Star Trek has made some of the all-time best episodes of television, and also these fifteen disasters.
The City on the Edge of Forever.
The Best of Both Worlds.
Far Beyond the Stars.
ButStar Trekalso consists of nearly 900 episodes across several series, spanning decades and formats.
So there just have to be a few stinkers in there, right?
Boy, are there ever.
Subspace Rhapsody Strange New Worlds
Let me be clear: SillyTrekis goodTrek.
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No, the problem with Subspace Rhapsody isnt the fact that its a musical.
Its that the music is bad.
Sure, Celia Rose Gooding makes Uhuras songs compelling, but theyre a Tony-nominated Broadway performer.
The rest of the cast cant do much with the bland material.
Silent Enemy Enterprise
Malcolm Reed likes pineapple.
Thats the big revelation of Silent Enemy, a season one episode ofEnterprise.
And she discovers that he likes pineapple.
Honestly, Silent Enemy isnt that much better or worse than any other episode ofEnterprisesfirst season.
But its the one that highlights what an absolute nothing Reed ended up being.
When hes not whining about his family disrespecting him or arguing with Archer, Reed is an irritating blank.
The problem is with the B-plot, in which Data tries to learn about humor.
Datas quest to understand humanity is, of course, an important thread inTNG.
Both of those problems plague The Child, the season two premiere.
The child rapidly comes to term, matures, and soon dies, becoming energy once again.
At least the episode introduced Guinan, one of the shows best characters.
But thats being generous.
The Fight Voyager
Up until getting redeemed in the second season ofProdigy, Chakotay wasone of the worst charactersinTrekhistory.
The Fight offers one of the worst examples of the shows mishandling of Chakotay.
Furthermore, the show leaned into the characters emotional lives, making it the most weepyTrekseries by far.
Farewell Picard
On an intellectual level, most can appreciatePatrick Stewartsreluctance to turnPicardinto a nostalgic revival series.
Its good that he wanted to push the character forward.
ButPicardpushes the beloved Captain forward into a trash heap of confusing storylines, unending misery, and bland characters.
But the two didnt always mix well together.
But he did become a grouchy, selfish prude, especially in Let He Who is Without Sin.
Even a series as little-loved asEnterprisedeserved a better end.
Like many ofTOSs progressive bona fides, though, the actual execution is less glorious than the legend suggests.
Throughout the episode, the Platonians use their powers to force the crew to do their bidding.
Nichelle Nichols andWilliam Shatnerboth recall the episode with pride, but its a tough, unpleasant watch.
jokes than an average Monty Python sketch… but with far fewer laughs.
Into the Forest I Go Discovery
Ash Tyler gets sexually assaulted by a Klingon.
Although the Doctor immediately believes Seven, Tuvok and others find insufficient evidence.
He blows himself up while running from what he insists is false arrest.
Code of Honor The Next Generation
Of course its Code of Honor.
It has to be Code of Honor.
