The most disliked episode of Voyager - Part Two

[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 -

The 37s
Initiations
Projections
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Resistance
Prototype
Alliances
Threshold
Meld
Dreadnought
Death Wish
Lifesigns
Investigations
Deadlock
Innocence
The Thaw
Tuvix
Resolutions
Basics (I)

 

[TrekAlliance92]

The 37s
Initiations
Projections
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Resistance
Prototype
Alliances
Threshold
Meld
Dreadnought
Death Wish
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
The Thaw
Tuvix
Resolutions
Basics (I)

Starting off by saving "Deadlock," a wonderful high-concept sci-fi Trek episode.

 

[Admiral Shran]

The 37s
Initiations
Projections
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Resistance
Prototype
Alliances
Threshold
Dreadnought
Death Wish
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
The Thaw
Tuvix
Resolutions
Basics (I)

Meld - an amazing character piece for Tuvok and, like Faces in Season One, it's not just my favorite of the season but one of my favorites of VOY.

 

[Geck]

The 37s
Initiations
Projections
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Resistance
Prototype
Alliances
Threshold
Death Wish
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
The Thaw
Tuvix
Resolutions
Basics (I)

Dreadnought has always been one of my guiltiest pleasures - it's just a lot of fun and Torres is my favourite character.

 

[Tiberius]

The 37s
Initiations
Projections
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Resistance
Prototype
Alliances
Threshold
Death Wish
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
Tuvix
Resolutions
Basics (I)

I'm saving The Thaw. Love the subtle set up of using the doc to show they can send holographic characters in and then using a holo-Janeway. And the ending is chilling. "I'm afraid." "I know..." "Drat..." Love it.

 

[DevilEyes]

Gosh, what do I save first? Tattoo, Non Sequitur or Threshold?

Looking at this list, it becomes obvious how much weaker season 2 is than season 1. Though there are a few really good episodes like the great Meld.

The 37s
Initiations
Projections
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Resistance
Prototype
Alliances
Threshold
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
Tuvix
Resolutions
Basics (I)

Death Wish - the other Q episodes on VOY sucked, but this one was good, it really gave a new look at the Q continuum and the dilemma of the non-De Lancie Q was really interesting.

 

[TrekAlliance92]

The 37s
Initiations
Projections
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Resistance
Alliances
Threshold
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
Tuvix
Resolutions
Basics (I)

Saving "Prototype," which is a good episode. Unique opening shot, good action, love the Data reference, and uses robots--something terribly underused in the Trek universe as a whole.

 

[Admiral Shran]

The 37s
Initiations
Projections
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Resistance
Alliances
Threshold
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
Tuvix
Resolutions

A fairly weak season, which is sad since this was VOY's most arced season overall. I'll save Basics (I). It's good set-up for the opening of Season Three.

 

[bullethead]

The 37s
Initiations
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Resistance
Alliances
Threshold
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
Tuvix
Resolutions

I'll save Projections- a good Doctor episode that helped flesh out his character.

 

[Geck]

The 37s
Initiations
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Alliances
Threshold
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
Tuvix
Resolutions

Resistance is quite a powerful episode.

 

[tighr]

The 37s
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Maneuvers
Alliances
Threshold
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
Tuvix
Resolutions

I'll save "Initiations", which was probably the best of the Kazon episodes. It showed a side of the Kazon that was almost respectable, in a Klingon kind of way.

 

[TrekAlliance92]

The 37s
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Alliances
Threshold
Lifesigns
Investigations
Innocence
Tuvix
Resolutions

"Maneuvers" has some good action, some great follow-ups to the Seska/Kazon angle and a very interesting opening.

 

[DevilEyes]

The 37s
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Twisted
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Alliances
Threshold
Investigations
Innocence
Tuvix
Resolutions

Lifesigns - I like the story about the Vidiians and Denara Pel. It was also one of the very few one-time romances in Trek that worked for me.

 

[KNH]

I'm saving Threshol--- just kidding. I'm actually going to save Twisted, because I found the concept just the right amounts of mildly terrifying and intriguing, not to mention I liked the visuals.

The 37s
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Alliances
Threshold
Investigations
Innocence
Tuvix
Resolutions

 

[creek_chub]

The 37s
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Alliances
Threshold
Investigations
Innocence
Resolutions

I'm saving Tuvix. I think it's a story that really embraces the fact that sci-fi is about exploring what makes us human...the fact that the viewer is left slightly uncomfortable and/or questions what choice they may have made is exactly the point.

 

[TrekAlliance92]

The 37s
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Threshold
Investigations
Innocence
Resolutions

Saving "Alliances," which has some good action, entertaining twists, and a positive Trek ending.

 

[Admiral Shran]

The 37s
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Threshold
Investigations
Innocence
Resolutions

Saving Cold Fire - even though they should have saved the Caretaker's mate for much, much later in the series, it was still good to see her.

 

[Seven of Five]

The 37s
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Parturition
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Threshold
Investigations
Innocence

I'll save Resolutions, because I was a bit of a J/Cer in the day.

 

[Geck]

The 37s
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Parturition
Tattoo
Threshold
Investigations
Innocence

I'll save Persistence of Vision, which has some nice creepy moments. I always loved Janeway's gothic holo-novel.

 

[TrekAlliance92]

The 37s
Elogium
Non Sequitur
Parturition
Tattoo
Threshold
Innocence

"Investigations" is my next pick. While I could have done without so much Neelix in this episode, I enjoyed the action bits and the Paris/Seska interactions.