The Least Disliked Episode 2025 - DS9 Season 4

[Bad Thoughts]

Removing Way of the Warrior. Epic, yes, but it sometimes feels like pastiche that don't integrate well together. Too many hard turns, too much exposition. Although they would lead somewhere good, the scenes between Dorn and Farrell often feel forced.

Homefront
Accession
To the Death
The Quickening
Body Parts

 

[Detached Nacelle]

Another shocking twist!

Accession is the next to go. Theres nice drama here but the fact that so many Bajorans just so willingly go with it actually makes me angry.

Homefront
To the Death
The Quickening
Body Parts

 

[BlueStuff]

Body Parts - funny, but not on the same quality level as these last three.

Homefront
To the Death
The Quickening

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Eliminating To ThE Death. Too overwhelmed by the tension without anywhere to go, and the siege itself is a let down.

Homefront
The Quickening

 

[Sakonna]

In a season so filled with all time classics, I love this hilariously random final four.

 

[Farscape One]

Taking out "HOMEFRONT".


"THE QUICKENING" is the best character episode for Bashir.

It wins the season.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

It is the best writing, best acting, best directing of the entire season. Rene Auberjonois was rightly commended for his work.

Taking out "HOMEFRONT".


"THE QUICKENING" is the best character episode for Bashir.

It wins the season.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

An unexpected winner it must be said, I actually toyed with removing it earlier instead of Accession. Both episodes have stupid people in it who make me angry with their stupidity but the Bajorans were the most stupid and showed how fragile their society is so that one got sent to the chopping block

 

[Farscape One]

In a season so filled with all time classics, I love this hilariously random final four.

In a season full of 9s and 10s, it's easy to have a completely different list of Final Fours each time the game is played.



For context, I think the following are 10s.

THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR
THE VISITOR (If I could, I'd really rate it a 12.)
OUR MAN BASHIR
HARD TIME
THE QUICKENING


And I find these are 9s.

HIPPOCRATIC OATH
REJOINED
STARSHIP DOWN
LITTLE GREEN MEN
THE SWORD OF KAHLESS
HOMEFRONT
PARADISE LOST
CROSSFIRE
RETURN TO GRACE
SONS OF MOGH
ACCESSION
FOR THE CAUSE
TO THE DEATH
BODY PARTS
BROKEN LINK


These are 8s.

INDISCRETION
BAR ASSOCIATION
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
SHATTERED MIRROR


This is a 7 for me.

THE MUSE

 

[BlueStuff]

If The Visitor ever wins it’s because @Takeru wasn’t around that day.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I'm surprised that The Quickening turned out to be the winner in a season full of so many great episodes. But it's fine, it's a good episode too!

 

[Bad Thoughts]

My top pics for this season are The Visitor, Little Green Men, Hard Time, and The Quickening. The Visitor wins on sentiment and effect, but The Quickening is pure artistry. It has a memorable cold opening, it has great performances by Bashir, Dax, Trevean, and Akorea. The directing is sensitive (plus that amazing tracking shot). The location feels different than most outdoor shooting sites. Nareen Shankar produced a legitimate conflict in which the antagonist and protagonist are willing to learn, to question their assumptions, and find a path forward. The fact that Bashir allows Trevean all the glory, then goes back to work, is perfectly bittersweet DS9.

 

[Dr Bonezee]

My top picks this season would be Little Green Men, The Visitor, and Bar Association

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

My top three for season four is Way of the Warrior, Starship Down and To the Death. I guess I like spaceships and battles and spaceship battles.

 

[Farscape One]

My top three for season four is Way of the Warrior, Starship Down and To the Death. I guess I like spaceships and battles and spaceship battles.

I love those, too.

And "SHATTERED MIRROR" is no slouch with starship battles, either. She's gracefully kicking ass with her maneuvers around the station.

 

[Takeru]

If The Visitor ever wins it’s because @Takeru wasn’t around that day.

True, but I remember a few years ago someone else beat me to it and took it out before I had the chance, so I'm counting on that happening again should I ever be busy.

 

[Victoria]

True, but I remember a few years ago someone else beat me to it and took it out before I had the chance, so I'm counting on that happening again should I ever be busy.

I wasn't here a few years ago but I am here now. I wasn't around yesterday after the first few rounds but The Visitor would have been my next selection.

I think Tony Todd's acting is great but this isn't the kind of thing I want to see when I am watching Star Trek plus there are so many things wrong with the actual idea and the message portrayed.