Game The Most Disliked First Season Episode

[Sakonna]

There's all sorts of things wrong with it, so many story points and character actions make no sense whatsoever and crumble if you think about them for all of 2 seconds, but I still love the craziness of "The Butcher's Knife..." etc etc I think messy early Disco is already getting the sheen that has me so charmed with early TNG. Somehow I think I'm putting this ep on right now...

TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "Beyond The Farthest Star"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan"
TAS: "Once Upon A Planet"
TAS: "Mudd's Passion"
TAS: "The Terratin Incident"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
TNG: "Code Of Honor"
ENT: "Terra Nova"
ENT: "Fortunate Son"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Choose Your Pain"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "Vaulting Ambition"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

 

[Farscape One]

The ALTERNATIVE to not allowing justice being meted out goes against my code of honor, which will FACTOR in my next decision.



Saving "MUDD'S PASSION".

Harry Mudd was always a treat to gave around.


TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "Beyond The Farthest Star"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan"
TAS: "Once Upon A Planet"
TAS: "The Terratin Incident"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
TNG: "Code Of Honor"
ENT: "Terra Nova"
ENT: "Fortunate Son"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Choose Your Pain"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "Vaulting Ambition"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

 

[Seven of Five]

Vaulting Ambition has the introduction of Mirror Georgiou to the franchise, and she was always a fun, fascinating character.

TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "Beyond The Farthest Star"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan"
TAS: "Once Upon A Planet"
TAS: "The Terratin Incident"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
TNG: "Code Of Honor"
ENT: "Terra Nova"
ENT: "Fortunate Son"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Choose Your Pain"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

 

[Summer Solstice]

"Terra Nova" - the idea of a colony of humans who have forgotten they are humans is interesting.


TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "Beyond The Farthest Star"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan"
TAS: "Once Upon A Planet"
TAS: "The Terratin Incident"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
TNG: "Code Of Honor"
ENT: "Fortunate Son"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Choose Your Pain"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

 

[Farscape One]

I was actually betting on "TERRA NOVA" being the last ENTERPRISE one left.

My next save is "FORTUNATE SON". It was good to finally see the Boomers, even though they were basically dropped from the show.


TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "Beyond The Farthest Star"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan"
TAS: "Once Upon A Planet"
TAS: "The Terratin Incident"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
TNG: "Code Of Honor"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Choose Your Pain"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

 

[Summer Solstice]

I was actually betting on "TERRA NOVA" being the last ENTERPRISE one left.

My next save is "FORTUNATE SON". It was good to finally see the Boomers, even though they were basically dropped from the show.

I was so sure that "Fortunate Son" is the one where we meet Travis' family, but I checked and it's not. I don't remember that episode at all.

 

[Farscape One]

I was so sure that "Fortunate Son" is the one where we meet Travis' family, but I checked and it's not. I don't remember that episode at all.

No, that was season 2's "HORIZON". That episode was boring.

"FORTUNATE SON" at least had the Nausicaans and the possible hope of expanding on the life of Boomers. Mayweather was still dull, but not as bad as he was in "HORIZON".

 

[Seven of Five]

Once Upon a Planet is a fun revisit to the Shore Leave planet.

TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "Beyond The Farthest Star"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan"
TAS: "The Terratin Incident"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
TNG: "Code Of Honor"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Choose Your Pain"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

 

[Cyfa]

That one was worth saving for the scene with the oatmeal alone.

- Oh, I'd forgotten about the oatmeal scene

I don't really remember what happens storywise, but I'm saving TAS: "Beyond The Farthest Star" because of the fantastical alien space ship design. Amazing!

TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Infinite Vulcan"
TAS: "The Terratin Incident"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
TNG: "Code Of Honor"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Choose Your Pain"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

 

[Farscape One]

Saving "THE INFINITE VULCAN" because Spock is a larger than life character, and we actually get to see him larger than life.


TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Terratin Incident"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
TNG: "Code Of Honor"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Choose Your Pain"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

 

[Sakonna]

"Choose Your Pain" is a strong early Disco. Great intro of Ash Tyler. Too bad they bungled his story so badly as it progressed.

TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Terratin Incident"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
TNG: "Code Of Honor"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Honey I Shrunk The Crew AKA The Terratin Incident is my next pick.

Did I mention the crew are shrinking?

By the same author as Balance of Terror and the Squire of Gothos no less. Paul Schneider. Respect.

TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
TNG: "Code Of Honor"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1

I also have my eye on One Of Our Planets Is Missing.

 

[Farscape One]

Based on the ALTERNATIVEs that I FACTOR in my decision, I believe there is justice in my decision...


Which is why I am saving "Code of Honor".

Put aside the casting choices, the script itself is not that bad, especially for the start of TNG. And it also gave us a wonderful Data/Geordi bonding scene. And the music was really good.


TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "One Of Our Planets Is Missing"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1

 

[Orphalesion]

So are the Short Treks really that uninteresting or do they really suffer in this poll from the fact that they aren't available outside the US (as far as I know)?

My next save is "FORTUNATE SON". It was good to finally see the Boomers, even though they were basically dropped from the show.

The Boomers were possibly the most interesting concept Enterprise had and completely squandered.

 

[Farscape One]

So are the Short Treks really that uninteresting or do they really suffer in this poll from the fact that they aren't available outside the US (as far as I know)?


The Boomers were possibly the most interesting concept Enterprise had and completely squandered.

Yes.

 

[Orphalesion]

Yes.

Uh...to witch statement?

The short treks not being interesting?
The short treks suffering form not being available outside the US?
Or the Boomers being the best concept ENT had that it completely squandered?

Or all three?

 

[Farscape One]

Uh...to witch statement?

The short treks not being interesting?
The short treks suffering form not being available outside the US?
Or the Boomers being the best concept ENT had that it completely squandered?

Or all three?

(Spock voice, after Kirk says he needs a shower.)
Yes.

 

[Oddish]

Put aside the casting choices, the script itself is not that bad, especially for the start of TNG. And it also gave us a wonderful Data/Geordi bonding scene. And the music was really good.

And the fight scene, with the weapons and the oddly configured arena, at least gave us something we hadn't seen before.

 

[Sakonna]

So are the Short Treks really that uninteresting or do they really suffer in this poll from the fact that they aren't available outside the US (as far as I know)?

Huh, I don't think I ever knew they weren't available outside the US. They are missed opportunities, for the most part. So many of the episode stories seem pointless, or are just told in a way that doesn't really grab your interest. I think there were three successes -- "Calypso," "The Trouble With Edward," and "Ephraim And Dot."

None of which are on this list! So I will next save "One Of Our Planets Is Missing", for a fucking great title.

And for being fascinatingly bleak in the context of Saturday morning cartoons.

TOS: "The Alternative Factor"
TAS: "The Time Trap"
TAS: "The Eye Of The Beholder"
TAS: "The Jihad"
ENT: "Cold Front"
ENT: "Shockwave, Part I"
DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"
DIS: "Into The Forest I Go"
DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"
ST: "Runaway"
ST: "The Brightest Star"
ST: "The Escape Artist"
PIC: "Maps And Legends"
PIC: "The End Is The Beginning"
PIC: "Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

 

[Sakonna]

188 episodes on this list when we started, and we are now down to 15...

And only 2 that remain are prior winners, which is interesting, I would have thought a few more would still be around.