Game The Most Disliked Seventh Season Episode, 2025 Edition

[Sakonna]

Though it isn't one of her top episodes, I always love a Troi showcase, so I'll save "Eye Of The Beholder."

TNG: "Descent, Part II"
TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Firstborn"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
DS9: "Image In The Sand"
DS9: "'Til Death Do Us Part"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Critical Care"
VOY: "Inside Man"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Flesh And Blood"
VOY: "Repentance"
VOY: "Prophecy"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Friendship One"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I'll save DS9's "Image In The Sand", as even though it's arguably the weakest of the series' season openers, it's still pretty good and did a decent job of picking up where Tears of the Prophets left off.

TNG: "Descent, Part II"
TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Firstborn"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
DS9: "'Til Death Do Us Part"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Critical Care"
VOY: "Inside Man"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Flesh And Blood"
VOY: "Repentance"
VOY: "Prophecy"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Friendship One"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Farscape One]

Saving "'TIL DEATH DO US PART".

I thought it was already taken out, but I will make sure it is now... and assuring DS9 is eliminated from this game.

It kept the momentum of the arc going, and we get Sisko and Kasidy married.

Also, I love the Breen ships... very unique.


TNG: "Descent, Part II"
TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Firstborn"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Critical Care"
VOY: "Inside Man"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Flesh And Blood"
VOY: "Repentance"
VOY: "Prophecy"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Friendship One"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Saving Critical Care. This is one of those instances in which not being human helps the character show what it means to be human. I'm not convinced by the resolution, but seeing the EMH struggle against indifference is compelling.

TNG: "Descent, Part II"
TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Firstborn"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Inside Man"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Flesh And Blood"
VOY: "Repentance"
VOY: "Prophecy"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Friendship One"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Victoria]

"Firstborn" is another Worf-as-a-good-enough parent episode, in the end accepting Alexander for who he is. Also has Lursa and B'Etor who are always enjoyable villains.

TNG: "Descent, Part II"
TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Inside Man"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Flesh And Blood"
VOY: "Repentance"
VOY: "Prophecy"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Friendship One"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Sakonna]

Oof, we are down to some lousy offerings. But there remains one I still enthusiastically enjoy, and that is "Prophecy." It is kind of absurd, but in a fun way.

TNG: "Descent, Part II"
TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Inside Man"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Flesh And Blood"
VOY: "Repentance"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Friendship One"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Qonundrum]

Ugh. What's all left is fairly awful, it's like a descent into numbery...

TNG: "Descent, Part II"

After part one being good, season 7's exciting premiere goes overtime in trying to show the audience how bored and out of steam it is. The guest cast has more wood than an antique furniture store, the plot is inane, Lore's plan doesn't come through with the tone it needs to be, Lore was making comments that had dumb political parallels associated by some fans back in 1994, and - of course - we have the culminating issue that's best sung: ♪ And Then There's Hugh ♫

So let's see:

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

Data expositiondumps why the Borg became that way - confirming that this is the only good scene in the story.

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

Okay... nice to see stuff like this helping to elevate "Datalore"'s story quality by leaps and bounds...

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

Ditto^47. By the numbers, wood, hollow drama, hollow resolution, muzak, the lot. And this isn't even the worst scene in pt 2.



Lastly, I couldn't find the clip that had people making their cute parallels back in 94, so this will have to do:

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

There. Swap "Maude" with "Hugh" or "Vixis" and do some go-go dancing!

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

Bonus.


What's left, eww:
TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Inside Man"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Flesh And Blood"
VOY: "Repentance"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Friendship One"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Tiran O'Saurus]

Saving... I guess "Friendship One", which brought back the United Earth Space Probe Agency from TOS. That's something, at least.

TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Inside Man"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Flesh And Blood"
VOY: "Repentance"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Qonundrum]

Saving "'TIL DEATH DO US PART".

I thought it was already taken out, but I will make sure it is now... and assuring DS9 is eliminated from this game.

It kept the momentum of the arc going, and we get Sisko and Kasidy married.

Also, I love the Breen ships... very unique.

I always have problems with that title for some reason...

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

Oh wait, wrong one...

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

Oh wait, that was the wrong one:

To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.
For more detailed information, see our cookies page.

Accept third party cookies

 

[Sakonna]

I would have saved "Descent, Part II" next, so since that's gone, I guess... "Flesh And Blood"?

I think "Flesh And Blood" is trash. The writers of Part I and Part II are clearly not on the same page. The personality of the main villain changes dramatically between the halves, so none of the setup ends up tracking through properly into the payoff. This might have been less glaring if they had been aired a week apart, as presumably originally intended, but fusing it into a two-hour casts all the failures into high relief. It's an extremely unsatisfying viewing experience, starting strong and then just tossing you out of the narrative you've been watching at the mid-point.

I also find it almost offensive, on a professional level. The two halves not connectng is such a basic failure of writing staff competence. I forget who was running the room in Voyager season 7, but they weren't fit for the position.

But, it was cool to see so many different Star Trek aliens all in one episode.

Otherwise, a near total failure.

TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Inside Man"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Repentance"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Farscape One]

Kenneth Biller was running the writers room in season 7. He was also the only writer, except Braga, who has been there since season 1.



There is only one decent one left... "REPENTANCE". So I'm saving it.

Nice Seven episode, and interesting questions are raised.


TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Inside Man"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Oddish]

"Inside Man" was a flawed episode, but it wasn't without its moments. Plus, it had Barclay and Troi in it.

TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Journey's End"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Victoria]

"Journey's End" is an episode with wasted potential. It's a conclusion for Wesley and , one assumes he'll live "happily ever after"

TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Repression"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[CaptainCalvinCat]

"Repression" is actually quite a good one. Tuvok being the investigator and the perp at the same time? I quite liked it.

TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Nightingale"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Farscape One]

These are the dregs of the game now.

I guess I'll save "NIGHTINGALE" because... Kim got an episode, at least? (I struggle to find much better than that as a reason.)


TNG: "Force of Nature"
TNG: "Bloodlines"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Sakonna]

"Bloodlines" is an appealingly bonkers concept, and such a bizarre storyline to revisit. So I can kind of appreciate some weirdness there, even though the execution is quite lifeless and dull.

TNG: "Force of Nature"
VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Victoria]

"Force of Nature" - for the Data trying to train Spot subplot.

VOY: "Human Error"
VOY: "Natural Law"

 

[Sakonna]

Well I know what I'm rooting for! I hate both of these, but there's one I hate waaaaaaaaaay more... let's see if our final player agrees...

 

[Farscape One]

Saving (drum roll)...





"HUMAN ERROR".


Because the other was such a wasted opportunity to have the REAL Chakotay and Seven bond to be dating in the finale.

"NATURAL LAW" wins.

 

[Oddish]

I guess I'll save "NIGHTINGALE" because... Kim got an episode, at least? (I struggle to find much better than that as a reason.)

But SUCH an episode...

Still, there were a lot of worthy losers on the list.