By Stone Cold Steven Of None on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 9:13 am:
If I was stranded on a desert island (Or Downer's Grove - same thing) and I had my choice of only ten Voyager eps to see, this list would be my choice:
10) Caretaker. Where it all began.
9) Resolutions. Blue Lagoon for muppies - that's Middle-aged Urban Professionals to you.
8) Before And After. What might have been if TIIC had stuck with Kes.
7) Cold Fire. Kes gets tempted by the Dark Side!
6) Flashback. LOL moment: When Captain Janeway says she'd have loved to have ridden shotgun with the OS crew. Can you just _see_ her in one of those Old School Trek short skirts, getting moved on by the Master, James T Kirk himself:-)?
5) Distant Origin.
4) Living Witness.
3) Equinox.
2) The Year Of Hell. The Temporal Integrity Commission must have had a fit with this one.
And the Number One Voyager episode:
Scorpion. Borg butt gets kicked. The First Couple share a tender moment - and then a sad one. Faux Death Star. Season 3 ends with a bang. Seven Of Nine. Barbie Of Borg. 2 Of 38DD.
These are _my_ picks; your results may vary.
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By ScottN on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 9:51 am:
No "Timeless"?
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By Phillip Culley (Pculley) on Saturday, November 16, 2002 - 5:36 pm:
I'm not doing them in order, cause I can never place them, but my favourite 10 are (in chronological order)
1) Caretaker (Where it all began - perhaps the best first episode ever)
2) Deadlock (Always loved this one - then the Vidiians get onto the Bridge is a clasic moment)
3) Future's End (Paris and Tuvok get many wonderful moments)
4) Before and After (Messes with your head trying to work it out, but is well done)
5) Scorpion (Excellent. Just excellent)
6) Year of Hell (Although it suffers from the BRB, it takes the best possible root there!)
7) Message in a Bottle (the two EMH's are brilliant together!)
8) Bride of Chaotica! (another well done one - luckily they didn't try to make it serious!)
9) Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy (was on the first Voyager video I got, plus Robert Picardo as great as always)
10) Life Line (again, Picardo is at his peak playing the two Zimmermans)
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By Blue Berry on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 3:04 am:
I don't have ten. There are a few memorable (for being good) episodes that stand out.
1) Scorpion (part #1 was better than part #2, but I like loose ends and deliberate ambiguity)
2) Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy (fortunately it was very comical)
3) Bride of Chaotica! (Where tongues get planted in cheeks where no tongue has gone before!)
4) Year of Hell (Yeah, big reset button and time travel, but well done)
5) Message in a bottle (if just for both EMH's shouting "Alpha" to the request for an attack pattern.)
6) So memorable, I forget the title. They encounter a race of short people who are enthralled by the Doc's singing.
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By LUIGI NOVI on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 12:38 am:
Hope and Fear, Drone, Blink of an Eye, and Lineage stand out for me.
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By Anonymous on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 9:44 pm:
Blue Berry: Virtuoso
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By Sparrow47 on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 10:38 pm:
The somewhat underrated "Counterpoint," anyone?
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By Justin ODonnell on Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 10:11 pm:
10. Jetrel
9. Resistance
8. Unity
7. Dark Frontier
6. The Killing Game (1&2)
5. Timeless
4. Author, Author
3. Living Witness
2. The Equinox (1&2)
....and the number one favourite episode is......
The Year of Hell (1&2)
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By The Watcher on Friday, June 06, 2003 - 8:32 pm:
Some that I actually enjoyed. ()
Tuvix- Involves a situation where what is right or wrong is not always what should or should not be done. It brings up good philosopical debate on life.
Living Witness-Similar to the messages of "Let That be Your Last Battlefield" The best message episodes are the ones where the StarFleet crew are on the sides and not part of the problem.
Worst Case Scenario-Yes!! Tuvok was bested! Also, the Paris/Tuvok verbal exchange was well done.
Warlord- It showed that the 'quiet' or 'feeble' personality of Kes was the result of poor writing and not because of the actress. Kes is better when she can "live" a little.
Timeless- A good emotion wrenching episode. To see Harry realize he's killing his crewmates again and the mind job he must go through when he reads the log entry at the end.
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By BJ Clinton on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 11:37 am:
I really liked that episode where 7 of 9 saved the day. Another great one was when Janeway promised her crew that she'd get them home. Finally, the one where the Doctor got mad at a patient. All classics!
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By ? on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 7:53 pm:
Timeless, endgame,Tinkor Tinkor , Message in a Bottle,Q and the Gray, Death Wish, Author Author,Relativity,Blink of an Eye,Fury (why was Kes mad anyways?) Before and After...
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By John A. Lang on Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 8:07 pm:
SEASON 1:
BEST EPISODES
Caretaker
The Cloud
Eye of the Needle
Ex Post Facto
Prime Factors
Faces
Jetrel
Learning Curve
WORST EPISODES......(And why)
Parallax.....(I hate time shift episodes)
Time and Again.....(See above)
Phage.....(Spock's Brain revisited)
Emanations.....(Life after death question never really resolved)
Heroes and Demons.....(Holodeck hiccup episode)
Cathexis.....(Too boring & predictable)
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By the 47s tm on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 7:36 am:
John- Shattered and Timeless were 2 of the best time shows, also Relativity (my humble opinion)
Living Witness not too bad but 700 years in the future?
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By ScottN on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:52 am:
the 47s: Those weren't season 1.
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By ScottN on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:53 am:
Of course, those are your favorites. John is doing his in season order. No offense intended 47s.
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By the 47s tm on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 1:22 pm:
no problemo Scottn, I thought they said the emh can t be backed up....on Earth the statue of limitations for crimes is 7 years? Not 700? sigh
ps the Phage was about Neelix s lungs or lack there of ..or am I missing something
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By ScottN on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 1:39 pm:
There is no statute of limitations on murder.
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By John A. Lang on Friday, February 27, 2004 - 2:05 pm:
The 47s TM: Correct. "Phage" was about Neelix's lungs
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By Dan Gunther on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 5:31 pm:
I may be in the minority here, but I enjoyed "Phage," probably for a couple of reasons.
1. I hadn't seen it during the first run, and have just now seen it on dvd... if I haven't seen it, it's new to me!
2. Janeway's speech at the end: "ANY agression against this crew will be met by the DEADLIEST FORCE." Something like that. VERY well delivered, Kate Mulgrew!
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By John A. Lang on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 8:16 pm:
Yeah...but it was a cheap threat because she failed to execute the threat in "Faces"
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By Dan Gunther on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 10:09 am:
Oh, I agree, but that has no bearing on the quality of "Phage." I absolutely detest "Faces."
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By John A. Lang on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 10:29 am:
Funny. I feel the opposite. I liked "Faces" but detest "Phage"
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By Dan Gunther on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 8:34 pm:
I could see someone holding that opinion... I found Neelix rather annoying in "Phage," albeit rather realistic... and I liked Torres in "Faces." I guess for me its more parts of episodes I like than the whole thing. "Absolutely detest" was a little stronger language than I should have used... definitely like "Phage" more though.
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By Doug on Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 5:11 pm:
Worst episode
That would be "The 37's" The acting was soo corny,
It was cool seeing Voyager Land, however
Other than that, the episode was TERRIBLE.
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By Tom Vane on Friday, April 23, 2004 - 8:05 pm:
I liked Relativity even though all the time jumping didn't make a whole lot of sense. I guess that's a case where you have to "repeat to yourself, it's just a show, I really should relax."
Other than that, I liked the Hirogen episodes, Hope and Fear, Nightengale, Equinox, and pretty much all of the fifth season.
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By John A. Lang on Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 9:23 pm:
Season 2
BEST EPISODES
The 37's
Elogium
Twisted
Persistence of Vision
Tattoo
Cold Fire
Resistance
Prototype
Alliances
Threshold
Meld
Dreadnaught
Death Wish
Investigations
Innocence
The Thaw
Resolutions
NOT SO GOOD EPISODES (AND WHY)
Initiations (Makes Chakotay look dumb for not locking himself in his cabin to begin with)
Projections (Holodoc hiccup simular to Holodeck hiccup episodes)
Non Sequitor (Alt-reality episode--YUCK!)
Parturition (just plain dull episode)
Manuvers (Too predictable)
Lifesigns (Vidiaan woman too dumb to figure out that the holo-image of herself is not really her)
Deadlock (too confusing--alt reality episode)
Tuvik (yucky Transporter malfunction ep.--rehash of VERY old & tired material)
Basics Pt. 1 (When is Janeway going to learn NOT to trust ANYTHING the Kazon say or do?)
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By Rebel on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 11:48 am:
(see 2/3 posts up)
Gasp...did AnonyMatt actually make a comment relevant to the discussion, and one not involving Rabbi Meir Kahane?!!
And in other news, John A. Lang announces that he's decided to let Riker have Troi after all.
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By Deanna Troi on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 12:24 pm:
He did not, I'm in John's lap right now!
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By Cindy on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 11:26 am:
I like the two-parter (with Sarah Silverman and Ed Begley) where Voyager goes back in time to 1990's Earth. I also love the two-parter that introduced Seven of Nine. Wonderful charcters and action in both. Basics I and II were fun two. Actually, there are just so many great episodes. Effects-wise, I love the one where Voyager is shown crashing onto a snow covered planet. "Thirty days" featured great underwater effects. Who knew the Vogager shuttles could double as subs!
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By John A. Lang on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 8:13 pm:
Season 3 Best / worst episodes (and why)
BEST EPISODES
Basics Pt. 2
Flashback
The Chute
The Swarm
False Profits
Remember
Sacred Ground
Future's End Pt 1 & 2
Q & The Grey
Coda
Blood Fever
Unity
Rise
Real Life
Worse Case Scenario
Scorpion Pt. 1
Worst episodes
Warlord....(When are they going to find a non-corporeal entity that's GOOD?)
Fair Trade....(Neelix should have known better & Janeway should've slapped down Neelix harder)
Alter Ego....(Tuvok WAY, WAY out of character)
Darkling....(The evil holo-doc...period)
Favorite Son....(too predictable)
Before & After....(A REVERSE temporal displacement? Come on!)
Distant Origin....(Who wrote this episode? Charles Darwin?)
Displaced....(Voyager stolen AGAIN!)
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By ScottN on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 9:27 pm:
....(When are they going to find a non-corporeal entity that's GOOD?)
Sargon, from Return To Tomorrow(TOS).
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By John A. Lang on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 5:35 am:
OK...him & Kollos (Is There In Truth No Beauty) & the Organians (Errand of Mercy)
But you'll have to agree, the majority of non-corporeal entities aren't good.
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By John A. Lang on Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 10:45 pm:
SEASON 4
Good:
Scorpion Pt.2
The Gift
Day Of Honor
Revulsion
Raven
Scientific Method
Year of Hell Pt 1 & 2
Random Thoughts
Waking Moments
Message in a Bottle
Hunters
Prey
Retrospect
Killing Game 1 & 2
Vis A Vis
The Omega Directive
Living Witness
One
Hope & Fear
Not so good (and why)
Nemesis----No 7 of 9!...Nuff' said!
First Flight----Dull
Mortal Coil-----Life after death issue attacked again
Unforgettable---boring
Demon----Voyager doubles on Demon planet...dumb idea
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By LUIGI NOVI on Monday, October 04, 2004 - 7:12 am:
John, First Flight was an Enterprise episode. I think you mean Concerning Flight.
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By John A. Lang on Monday, October 04, 2004 - 7:50 am:
DING on me!...Thanx!
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By John A. Lang on Monday, November 15, 2004 - 8:42 pm:
SEASON 5
GOOD
Night
Drone
In The Flesh
Once Upon A Time
Timeless
Infinite Regress
Counterpoint
Bride of Chaotica
Bliss
Dark Frontier
Think Tank
Juggernaut
Someone To Watch Over Me
11:59
Relativity
Warhead
NOT SO GOOD (and why)
Extreme Risk.....(Down in the dumps Torres---BORING!)
Nothing Human.....(Tired racism episode)
Gravity.....(Just plain DULL!)
The Disease.....(Harry should've had more self control for a STARFLEET officer!)
Course: Oblivion.....(Who gives a rip about an alt-Voyager & its crew? I don't!)
The Fight.....(Most ridiculous "First Contact" mission EVER!)
Equinox.....(What's wrong with other Starship Captains anyway? Why are they always unstable? A very tired story indeed)
Thirty Days.....(BORING!)
Latent Image.....(Malfunctioning Holodoc AGAIN! YAWN!)
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By John A. Lang on Sunday, December 19, 2004 - 7:12 pm:
SEASON 6 BEST/WORST (and why)
BEST
Survival Instinct
Barge of the Dead
Tinker,Tenor,Doctor,Spy
Alice
Riddles
Dragon's Teeth...(BARELY made it to "good list")
One Small Step
The Voyager Conspriacy
Pathfinder
Blink of an Eye
Virtuoso
Collective
Ashes to Ashes
Child's Play
Good Shepherd
Live Fast and Prosper
Life Line
NOT SO GOOD
Equinox, Part 2...(Janeway WAY out of character)
Fair Haven...(Mindless drivel)
Memorial...(Memory tampering rehash- not original)
Tsunkatse...(This is "Voyager", not "WWF Smackdown"!)
Sprit Folk...(Pointless drivel)
Muse...(More Prime Directive violations than I could count. Ridiculous episode)
Fury...(VERY BAD time travel story. "Angry Kes" dumb character)
The Haunting of Deck 12...(Very poor ghost story plot)
Unimatrix Zero...(Very predictable story. Unnecessary risks taken to liberate Borg)
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By John A. Lang on Monday, January 03, 2005 - 4:49 pm:
SEASON 7- BEST & WORST (and why)
BEST
Imperfection
Critical Care
Inside Man...(DEFINATELY the best!!)
Body & Soul
Nightengale
Lineage
Repentance
Prophecy
The Void ...(BARELY)
Human Error
Q2
Author, Author
Friendship One
Natural Law
Homestead
Renaissance Man
Endgame
NOT SO GOOD
Ultramatrix Zero...(Boring...A story of Borg sleeping put ME to sleep!)
Drive...(This is "Star Trek" -not "The Wacky Races")
Repression...(Yawn! Another memory tampering story!)
Flesh & Blood...(YAWN! Another story about the EMH getting kidnapped!)
Shattered...(Most ridiculous time travel episode EVER!)
Workforce 1 & 2...(YAWN! Yet ANOTHER sequence of memory tampering episodes!)
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By Josh M on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 4:35 pm:
Season Four
Best
Scorpion, Part II
The Gift
The Raven
Year of Hell, Part I
Message in a Bottle
Hunters
Prey
The Killing Game, Parts I and II (Should've been the last holodeck episode. Well, maybe Chaotica)
Living Witness
One
Worst
Revulsion
Mortal Coil
Vis a Vis
Demon
Unforgettable
Season Five
Best
Drone
Timeless
Infinite Regress
Bliss
Dark Frontier
Juggernaut
Someone To Watch Over Me
Latent Image
Worst
Night
In the Flesh
Once Upon a Time
Counterpoint
Gravity
11:59
30 Days
Equinox
Season Six
Best
Barge of the Dead (Yay Klingons!!)
Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy
One Small Step
Pathfinder
Virtuoso
Live Fast and Prosper
Life Line
Worst
Alice
Fair Haven
Blink of an Eye
Spirit Folk
Good Shepherd
Muse
Haunting of Deck 12
Unimatrix Zero (My least favorite Borg story ever)
Season Seven
Best
Imperfection
Repression
Inside Man
Flesh and Blood
Shattered
Q2
Author, Author
Renaissance Man
Worst
Critical Care
Lineage (There are only so much "B'Elanna his self loathing" episodes one can take)
Repentance
The Void
Workforce Part I (The episode was average, but it's here because it has the worst cliffhanger in Trek, IMO. That I can remember.)
Friendship One
Natural Law
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By Encocha on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 12:09 am:
Mine are:
Before and After
Relativity
Infinite Regress
Bride of Chaotica
Future's End I & II
Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy
Blink of an Eye
Message In A bottle
Renaissance Man
Riddles
Plus:
Barge Of The Dead
Spirit Folk
Offhand, I think there were WAY too many time-travel episodes
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with you about that, John. And I HATE Future's End so much, I refuse to watch it ever again.
Timeless was OK, though. At least the altered timeline was corrected. And you're right about Fury and Shattered. Give me The City On The Edge Of Forever or the Time's Arrow two-parter any day!