I love The Squire of Gothos, Q before Q.
I detest the space hippies episode, The Way to Eden.
Have at it Trek fans.
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- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Considering it singlehandedly turned me into a former Trek fan, “Dear Doctor” from Enterprise would have to be my pick.
Entire first season of TNG.
TNG- Sub Rosa
TNG- The Outcast
TNG- Imaginary Friend
All the alternate universe DS9 episodes.
DS9- Second Sight
DS9- Meridian
DS9- The Passenger
DS9- Rejoined
DS9- Wrongs Darker than Death or Night
VOY: Barge of the Dead
VOY: Memorial
VOY: The Chute
VOY: Repentance
VOY: Natural Law
VOY: Ex Post Facto
I’m familiar with only the original (1966-69) and the 1987-94 reboot. I disliked aspects of certain characters and certain plot resolutions, but I cannot recall any episodes I disliked. (I found the space hippies amusing).
Gene Roddenberry had a particular cultural perspective which inserted itself now and again. That irritated.
The original had stronger characters dominating the screen time in the line up of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Scotty. The most engaging characters in the latter series were Dr. Pulaski (appearing during just one season), Lwaxana Troi (recurring), Data, Deanna Troi, and Guinan (a later introduction).
I think every series has an episode that “didn’t happen.”
Sometimes it’s plot points or entire arcs.
The “space speed limit” episode was…well, I see what they were TRYING to do, and it would give more drama, but they were ham handed and didn’t follow through.
I can’t think of a single episode of TOS that I wouldn’t watch if it were on … Some were better than others (the “hippy episode” was a favorite of good friends and I have fond memories of watching it with them) and I’m not familiar enough with the other series to remember which episodes were the worst … except that the series finale of TNG was abysmal! God was frequently mentioned in TOS in a positive light, but that TNG episode erased Him, replacing Him with aliens sprinkling DNA seeds throughout the galaxy. So incredibly and unimaginatively modernist.
CAG;
God made aliens.