With the DVD release coming out soon, I felt this was needed.
Thr Vulcan's Forge trilogy was excellent, as was the Babel One trilogy. The episode with Trip getting pregnant and being in a holodeck (I forgot to look up the name of that one) was one of the worst.
"Sleeping Dogs" and "Rogue Planet". Hated 'em.
Harvey, the episode you're thinking of is "Unexpected." Definitely not one of the series' highlights.
I enjoyed "Shuttlepod One", "Shockwave", "Carbon Creek", "Minefield", "Dead Stop", "The Expanse", "Twilight", "Azati Prime", and most of Season Four. Highlights of the fourth season are definitely the Forge Trilogy, the Babel One Trilogy, the Divergence two-parter, and "Observer Effect."
BEST:
Twilight, Regeneration, First Flight, Chosen Realm, Azati Prime, Zero Hour(even though I hated the lame cliffhanger ending), the Vulcan arc, the Babel/Tellarites/Andorians/Romulans arc, Fortunate Son and Storm Front.
WORST:
Unexpected, Carpenter Street, Fight Or Flight, a big chunk of Seasons 1 - 2, Harbinger, Similitude and A Night In Sickbay.
I thought the Dr. Soong trilogy was a series highlight.
My Book, Bradypalooza
UPN aired what fans consider to be the series' three best episodes. None of them were in my top three personal favorites.
These In The Mirror Darkly episodes were awesome!
Season One Review
GOOD EPISODES
Broken Bow
Fight or Flight
Strange New World
The Andorian Incident
Silent Enemy
Dear Doctor
Sleeping Dogs
Shadows Of P'Jem
Shuttlepod One
Fusion
Fortunate Son
Rogue Planet
Oasis
Vox Sola
Fallen Hero
Desert Crossing
BAD EPISODES--AND WHY
Unexpected....Bad comedy all around
Terra Nova....Boring
Breaking The Ice.....Dull
Civilization.....YAWN!
Cold Front.....Time travel idiocy
Acquisition...Violates Trek continuity
Detained....Tired of Sulubans
Two Days and Two Nights....REALLY tired of Sulubans
Shockwave.....Time travel idiocy AGAIN!
BEST EPISODE
SILENT ENEMY
A lot of the fourth season shows were the best of the series' run, including the three episode Soong arc, and of course "In A Mirror, Darkly." Too bad it was cancelled as it was finding its legs.
I liked Sim Trip..., Shuttlepod1,Carbon Creek, (always wanted to visit there)Mirror darkely1,,
Dear Doctor,Archer s bad hair day episode
Hated the western show (forgot the title)
How would Emperor Hoshi finish off the Earth with the Defiant ? Anyone care to make up a scpipt?
John A. Lang is I think the only one who claims to like "Rogue Planet". Prepare for flying shards when Luigi logs on again.
I liked Rogue Planet because of the Wraith in the nightie.
Wish it had been Marina Sirtis though.
Well that's all right then.
The whole series was a load of cr@p.
SEASON TWO REVIEW
GOOD EPISODES
Carbon Creek
Minefield
Dead Stop
Marauders
The Seventh
Singularity
Vanishing Point
Precious Cargo
The Catwalk
Dawn
Cease Fire
The Crossing
Judgment
Horizon
Cogenitor
Bounty
The Expanse
LOUSY EPISODES (AND WHY)
Shockwave, Part II....Dumb time travel story
A Night in Sickbay....Dumb Porthos story
The Communicator....Dumb cultural contamination story
Stigma....Dumb discrimination story
Future Tense....Dumb time anomoly story
Canamar....Just plain dumb!
The Breach....So dumb, we need a new word for "dumb"
Regeneration....Dumb continuity violation story
First Flight....Dumb back story on Archer
SEASON 3 REVIEWS
GOOD EPISODES
The Xindi
Proving Ground
Harbinger (Especially T'Pol's butt)
LOUSY EPISODES (AND WHY)
Twilight............DISMAL
North Star..........DISAPPOINTING
Similitude..........DINGBAT CLONE EPISODE
Carpenter Street....DEPRESSING- TIME TRAVEL PLOT
Chosen Realm........DEMENTED RELIGION EPISODE
Stratagem...........DESTITUTE OF EXCITEMENT
Doctor's Orders.....DRIVEL---RIP-OFF OF "ONE" (VOY)
Hatchery............DEBAUCHERIES AMOK - ANOTHER MEMORY-LOSS EPISODE
Azati Prime.........DEFICIENT OF EXCITEMENT
Damage..............DUMB, DUMB, DUMB!
The Forgotten.......DESOLATE OF ACTION
E2..................DESPICABLE TIME TRAVEL EPISODE
The Council.........DISPASSIONATE DEMOCRACY EPISODE
Countdown...........DUNCE-LIKE PLOT
Zero Hour...........DECREPIT ENDING
You didn't like Twilight, Azati Prime, Countdown or Zero Hour, but you liked The Xindi????? Wow. Well, to each his own, John.
"Zero Hour" would have gotten a "thumbs up" if it hadn't been for the ending. The ending RUINED the entire story.
Yeah, but can't you judge it on the basis of everything that came before it? I mean, I agree with you about the ending, and I think others do too, but to put the entire episode under the LOUSY EPISODE heading???? Seems a bit harsh to me. But again, to each their own.
SEASON 4 REVIEWS
GOOD EPISODES
Borderland
Cold Station 12
The Augments
The Forge
Awakening
Kir'shara
Babel One
United
The Aenar
Divergence
Bound
In The Mirror Darkly 1 & 2
LOUSY EPISODES (and why)
Storm Front 1 & 2........Smelly Time travel story
Home.....................Sour story
Daedalus.................Stinky mad inventor story
Observer Effect..........Sloppy first contact story
Affliction...............Stupid story
Demons...................Skunky story
Terra Prime..............Slimy Xenophobia story
These Are The Voyages....Sappy story...A sorry excuse to use STTNG cast...the only saving grace of this episode was Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis)
We interrupt this board for a public service announcement.
Even the presence of Marina Sirtis wasn't enough to save These are the Voyages... from John A. Lang's stinker list.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled nitpicking.
I forgot "Extinction" for Season 3...another Dimwitted episode because it was too much like "Identity Crisis" (STTNG)
Since I was recently watching this show again, I thought I'd give my opinion.
My favorite (and least favorite) are boldened:
Season 1
The Good
Broken Bow
Fight or Flight
The Andorian Incident
Cold Front
Silent Enemy
Dear Doctor
Sleeping Dogs
Shadows of P'Jem
Shuttlepod One
Shockwave
The Bad
Terra Nova
Fusion
Rogue Planet
Oasis
Desert Crossing
Season Two
The Good
Minefield
Dead Stop
Cease Fire
Future Tense
Judgement
Horizon
Regeneration
First Flight
The Expanse
The Bad
Shockwave, Part II
A Night in Sickbay
Marauders
The Communicator
Precious Cargo
The Crossing
Season Three
The Good
Impulse
Twilight
Similitude
Proving Ground
Stratagem
Doctor's Orders (Ripoff, but a good one)
Azati Prime
Damage
The Forgotten
The Council
Countdown
Zero Hour
The Bad
Extinction
Rajiin
North Star
E2 (Ripoff and a bad one)
Season Four
The Good
Home
Soong/Augment Trilogy
Syrannite Trilogy
Pre-Federation Trilogy (with Shran!!)
In A Mirror Darkly, Parts 1 and 2
Earthlings for Earth two parter
The Bad
Storm Front, Parts 1 and 2
Daedalus
Smooth Headed Klingons two parter
These Are the Voyages...
If anyone is interested, those of you in the UK can check the series out again, as it will be shown every weeknight on the Horror channel from tonight.