Welcome to the Final Frontier. Having counted down the top 10 Star Trek
episodes of all time we now have the complete opposite the worst 10 Star
Trek episodes of all time. As much as I absolutely adore Star Trek - and I must
admit I haven't seen all 727 episodes... yet - there were certainly some stinkers
amongst the jewels of the various iterations of Star Trek. These 10
episodes were chosen by fans who attended the Star Trek 50th anniversary
convention in Las Vegas. I really hope there are no casual fans
who tuned in to these episodes to check out what Star Trek is all about as it'll
likely be the first and last time they ever watch. So here are the worst 10 Star
Trek episodes of all time. Number 10: Precious Cargo (Enterprise). While Tripp is
repairing a stasis pod aboard an alien cargo vessel the woman inside wakes up
revealing that she is not a passenger, but in a twist that was surprised
precisely no one, she is actually a prisoner. With the number of competing
shows these days it's important that new shows find their feet quickly and
episodes such as Precious Cargo are huge parts of the reason why Enterprise did
not survive. It adds absolutely nothing that hasn't
been seen or done before, even within Star Trek as the plot rips off The
Original Series episode 'Elana of Troyus' and The Next Generation's 'The
Perfect Mate. This is an hour-long cliche of an episode: grab yourself a pillow and
sleep through this one. "I'm the one in charge!". "I'm not your servant."
"You'd be dead if it weren't for me!". Number nine: The Alternative Factor (The
Original Series). Investigating a rip in space the Enterprise encounters a mad
scientist who claims he's battling another being from a parallel universe.
This episode doesn't contain so much plot holes as plot black holes. Star Trek
is known for using technobabble to help move the story along but technobabble is
one thing this episode just seems to make it up as it goes along hoping no
one will notice. If I were you, I'd throw myself into a black hole to avoid
watching this one. "He'll kill us all if we don't kill him first. Kill! Kill! KILL! KILL!"
Number eight: Move Along Home (Deep Space 9). In order
to teach Quark a lesson, visitors from the Gamma Quadrant turn four crew members
into pieces of a fantasy game and Quark must gamble with their lives in
order to win. In one part of this episode the crew needs to play hopscotch to save
their lives and I think that fact more than sums
this one up. This episode isn't just lightweight it's more like a hot air
balloon ie full of hot air. Don't roll the dice on this one instead
lose the dice down the back of the sofa so you don't have to play. "Allamaraine,
count to four. Allamaraine, then three more. Allamaraine, if you can see.
Allamaraine, you'll come with me. Number seven: And the Children Shall Lead (The
Original Series). The Enterprise reaches a Federation colony where the adults
have all killed themselves but the children play around their dead parents'
bodies apparently without care. If you ever wanted to see William Shatner truly
hamming it up as Kirk, this is the episode. It also features the incredible
psychological distress that Uhura suffers when she looks into a mirror she
handily keeps by her side on the bridge and sees that - shock and horror - she is no
longer pretty. Because that's what women apparently fear the most. Set your phasers
to kill and blast this episode. "I've lost command.
I've lost the Enterprise!"
Number six: Sub Rosa (The Next Generation). After attending her
grandmother's funeral, Dr. Beverly Crusher falls under the spell of her
grandmother's much younger ghost lover. No; really, that is the actual plot! You'd
think it was some really poor fanfiction but this episode actually appears in the
seventh season of The Next Generation and was a sign that perhaps the writers were
running on cruise. This is one truly cringe-worthy episode. Duck under the
duvet with this one and don't come out for an hour
"Beverley..."
Number five: Shades of Gray (The Next Generation). Commander Riker fights for
his life in sickbay after he is infected by an alien parasite and the only way to
save his life is to force his mind to relive painful memories. As the finale to
season two it's surprising that anyone tuned into season three after watching this
turkey. It's clear they literally only had a packet of peanuts to spend on the
episode as about 99.9% of the episode is
comprised of clips from earlier episodes. Set warp factor to 9.975
and get the hell away from this one. "Respiration is erratic. Pulse
grossly irregular. Blood Pressure almost nil." Number four: 'Turnabout Intruder (The
Original Series). Captain Kirk becomes trapped in the body of a mentally
unstable power-hungry woman who wants to take command of the Enterprise. As the
final ever episode of the series, The Original Series leaves not with a bang
but with a whimper. And Shatner takes this last opportunity to chew up the
scenery with accomplished zeal. Put your fingers in your ears and scream loudly
until this one is over.
Number three: Threshold (Voyager). Lieutenant Tom Paris discovers a way to
break the warp 10 barrier and then mutates into... no, no, no! The plot of this
episode is just too absurd to put into words.
Fans of Voyager will no doubt have been saddened to know that none of the episodes of
the series features in the top 10 Star Trek episodes of all time. To kick them
while they're down, Voyager makes its appearance high up on this list. But even
diehard fans of Voyager will have to admit that this episode is absolutely
atrocious. You just wonder what on earth was in the writers' minds when they wrote
this, or indeed what on earth they were smoking. Take out your eyeballs and lock
them in a safe for the duration of this one.
Number two: Code of Honor (The Next Generation). A mission to obtain the
vaccine for a deadly plague is jeopardised when a planetary ruler
decides he wants an Enterprise officer as his wife. For a show so proud of its
diverse cast, having black people played the Ligonians - who dressed in tribal
garments and have a stereotypical primitive yet noble culture - was not the
wisest move. Even Brent Spiner admits that the series never got quite that bad
again. Surgically remove your brain so you don't have to analyse this one. "And
my security officer, Lieutenant Natasha Yar". "A woman... is your chief of security?"
Number one: These are the Voyages (Enterprise). Commander Riker, after
consulting Counselor Troi, relives simulated events of the last mission of
the first Enterprise in the days immediately preceding the birth of the
United Federation of Planets. Yes; that's right:
the finale of Star Trek: Enterprise features Riker and Troi from The Next
Generation running a simulation of Archer's Enterprise crew! Now; if that isn't
a slap in the face of Enterprise fans, and also to the Enterprise's actors, then I
don't know what is. Couple that with the needless death of one of the main
characters then you can understand the loathing that is associated with this
episode. Grab your torches and pitchforks and burn this episode in the fires of
hell. Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship
Enterprise. It's continuing mission to explore strange new worlds. To seek out
new life and new civilisations.
To boldly go where no man has gone before.
So what did you think? Agree? Disagree? Surprised Spock's Brain did not feature?
Which other episodes deserve to be in this pit of atrocity? I actually have a
bit of a confession to make: as a massive The Next Generation fan, my heart jumped
for joy at seeing Riker and Troi again in the finale of Enterprise. I understand
what they were trying to achieve by joining this series together as a
send-off for what would be the last episode of Star Trek on TV for a long while.
If the episode had been midseason then maybe it would have worked better but
as a series finale it was a major misfire. Let's hope Star Trek: Discovery
never comes close to populating a list like this. For more videos, please
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