The Most Disliked Episode of TNG, Season 3: 2021 Edition...

[Sakonna]

"Tin Man" is a cool episode. Good use of Troi and Betazoid's. Great job from the production team on Tin Man himself. Love the overall vibe, it's another where space feels so lonely and vast -- the detail about how the Romulan's are pushing their engines so hard that they're sacrificing their potential to get back if it doesn't work out for them.

Evolution
The Ensigns of Command
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
Allegiance
Menage a Troi
Transfigurations

 

[Qonundrum]

Dang, all the ones worthy of being disliked* are largely saved already.

Menage a Troi

is saved because it's got Ethan Philips, whose evil Ferengi doctor is well-acted and helps sell these creations as being other than "comic relief of the week". Lwaxana's means to get Picard to save her are deservedly hilarious too.

What's left:
Evolution
The Ensigns of Command
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
Allegiance
Transfigurations



* moohahaha!

 

[Vger23]

I actually really like Ensigns of Command. It’s a rare Data episode that I think works. It’s a slower, more thoughtful episode, but it’s not boring. I also like Picard figuring out how to screw the Shelliak at their own game.

Evolution
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
Allegiance
Transfigurations

 

[Pikirk_Janesisko]

"Allegiance" is quite underrated, surprised that it still remained on the list. I really like the dynamics between the prisioners and Picard. I even like the scene with Picard's doppelgänger singing with the crew! I mean, I find it hillarious to be honest. The capitivity premise was already done to death on TOS but this episode takes a different approach. It isn't amazing or anything, but is quite entertaining trying to figure it out who's behind the kidnapping.

Evolution
The Price
The Vengeance Factor
Transfigurations

 

[Vger23]

I can’t deal with what’s left.

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Removing Vengeance Factor. I just like the episode and the concept of the space age blood feud.

Evolution
The Price
Transfigurations

 

[Seven of Five]

Evolution isn't a classic episode, but it has the hallmarks of a Michael Pillar script in its characters. He finds time to reintegrate Dr. Crusher into the crew, and talk about baseball in his first script.

The Price
Transfigurations

 

[Farscape One]

I am saving "The Price" because at least it isn't boring, which the other is.

"Transfigurations" is not a bad episode, but is very boring... which is sometimes worse than being bad. It wins season 3.

Thank you all for playing. I'll post season 4 tomorrow.

 

[Oddish]

Arghhh! Missed the whole frickin' game!

 

[Farscape One]

Fear not! Tomorrow, season 4 begins.

 

[BlueStuff]

Arghhh! Missed the whole frickin' game!

I think I've managed to catch two or three going back to the TOS games so far.

 

[Qonundrum]

Evolution = another episode that removes Wesley from hokey contrived-demigod status, how didn't this get saved before the "Everyone tells the truth" trope where either which way, a plot hole ensures Riker is still guilty of direct sexual advances?! Complete with corny line and badly acted "You're a dead man Apgar!" with the only thing missing is Riker chewing on a big slab of beef on set drywall sandwich with extra cheese (in beige, naturally)... From Riker, who gets it every third week and always willingly so why would this plot hole even exist... At least "The Pegasus" writes his imperfections in a more efective way. Not that I'm opinionated on that episode and its creeky waves or anything...

The Price = worthy to be the winner. It's cringe, though at least the Ferengi are given decent enough treatment...

But neither is nearly as bad as:

Transfigurations = worthy of TOS with sweatpants as costumes but Norman wore them the best. Also worthy of TOS with "kill then revive the character because the audience will be so shocked they soil their pants" trope too. I'm sure there's an allegory in this somewhere, but even then it's ends so glorious-in-phony-tone and gloriously-cornball.

 

[Sakonna]

Can't argue with these finalists! "The Price" and "Transfigurations" are both completely heinous episodes, albeit in extremely different ways.

The only positive thing I have to say about "The Price" is that it indirectly and eventually gave us Nhan on Disco.

 

[Qonundrum]

So glad 'The Bonding" didn't come close to being the most disliked... the plot is fairly original, very taut, has great incidental music (think "wallpaper music, done right"), first rate direction, and great acting from all involved. It wasn't my favorite story in the past, and it's more or less an example of TNG doing a ghost story* with some panache rather than actual sci-fi, but it works extremely well - and does Troi and Wesley justice. The way it really digs into themes involving having kids on ships in a way that season 1 could have explored and without dumbing down any character or the audience in the process. On the contrary...

This is quintessential TNG.


* or a nice new breath of fresh air on the TOS trope involving incorporeal aliens, and with a bit more depth than "You humans are immature but will be awesome one day" cookie cutter copy paste.