Decks first - loved seeing things from a different perspective, the intertwining poker games was a brilliant scene, and the ending still makes me tear up a bit. One of my all-time favourites.

 

[TroiFan4ever]

Descent (II)
Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Attached
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Parallels
The Pegasus
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Thine Own Self
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines
Emergence
Preemptive Strike
All Good Things...

I will kindly begin by keeping "Masks" out of the danger zone.

Brent Spiner's awesome acting, the darkness of the ship with the emergency lights, Troi being in uniform the whole episode, and not to mention an epic hell-like theme to it all? I still fail to understand why there is so much hate against it but that's everyone else's opinion, not mine.

 

[tighr]

Descent (II)
Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Attached
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Parallels
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Thine Own Self
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines
Emergence
Preemptive Strike
All Good Things...

I'll save The Pegasus, since it's a great romp about cloaking devices and the technology behind them.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Descent (II)
Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Attached
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Parallels
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines
Emergence
Preemptive Strike
All Good Things...

"Thine Own Self" is a pretty good Data vessel.

 

[TrekAlliance92]

Descent (II)
Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Attached
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines
Emergence
Preemptive Strike
All Good Things...

Saving Paralells, a great high-concept episode with great touches small and big and a good Worf episode to boot. One of Braga's best.

 

[bullethead]

Descent (II)
Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Attached
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines
Emergence
Preemptive Strike

All Good Things...- Best series finale of all the Trek shows.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Descent (II)
Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Attached
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines
Emergence

"Preemptive Strike" is a good episode indeed. Of course, anything featuring a Bajoran tends to sway me, but still.

 

[Geck]

Descent (II)
Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines
Emergence

I've always enjoyed Attached - Stewart and McFadden play off each other well, and it's easy to feel a genuine friendship+more between the two.

 

[TroiFan4ever]

Descent (II)
Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

I'm yanking "Emergence" -- fun episode... 'nuff said...

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Phantasms
Dark Page
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

"Descent, Part II" gets saved before it's too late. Not the best episode by a long shot but again, I'm a total sucker for Data/Lore. Definitely could have done without quite as many bridge scenes, which is no disservice to Crusher's character or Gates McFadden but I found the story involving the officers she was working with rather corny.

 

[Geck]

Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Dark Page
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Eye of the Beholder
Genesis
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

I enjoyed Phantasms a lot more as a kid than I do now, but it's still a good deal of bizarre surreal fun, and one of the most referenced episodes between my brother and I.

 

[TrekAlliance92]

Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (I)
Gambit (II)
Dark Page
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Eye of the Beholder
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

"Genesis" gets a save from me. I'm a sucker for both Fun With DNA and Shuttle Returns to Ship Gone Awry episodes.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (II)
Dark Page
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Sub Rosa
Eye of the Beholder
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

"Gambit" is a nice two-parter. I'm saving its first hour.

 

[TroiFan4ever]

Dam! I was gonna save "Genesis"

Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (II)
Dark Page
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Eye of the Beholder
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

I would keep "Eye of the Beholder" but as much of a sucker I am for Troi, that episode is too dramatic and intense for me to save.

"Sub Rosa" deserves a keep because I always enjoy a good Beverly episode, and a ghost-sex storyline.

 

[Fang66]

Liaisons
Interface
Gambit (II)
Dark Page
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

Saving "Eye of the Beholder" not a sucker for Troi at all but this episode is one of her best.

 

[bullethead]

Liaisons
Interface
Dark Page
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

Gambit (II)- Good conclusion to a solid two parter.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Liaisons
Dark Page
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

I enjoy LaForge in "Interface".

 

[TroiFan4ever]

Liaisons
Force of Nature
Inheritance
Homeward
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

When I was little, "Dark Page" was the episode that got me hooked on Star Trek: TNG to begin with!!! and Troi...

 

[Geck]

...I always enjoy a good Beverly episode...

What does that have to do with Sub Rosa?

Liaisons
Force of Nature
Homeward
Journey's End
Firstborn
Bloodlines

I'll save Inheritance - the concept of "Data's mother!" is one I could have done without, but Fionnula Flanagan did a great job in the role.