The most disliked episode of Voyager - Part Six

[BlueStuff]

Okay Trek fans, "least disliked" has concluded, and now it's time for the opposite. 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 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 - Ex Post Facto
Season Two - Elogium
Season Three - Darkling
Season Four - Random Thoughts
Season Five - The Fight
Season Six -

Equinox (II)
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy
Alice
Riddles
Dragon's Teeth
One Small Step
The Voyager Conspiracy
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Blink of an Eye
Virtuoso
Memorial
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Ashes to Ashes
Child's Play
Good Shepherd
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

 

[TrekAlliance92]

Equinox (II)
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Riddles
Dragon's Teeth
One Small Step
The Voyager Conspiracy
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Blink of an Eye
Virtuoso
Memorial
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Ashes to Ashes
Child's Play
Good Shepherd
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy -One of Trek's finest comedies. Hilarious from beginning to end, Great doctor episode, a dash of action, and the awesome materializing pips!

 

[DeepSpaceWine]

Equinox (II)
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Riddles
Dragon's Teeth
One Small Step
The Voyager Conspiracy
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Blink of an Eye
Virtuoso
Memorial
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Good Shepherd
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Ashes to Ashes. Despite the huge distance leap from Season 4, this was a real nice story and was one of those uncommon instances where a guest star really gets to shine and take center stage. Of course, part of it is because Harry Kim is such a shrinking violent. I love Voyager but feel Seasons 6-7 are the weakest seasons of the series and loaded with subpar and abominable episodes, abominable in ways "Threshold" & "The Fight" aren't abominable (sheesh. We had an episode called "Juggernaut", why wasn't there one called "Abomination"?). "Ashes to Ashes" is one of the best post-Season 5 eps in my view.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Equinox (II)
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Riddles
Dragon's Teeth
One Small Step
The Voyager Conspiracy
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Blink of an Eye
Virtuoso
Memorial
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Good Shepherd - a much better retelling of Lower Decks.

 

[Tiberius]

Equinox (II)
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Dragon's Teeth
One Small Step
The Voyager Conspiracy
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Blink of an Eye
Virtuoso
Memorial
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

I'm gonna save Riddles. It's a touching look at the real bond between Neelix and Tuvok, which could never have been shown without Tuvok's injury.

And is it just me, or would that have made an excellent episode of Classic Trek, with Spock and McCoy?

 

[Geck]

Equinox (II)
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Dragon's Teeth
One Small Step
The Voyager Conspiracy
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Blink of an Eye
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Memorial is one of my favourites - a bit heavy handed at times, but great performances from the whole cast, and good fodder for an ethical debate.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Equinox (II)
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Dragon's Teeth
One Small Step
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Blink of an Eye
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

The Voyager Conspiracy - a good comedy episode, in an "Oliver Stone meets Star Trek" kind of way.

 

[bullethead]

Equinox (II)
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Dragon's Teeth
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Blink of an Eye
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

One Small Step- a touching story about crossing paths with an explorer from an earlier time that would have a bit more impact if it had remained a Chakotay story.

 

[DevilEyes]

Equinox (II)
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Dragon's Teeth
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)


Blink of an Eye - a rare gem in an otherwise lackluster (to put it mildly) season.

 

[Mr Silver]

Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Dragon's Teeth
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

"Equinox Part 2", because it was an excellent way to start the season and there is nothing cooler than an internal Starfleet conflict.

 

[TrekAlliance92]

Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Pathfinder
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Dragon's Teeth is another excellent Voyager action-adventure. Amazing effects, interesting aliens and a cool ending. Just wish the Vaadwaur had returned as hinted at.

 

[Geck]

Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Pathfinder - the first and the best of the Barclay/Troi episodes.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Barge of the Dead
Alice
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Survivor Instinct -a good Seven episode and it was nice to see aliens that weren't immediately hostile to Voyager.

 

[Lord Manitou]

Equinox
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Alice
Blink of an Eye
Virtuoso
Ashes to Ashes
The Good Shepherd
Muse
Fury
The Haunting of Deck 12

Season Six didn't start-out very well. After Survival Instinct comes Barge of the Dead? I like Pathfinder best with Barkleys use of technobable.

 

[BlueStuff]

List fixed.

Barge of the Dead
Alice
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

 

[DevilEyes]

Alice
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Live Fast and Prosper
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Barge of the Dead - more substantial than most of the rubbish remaining on the list.

 

[KNH]

Alice
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Tsunkatse
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Live Fast and Prosper needs more love. I was very amused by the idea of starfleet imposters and how audacious they were in pulling it off.

 

[Mr Silver]

Barge of the Dead
Alice
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Collective
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

"Tsunkatse", because it featured Jeffrey Combs and JG Hertzler and was a nice distraction from the typical VOY stuff. It's an episode hated upon more often than not and it's rather underrated as a result.

 

[Admiral Shran]

Alice
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Muse
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Collective - I like the Borg kids and Icheb.

 

[Geck]

Alice
Fair Haven
Virtuoso
Spirit Folk
Child's Play
Fury
Life Line
The Haunting of Deck Twelve
Unimatrix Zero (I)

Muse is actually one of my favourite episodes - I would have saved it a lot sooner, but forgot about it and the short title didn't stand out on the list.