The Most Disliked Episode of VOY, Finals - 2025 Edition...

[Detached Nacelle]

I think Im going with Spirit Folk this time around, Ive come to appreciate the charm of this non-consecutive 2-parter more though you have to wonder how after Moriarty there weren't stronger safeguards in place to stop holograms discovering theyre holograms.

I could be mistaken but isnt this the single only example of someone actually saying Voyager's registry number out loud?

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 1
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"THE DISEASE" - 2
"SPIRIT FOLK" - 1
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 0

 

[Severed Heads]

Vis a Vis has an interesting concept..

FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 2
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"THE DISEASE" - 2
"SPIRIT FOLK" - 1
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 0

 

[Pumpkin Bread]

Spirit Folk for the scene with the cow.

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 2
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"THE DISEASE" - 2
"SPIRIT FOLK" - 2
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 0

 

[Poldon]

"The Disease" for the design of the alien ship.

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 2
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"THE DISEASE" - 3
"SPIRIT FOLK" - 2
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 0

 

[Frightscape One]

Since 48 hours have passed with no vote, "THE DISEASE" is cured.

New round.

I am voting for "VIS A VIS". Same reasons as before. (It's literally the only episode left that I don't have some kind of issue with or I feel is just plain bad.)


"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 1
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"SPIRIT FOLK" - 0
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 0

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Spirit Folk for being an all round good natured feel good episode.

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 1
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"SPIRIT FOLK" - 1
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 0

 

[Pumpkin Bread]

Spirit Folk for being the perfect New Year's Eve episode. Just remember to start it at 11:49:35.

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 1
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"SPIRIT FOLK" - 2
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 0

 

[Starflight]

Another vote for "Spirit Folk".

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 1
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"SPIRIT FOLK" - 3
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 0

 

[Severed Heads]

Vis a vis again.

FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 2
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"SPIRIT FOLK" - 3
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 0

 

[Sakonna]

I'll finish off "Spirit Folk", because at least it gave us Harry and the cow.

And for the next round... good god, this is an atrocious lineup.

I guess I'll go "Natural Law", because I like the visual effect of the alien station. That's all I've got!

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 0
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 1

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Pfft Friendship One I guess? I suppose it is kind of funny that they went and killed off a recurring character they forgot about for a few seasons just because hey the shows ending we can do anything we want now. Yeah it's not much but there isnt a lot of positivity left here.

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 0
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 1
"NATURAL LAW" - 1

 

[Pumpkin Bread]

Vis a Vis was boring. Everything else here is offensive or just bad.

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 1
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 1
"NATURAL LAW" - 1

 

[Frightscape One]

Voting "VIS A VIS" this round. Same reasons as before.


"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 2
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 1
"NATURAL LAW" - 1

 

[Qonfounding Ghooool]

Ugh, they're all bad, but at least "Favorite Son" attempts to explain why the show never runs out of shuttlecraft... now who's Chakotay's tailor as I want a hat that poops out shuttles too!

"FAVORITE SON" - 1
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 2
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 1
"NATURAL LAW" - 1

 

[Akillaprise]

I did like seeing Joe Carey again...

"FAVORITE SON" - 1
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 2
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 2
"NATURAL LAW" - 1

 

[Eddie Roth]

This shows what you get for not always following these things up to the minute. The AUDACITY of even having episodes like "Resolutions", "Non Sequitur" and "Parallax" in this round. Suffice it to say, if I had voted in the previous rounds, they would NOT have been in this final.

That said, among a truly weak group, I'll give one point of redemption and atonement to "Friendship One" since I was the one who ended it in the previous round - and I really don't dislike it all that much.

"FAVORITE SON" - 1
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 2
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 3
"NATURAL LAW" - 1

 

[Starflight]

"Vis a Vis", I suppose; I just find Paris really watchable in basically any context.

"FAVORITE SON" - 1
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 3
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"FRIENDSHIP ONE" - 3
"NATURAL LAW" - 1

 

[Frightscape One]

48 hours has passed with no new vote, therefore "FRIENDSHIP ONE" is eliminated.

New round.

My vote this round is for "VIS A VIS" again. Same reasons as before.


"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 1
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 0

 

[Sakonna]

"Natural Law" again

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 1
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 1

 

[Pumpkin Bread]

Vis a Vis again.

"FAVORITE SON" - 0
"UNFORGETTABLE" - 0
"VIS A VIS" - 2
"THE FIGHT" - 0
"NATURAL LAW" - 1