Game The Most Disliked Time Travel/Traveler/Loop/Anomaly Episode

[Ray Hardgrit]

I'm going to save another Disco, season 1's “What’s Past Is Prologue”, as its another one of my favourite ever Trek episodes. I have a feeling if I'd only read its script I'd be a lot less keen on it, because on paper it's ridiculous, but when Disco's firing on all cylinders it's able to make magic out of its madness.

TNG, Season 1: "Hide & Q"
TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Wrongs Darker Than Death Or Night”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 1: “Parallax”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
VOY, Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
ENT, Season 3: “Zero Hour”
DIS, Season 1: “Magic To Make The Sanest Man Go Mad”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "People Of Earth"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"
PRO, Season 1: "Time Amok"
PRO, Season 1: "A Moral Star, Part 2

 

[Oddish]

"Zero Hour" was the exciting capper to a pretty decent season-long arc. One of ENT's finest hours.

TNG, Season 1: "Hide & Q"
TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Wrongs Darker Than Death Or Night”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 1: “Parallax”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
VOY, Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 1: “Magic To Make The Sanest Man Go Mad”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "People Of Earth"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"
PRO, Season 1: "Time Amok"
PRO, Season 1: "A Moral Star, Part 2

 

[Seven of Five]

Wrongs Darker Than Death Or Night is next for me. One of the ongoing highlights for me throughout DS9 were episodes that examined the antagonistic role between Kira and Dukat. I also love it whenever they looked into Terok Nor's past.

TNG, Season 1: "Hide & Q"
TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 1: “Parallax”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
VOY, Season 7: “Endgame”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 1: “Magic To Make The Sanest Man Go Mad”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "People Of Earth"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"
PRO, Season 1: "Time Amok"
PRO, Season 1: "A Moral Star, Part 2

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Divisive perhaps, but I'm going to eliminate Endgame. It's not to everyone's taste, but for me it wraps up Voyager very nicely.

TNG, Season 1: "Hide & Q"
TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 1: “Parallax”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 1: “Magic To Make The Sanest Man Go Mad”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "People Of Earth"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"
PRO, Season 1: "Time Amok"
PRO, Season 1: "A Moral Star, Part 2

 

[Uhura's Song]

Still some good ones left. I am going to go streaming Trek and save Prodigy's excellent mid-season episode, "Time Amok." I particularly enjoyed how Rok-Tahk, stuck in a slower time shard, learns all about the ships systems in order to save it. Transforming herself from the muscle to operations officer, and in some ways, from a child to an adult.

TNG, Season 1: "Hide & Q"
TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 1: “Parallax”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 1: “Magic To Make The Sanest Man Go Mad”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "People Of Earth"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"
PRO, Season 1: "A Moral Star, Part 2

 

[Farscape One]

Saving "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad".

Casting Dwight Schrute as Harry Mudd was an inspired decision. A fun episode.


TNG, Season 1: "Hide & Q"
TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 1: “Parallax”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "People Of Earth"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"
PRO, Season 1: "A Moral Star, Part 2

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Hide and Q, because De Lancie is always worth it.

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 1: “Parallax”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "People Of Earth"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"
PRO, Season 1: "A Moral Star, Part 2

 

[Summer Solstice]

I'm saving Parallax. There's some good character development.

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "People Of Earth"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"
PRO, Season 1: "A Moral Star, Part 2

 

[Sakonna]

"People Of Earth" is another strong outing from Disco's third season. General Ndoye is a fabulous character.

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"
PRO, Season 1: "A Moral Star, Part 2

 

[Oddish]

Amazing that Prodigy's delicious latest episode is still with us. It was a load of fun, and deserves to be spared.

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Terra Firma (DIS), Part 1

An intriguing set up and a strong episode from Discovery Season 3. I love Season 3 of Discovery. If it's still there later then I'll kick the second part out too.

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “Azati Prime”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"

 

[Seven of Five]

Azati Prime only had that quick flash to the future, IIRC? Anyway, it's a great episode, with a tense cliffhanger.

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse"
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I'm saving ENT, Season 2: "The Expanse" as it's probably my favourite story of the second season and basically a pilot for a more dramatic season 3. I liked that Archer finally has a good reason to be miserable all the time as his seaon 1+2 problems, the Vulcans, Suliban and Klingons, come back to bother him while he's trying to get the third season arc started.

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
ENT, Season 3: “E2”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"

 

[Vger23]

E2 felt like something leftover from the VOY writer's room trash barrel....but it was also pretty good despite that feel.

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"
DIS, Season 3: "Terra Firma, Part 2"

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Terra Firma Part 2, out, because I said I’d do that!

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"
DIS, Season 3: "Die Trying"

 

[Sakonna]

As many good ones as there were on this list... there were also quite a few bad ones. Several of which have been already saved, but nearly all of these remaining I actively dislike. I suppose the problem is that both the TCW and the Red Angel were major serialized stories that were all about time travel, and for me they both failed completely.

I do semi-like "Die Trying", though. The structure here is a mess, but it's that problem of too many ideas -- I like most of the pieces in isolation, if any of them had room to breathe. I wish the whole episode was being processed as time travelers at Fed HQ, there is more than enough material in that, we didn't also need the mission on the seed ship. I like the Nhan focus, though it was a bummer that it was only to write her out (in her third appearance as a series regular, which remains so weird).

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
ENT, Season 2: “Future Tense”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"

 

[Richard S. Ta]

I'm surprised to still see Firstborn on there. I watched that recently and it's pretty good.

 

[Farscape One]

My next vote is "FUTURE TENSE". Mainly because it was cool seeing the Tholians again after so long, and the nod to DOCTOR WHO.


TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 1: “Shockwave, Part I”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"

 

[1001001]

Saving Shockwave Part I.

The final scene with Archer and Daniels looking out over the destroyed future Earth was fantastic.


TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
DS9, Season 6: “Time’s Orphan”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"

 

[Cyfa]

I'm saving DS9: "Time's Orphan", mainly for the performances of Colm Meaney and Rosalind Chao It's also nice to see a "smaller", more personal look at how time travel can affect people.

TNG, Season 7: “Firstborn”
VOY, Season 6: “Fury”
ENT, Season 1: “Cold Front”
ENT, Season 2: “Shockwave, Part II”
DIS, Season 2: "Lights And Shadows"
DIS, Season 2: “The Red Angel”
DIS, Season 2: “Perpetual Infinity”
DIS, Season 2: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 1"