The Least Disliked Episode 2025 - DS9 Season 7

[Ray Hardgrit]

"Field of Fire" is out. I wasn't keen on Imaginary Joran turning into Hannibal Lector and noticing things Ezri wasn't even looking at.

Treachery, Faith, and the Great River
Once More Unto the Breach
The Siege of AR-558
Strange Bedfellows
The Changing Face of Evil
When It Rains...

 

[Seven of Five]

Field of Fire is a decent episode, but there was Ezri overload at this point of the season, so I was fed up with her.

Ninja'd!

In that case, I'll go with Once More Unto the Breach, even though I feel like I'm punching puppies by eliminating a Kor episode.

Treachery, Faith, and the Great River
The Siege of AR-558
Strange Bedfellows
The Changing Face of Evil
When It Rains...

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Eliminating Strange Bedfellows: too early in the arc, things aren't being fleshed out even within the context of one episode. It would be left to writers down the road to make more of this. Too much waiting around. On the other hand, the next Weyoun.

Treachery, Faith, and the Great River
The Siege of AR-558
The Changing Face of Evil
When It Rains...

 

[Detached Nacelle]

I was in the middle of eliminating Strange Bedfellows for its disrespect to Jadzia's memory.

When it Rains will be my next victim then as it would just be a crime to eliminate the others.

Treachery, Faith, and the Great River
The Siege of AR-558
The Changing Face of Evil

 

[Farscape One]

Damn hard choice. All are excellent episodes.

I'll take out "THE CHANGING FACE OF EVIL". Only because the Defiant was destroyed. That hurt. Badly.


Treachery, Faith, and the Great River
The Siege of AR-558

 

[Seven of Five]

I think The Siege of AR-558 needs to win the season, as it was the perfect highlight of the horrors of war.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

A worthy winner indeed

 

[Oddish]

Yes. Too bad Chu'lak wasn't there. He could have shown the crew this really cool rifle he created, which could shoot through walls.

 

[Captrek]

It's Only a Paper Moon, I never liked Vic, him doing Ezri's job when this episode was the perfect opportunity to see her do her actual job is a massive missed opportunity.

Kinda like Guinan taking Troi’s job on TNG.

 

[Oddish]

And Ezri taking Jadzia's job.

 

[Farscape One]

And Ezri taking Jadzia's job.

Ezri never took Jadzia's job.

(With the possible exception of "THE SIEGE OF AR-558" when she was helping Kellin.)

 

[Captrek]

Ezri never took Jadzia's job.

Nicole took Terry’s, close enough.

 

[Oddish]

Ezri never took Jadzia's job.

She was regularly working on the Defiant's bridge when it was in battle, just like Jadzia had.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

I guess Worf took Lenara Kahn's job.

 

[Farscape One]

She was regularly working on the Defiant's bridge when it was in battle, just like Jadzia had.

But not in the same role.

Jadzia was piloting the Defiant pretty much every time she was on the bridge. Ezri was manning of the side consoles (sensors/ operations type of role), so she was more support for the bridge crew rather than be the one maneuvering the ship.

Big difference in jobs.

 

[kkt]

Ezri was a fully qualified Starfleet officer. What should she be doing when the ship is going into combat?

 

[Oddish]

Ezri was a fully qualified Starfleet officer. What should she be doing when the ship is going into combat?

She was supposed to be a station counselor.

 

[kkt]

She was supposed to be a station counselor.

So what are you saying - they should leave her behind? The Defiant had a small crew, what if a lot of them are injured and another crew member on the bridge would be very helpful. She's not going to be doing a whole lot of analysis of crew member's psychological problems when they're in combat anyway.

 

[Farscape One]

She was supposed to be a station counselor.

Troi was ship's counselor, but she also performed other duties when the need arised. Like in "The Best of Both Worlds", she saw to the evacuation of large sections of the ship in preparation for the deflector dish use. Or the many times she helped out diplomatic situations, like in "The Ensigns of Command".


On DS9, Jadzia was Science Officer, but she was also helmsman for pretty much every time she was aboard the Defiant.

Bashir has also taken the helm at least twice when it was necessary. In "THE SEARCH, PART I", he took the helm when the helmsman was killed. And in "BEHIND THE LINES", for the Argolis mission, he did the same. (From a discussion in the Mess Hall.)


There's nothing stopping Starfleet officers from performing multiple roles when the need occurs.

 

[Captrek]

Troi was ship's counselor, but she also performed other duties when the need arised. Like in "The Best of Both Worlds", she saw to the evacuation of large sections of the ship in preparation for the deflector dish use. Or the many times she helped out diplomatic situations, like in "The Ensigns of Command".

Guinan took her job, they had to find other things for her to do besides walk around in a low cut top.

(Well, I suppose you could reduce her to walking cleavage, wait for her to quit and not replace her… and considering Gene Roddenberry’s involvement in early seasons it’s kind of surprising that this didn’t happen.)