I know this seems like a hopelessly basic question (to which the answer is not "Basics"), but I realized the other day I don't a particular answer for the question: What is Voyager's single best episode? What's more, a search of the forum archives shows there was a game thread for the least disliked episode last year (won by "Year of Hell, Part I"), but that's not quite the same question. (For that matter, I don't have a ready answer for Enterprise, either.)
Now, I'm not a Voyager scholar, and I haven't seen every episode, let alone recently enough to make a definitive statement, but off the top of my head, my top five nominations would be: "Death Wish," "Living Witness," "Pathfinder," "Life Line," and, uh... shoot, I don't know, maybe "Meld"? "Projections," or "The Killing Game" (both parts)? (Just not "Year of Hell," please. I find that episode to have some good bits for sure, but I think it's more notable than it is great, and Janeway's decision to disperse most of the crew in freaking escape pods is too mind-blastingly dumb to tolerate.) Now, I do like Voyager - I do! But it certainly says something that I tend to like the show best when it crosses over with my all-time favorite TNG, as with four of the seven episodes I mentioned above.
If I had to pick a single greatest episode right now, I might have to go with "Pathfinder," even though it only briefly features the real crew at the end. When Barclay and Janeway are finally able to speak to each other, I get a lump in my throat every time.
What would your choice be? Should there be a poll thread? Or would any vote just default to a consensus pick for "Year of Hell" (ugh)?
Now, I'm not a Voyager scholar, and I haven't seen every episode, let alone recently enough to make a definitive statement, but off the top of my head, my top five nominations would be: "Death Wish," "Living Witness," "Pathfinder," "Life Line," and, uh... shoot, I don't know, maybe "Meld"? "Projections," or "The Killing Game" (both parts)? (Just not "Year of Hell," please. I find that episode to have some good bits for sure, but I think it's more notable than it is great, and Janeway's decision to disperse most of the crew in freaking escape pods is too mind-blastingly dumb to tolerate.) Now, I do like Voyager - I do! But it certainly says something that I tend to like the show best when it crosses over with my all-time favorite TNG, as with four of the seven episodes I mentioned above.
If I had to pick a single greatest episode right now, I might have to go with "Pathfinder," even though it only briefly features the real crew at the end. When Barclay and Janeway are finally able to speak to each other, I get a lump in my throat every time.
What would your choice be? Should there be a poll thread? Or would any vote just default to a consensus pick for "Year of Hell" (ugh)?
