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Rewatch recency bias places my vote toward TOS s3e1 "Spock's Brain"

Lower image from Galaxy Trek, er, Star Quest... um, something like that.

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[–] AZX3RIC@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago
[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

TNG S01E04: "Code of Honor"

Not their finest hour. Season 1 was rough at times.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The original script only mentions one Black person. The Ligonian were described as resembling lizards. This wasn’t the fault of the writer Katharyn Powers or Michael Baron.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 7 points 2 days ago

I wonder if that was one of the recycled "Phase 2" scripts.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 days ago

Spock's Brain is fully "so bad its good" for me. But there's no saving Code of Honor.

I'd still watch CoH over Nemesis though.

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 days ago

OK, I love this lol

[–] teft@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My vote is for Voyager - Tattoo:

Or maybe The Fight. That one sucks too.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Anything involving that "cultural consultant" qualifies.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"Gentlemen, I give you... Spock's Brain Two!"

He's 8 months along, don't judge.

I completely forgot that the episode was so bad that they did it again, and it was still bad.

[–] jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 days ago

My vote goes to “These Are the Voyages…” – Enterprise S4E22

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 8 points 2 days ago

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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’d nominate Shades of Gray, but it was hardly written at all, it was mostly recycled clips of other episodes.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The writer's strike of that time claimed a lot of victims.

That one was a budget shortfall actually.

[–] cattywampas@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Turnabout Intruder" aged pretty poorly 😬

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

"Catspaw". I will fight you all on this hill. Spock's Brain led to some good parodies. Ref: Mike Carano directed a live show adaptation in LA that elevates the cheese. Glory to the House of Carano.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Oh man, nothing’s worse than [Insert Trek episode of choice]!

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago
[–] HakunaHafada@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

TOS, The Empath. I fuckin' loathe that episode.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Ah, yes. The proto "Chain of Command" silliness.