The Most Disliked Episode of TNG - Season 4...

[Farscape One]

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 - "Shades Of Gray"
2018 - "The Outrageous Okona"
2019 - "Code of Honor"

Season Four -

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
The Loss
Data's Day
The Wounded
Devil's Due
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half A Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Farscape One]

I will start by saving "Data's Day". I love the 'day in the life' structure, particularly with Data as the perspective. And a great nod to BALANCE OF TERROR, a favorite of mine from The Original Series. Coincidence that both involved Romulans?

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
The Loss
The Wounded
Devil's Due
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half A Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Sakonna]

"Devil's Due" is the season 4 ep that's popping up most frequently in rewatches for me these days, so I'll save that first. Ardra is a great villain, I love all her scenes with Picard. And any sequence where she's demonstrating her "powers" is great fun.

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
The Loss
The Wounded
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half A Life
The Host
The Mind's Eye
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Armus]

Season 4 is a consistent season and I enjoy rewatching most of the episodes but few episodes scream out for me to save them. I always liked The Mind's Eye. It was the edgiest and best directed episode of season 4. The intercuts with Geordi's POV was cool.

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
The Loss
The Wounded
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
The Nth Degree
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[El Maestro]

There are some greats on this list but I think I'm gonna save "The Nth Degree." A fun payoff to previous Barclay and some great character moments and even though it's a little ham fisted and never returns I like the "turning of the tables" on the crew: they are the subject of exploration instead of being the explorers.

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
The Loss
The Wounded
Clues
First Contact
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Seven of Five]

I love First Contact. It's good how the episode is done from the alien race's perspective.

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion
Future Imperfect
Final Mission
The Loss
The Wounded
Clues
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Armus]

Future Imperfect was a nice puzzle for Riker to solve. I liked his meltdown where he tells Picard to shut up.

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The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Reunion

Final Mission
The Loss
The Wounded
Clues
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Sakonna]

"Reunion" is a winner, possibly TNG's best Klingon episode.

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Final Mission
The Loss
The Wounded
Clues
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
The Drumhead
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[BigDaveX]

The Drumhead, which is a powerful story about the damage that witch hunts can cause, and still a very relevant one today.

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Final Mission
The Loss
The Wounded
Clues
Galaxy's Child
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Armus]

Galaxy's Child has the important message that reality and fantasy are two different things. And the space baby was cute. The two stories converge nicely.

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Legacy
Final Mission
The Loss
The Wounded
Clues
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Sakonna]

"Legacy" I guess I'm just big on aftermath-of-Tasha's-death stories lately, I was praising that element of "The Most Toys" when saving it...

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Final Mission
The Loss
The Wounded
Clues
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Seven of Five]

The Wounded is an excellent introduction to the Cardassians, whilst its also a good use of O'Brien.

The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Final Mission
The Loss
Clues
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Armus]

Clues was clever. It was Michael Piller's favorite episode of the season.


The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Final Mission
The Loss

Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[BigDaveX]

Best of Both Worlds II is a generally very worthy follow-up to the first half, even if it does have its flaws.

Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Remember Me
Final Mission
The Loss
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[antinoos]

Remember Me is eerie, has a sense of sweet abandonment that still fascinates me, even though I know how everything resolves at the end.

Family
Brothers
Suddenly Human
Final Mission
The Loss
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Brennyren]

How can "Family" still be on this list?!? I mean, seriously. It's one of the rare episodes to show characters dealing with the consequences of a devastating personal trauma, it features some amazing acting by Stewart, it introduces the then-adorable David Tristram Birkin, and it's the great Theodore Bikel's only appearance on Trek. I am addressing this blatant injustice here and now.

Brothers
Suddenly Human
Final Mission
The Loss
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Qpid
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Farscape One]

"Qpid" is saved. A fun episode, and Worf was hilarious when he destroyed Geordi's mandolin... and his line, "Sir, I protest! I am NOT a Merry Man!"

Brothers
Suddenly Human
Final Mission
The Loss
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Sakonna]

I love any time Troi gets to be nasty ("Man Of The People", "Power Play"), so obviously I adore "The Loss"!

Brothers
Suddenly Human
Final Mission
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
Half A Life
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[BigDaveX]

Half a Life, which is a arguably Lwaxana’s best episode across the franchise.

Brothers
Suddenly Human
Final Mission
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
The Host
In Theory
Redemption

 

[Brennyren]

Saving "Final Mission." The B-plot was unbelievably dumb, and even the A-plot had more than its fair share of cliches and contrivances, but I loved the scenes between Wes and Picard in the cavern.

Brothers
Suddenly Human
Night Terrors
Identity Crisis
The Host
In Theory
Redemption