One of the interesting things about the Picard series, is that it shows how his argument in Measure of a Man _failed_ Yes, Data was emancipated, but the Soong-type androids that came after did indeed end up becoming a slave race. If only Picard S1 had followed that, it would have been a much better series, IMO.
@VinceWhitacre
2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see what's #2-19 behind Threshhold
@VinceWhitacre
2 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT choice for #1. I fully concur. 😀
@GiantRobotsConquerTheWorld
2 жыл бұрын
Spock's Brain for #2
@benw9949
2 жыл бұрын
Spock's Brain: McCoy uses the Space Hairdryer for a quick brain surgery for dummies downloadable master class. Meanwhile, Spock wears a jumpsuit and funky headgear while Kirk runs him around with a radio-control joystick. Any other playing with their joysticks is left to the Kirk/Spock slashficcers. :D Threshold: Janeway and Paris have Space Lizard babies, left on some alien planet to fend for themselves and evolve into who-knows-what in a few million years. Space Lizard Money People? I dunno. But how come nobody kept the lizard babies? And who's gonna pay for lizard child support and all those bugs and minnows, or whatever space lizard babies eat? Huh?! :D Hahaha.
@benw9949
2 жыл бұрын
Also, we know there are Borg babies somewhere out there. But are there Borg Tribbles?!
@Cdr2002
2 жыл бұрын
Move Along Home should be #3 Not even a bad episode tbh just fun
@timbates12
2 жыл бұрын
Just speaking personally, as someone who's seen very little star trek (a couple of seasons of TNG, maybe some eps of DS9 and Voyager), this has been such a fun journey for someone who knows only the basics about Star Trek. It's always fun to hear someone talk about something they're passionate about, and my god, Jessie is passionate about Star Trek. I do hope she gets to write about it someday!
@Xondar11223344
2 жыл бұрын
"In the Pale Moonlight," "Far Beyond the Stars," "Balance of Terror," "Yesterday's Enterprise," and "Best of Both Worlds" are all on my top 5 Star Trek episodes list.
@alanparr1503
2 жыл бұрын
It had to be In The Pale Moonlight for me, one of the few episodes I rewatch on a regular basis and the performances by Avery Brooks and Andrew Robinson are top-notch.
@Xondar11223344
2 жыл бұрын
There are episodes of Star Trek that you mention, and everyone universally agrees it's a great episode. If you mention "In the Pale Moonlight," "Best of Both Worlds," or "City on the Edge of Forever," then everyone's seen it and enjoyed it. I can't really think of an episode like that for Voyager.
@vinnyoz4709
Жыл бұрын
@@Xondar11223344 threshold
@Xondar11223344
Жыл бұрын
@@vinnyoz4709 Very true.
@andreanatsuminadeau5608
2 жыл бұрын
Measure of a man is Star Trek when all goes well, In the pale moonlight is Star Trek when shit hits the fan and starfleet get kinda desperate. TNG and DS9 complement themself so well in showing paradise and paradise lost (to a degree). Nice that you've put those 2 as 1 and 2 so we can actually see that comparaison.
@ghlmk5931
2 жыл бұрын
You are so right! Great observation.
@oddish4352
2 жыл бұрын
I think that "Best of Both Worlds" only weakness was that its overall story arc with Riker played out superbly, until it failed to reach its logical conclusion. When Picard was taken, Riker stepped up to the plate, worked without a net, and made the big decisions. Maybe he asked a not-present Picard what he would do, but he then turned around and saved the Earth by doing what he wouldn't. And in all that, he demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that he belonged in the Big Chair. And then... he went back to being first officer like none of that ever happened.
@KayOSweaver
2 жыл бұрын
I heard somewhere that there was some talk about Patrick Stewart leaving the show around this time, so I think that might have happened. Then they had to reverse course. It is nice that in later seasons they do somewhat address Riker's reluctance to leave the Enterprise. He's frequently asked about it and offered other commands, but he likes where he is and who he works with. Honestly there's something kind of cool about a character who isn't obsessed with climbing the ladder because they like where they are. After TNG of course when the Enterprise is destroyed and the crew go their separate ways Riker finally decides to move on. Riker always seemed like a shallow character to me during the original run, but watching again now he's actually more interesting...
@Mia199603
Жыл бұрын
@@KayOSweaver he is shallow, he is keeping everyone on the ship from getting that sweet promotion and Starfleet from getting more command officers - he's totally selfish and in real military that would never fly. Starfleet isn't some corporation where you can sit on your ass achieving absolutely nothing for 30 years and it's fine because your work has no meaning anyways.
@deanhirasawa1414
2 жыл бұрын
Virtually an impossible task - but you did it! I really disliked DS9 when it premiered and did not watch the series until after it was long off the air. Today, I consider it perhaps the greatest iteration of Trek ever made. Therefore, IMHO it was appropriate to see so many examples of why, by the number of Xs it appears in your top 20! LLAP Jessie and everyone!
@dr.juerdotitsgo5119
Жыл бұрын
The DS9 pilot had some serious TNG Season1 vibe, but from the very next episode on I has hooked, and it kept getting better and better after each season. One of the most unique things about this itineration is that the best character are not Starfleet; Quark, Odo, Kira, Garak, and Dukat.
@johntauren
2 жыл бұрын
It's so hard to pick just 20, and then rank them, with 800+ episodes to choose from. Some that I would include on my list and not on this list: The Doomsday Machine, Equinox, A Quality of Mercy, The Inner Light, It's Only a Paper Moon, Yesterday's Enterprise. But there's no way for me to argue against the emotion of The Visitor or the rawness of Far Beyond the Stars.
@TheLiberalNerd
2 жыл бұрын
'Tapestry' aka. 'Why Picard Season 2 doesn't really work' nice list :)
@jeffreyatlee8785
2 жыл бұрын
Every time I see one of these lists I am impressed by the breadth of knowledge. Thanks for reminding me of how much I love this show.
@marianwyse7967
2 жыл бұрын
Such an awesome, well-considered list! Thanx for all the work you put into this. Pale Moonlight has always been my fav, too.
@andybiz4273
2 жыл бұрын
Great list! I know coming up with the best of the best wasn't easy, and bless you for going through so many episodes for this! Personally, I think a couple more Voyager and Enterprise episodes would've made my list ("Learning Curve" from Voyager showed a different side of how some of the Maquis viewed Starfleet, and "Dear Doctor" showed a good example of pre-Prime Directive situations), but overall this was brilliant and I couldn't agree more with #1!
@ghlmk5931
2 жыл бұрын
This was quite the undertaking! DS9’s Duet and The Visitor are the top ones for me, they never fail to touch me. There are a few more, but I can recite those two line by line. I never cared for the first two seasons of TNG, but the camera zooming in on Riker as he resolutely says “Fire” in Best of Both Worlds hooked me in for the rest of the series, cliffhangers were so rare back then. DS9 is still tops for me, though. Great list, now I’m curious about Lower Decks and Prodigy, I may have to add those to my list.
@Alnarra
2 жыл бұрын
The visitor, without fail, always draws a tear from my eye, such excellent story telling.
@Xondar11223344
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, me too. Someone's always cutting onions whenever I watch that one.
@oddish4352
2 жыл бұрын
Me three. You'd think it would be... well, incongruous when Sisko holds a dying Jake (who is now older than he is) in his arms and calls him "my sweet boy"... but it's not. Avery Brooks and Tony Todd are incredible actors, and they sell that scene with a vengeance. Trek may hit the Big Red Reset Button a little too often, but this episode and "Year of Hell" are two examples of the right way to use it.
@RWSCOTT
2 жыл бұрын
Our lists are very different (I grew up on TOS and checked out after Enterprise), BUT... In The Pale Moonlight #1, absolutely agree. A high watermark for the evolution of the franchise, the writing, the performances and how DS9 distinguished itself by unflinchingly diving headfirst into moral complexities. Killer cameo by Stephen McHattie, too. Best Romulan, ever. :D
@RWSCOTT
2 жыл бұрын
I also think The Darkness & The Light is really underappeciated. The vicious exchange between Kira & Siliran is a microcosm of the whole Bajoan occupation... showing in both a sense of duty underpinned by hatred, racism, & the implicit stain it leaves on the unborn.
@randyeaddy2373
2 жыл бұрын
Bravo, Jessie, exceedingly well done. 👏🏾👏🏾 BTW, because of you, I recently watched the entire Deep Space 9 series, which I had shunned during its original run. I enjoyed it immensely, although I still found much of Avery Brooks’s melodramatic, over the top, acting style hard to take. I just fought through the latter because most of everything else was splendid, including the “character” of Sisko. Again, many thanks for your promotion of DS9. Finally, congrats on your new face. You look marvelous. 👏🏾👍🏾🖖🏾
@michiganspencer6920
2 жыл бұрын
"The Doomsday Machine" should be on the list!!! The first Star Trek episode to do Moby Dick in space (Windom's performance is awesome)!. The musical score (especially when the weapon was shown) was so BRILLIANT, that legendary conductor/composer John Williams ripped it off and used it for JAWS!!! This episode still holds up as one of the BEST episodes ever!!! If you need more convincing, check out "The Doomsday Machine revealed" documentary on KZitem
@msudlp
Жыл бұрын
I should've looked through the comments before making my comment. I laugh because we both see the same thing in this awesome episode. It is my favorite in the Original Series and is second only to "Pale Moonlight" as the best of all the Trek episodes.
@michiganspencer6920
Жыл бұрын
@@msudlp I agree. Garak (Andrew Robinson) in that episode was at his BEST!!!
@michaelevans5852
2 жыл бұрын
Okay so there's this Science Fiction/Fantasy/Historical Fiction animated series from 1994 called "Gargoyles" which I'm kind of surprised you haven't (to my knowledge) done a video on given that it features both Jonathan Frakes and Marina Siritis as major cast members and has a penchant for casting Star Trek alumni in guest parts. If you haven't seen it, I would recommend checking it out, I think you could get a lot of mileage out of it.
@blubistheword
2 жыл бұрын
Yessssss, Gargoyles is such a fun show!
@Cruelty-Torture
2 жыл бұрын
Gargoyles was superb first season. I dont recall if it had a second or if was any good.
@blubistheword
2 жыл бұрын
@@Cruelty-Torture I think it had four seasons but the last one wasn't as good. Season 2's a banger tho
@Cruelty-Torture
2 жыл бұрын
@@blubistheword good to know, ive a reason to hunt it up then and rewatch. Cheers :)
@michaelevans5852
2 жыл бұрын
@@Cruelty-Torture It's complicated: Show runner Greg Weisman and his collaborators did a total of two seasons of "Gargoyles" (A thirteen episode first season, fallowed by a 52 episode second). Wesiman wrote the first draft for a third season premiere before leaving the series, and said third season premiere (entitled "The Journey") was rewritten into the pilot for "Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles". Weisman was then commissioned to write "Clan Building Vol. 1" and "Clan Building Vol. 2" a number of years later, a pair of trade paperbacks that were meant to serve as a continuation of "Gargoyles" and over-write "The Goliath Chronicles", which he wasn't involved in. The first issue of "Clan Building Vol. 1" was a comics adaptation of Weisman's script for "The Journey" as he originally envisioned it. Apparently Weisman is penning new issues of the Gargoyles comic which are dropping this December.
@jamesk234
2 жыл бұрын
Damn Jesse! I did not expect you to open with a quote from my favorite episode of any Star Trek Episode! Watching the rest now... sure it'll be great :)
@jamesk234
2 жыл бұрын
Just finished watdhing.. Fantastic list, great job Jesse! Yes Please new lists! How about more Babylon 5 content or BSG (remake)?
@lukebalcer2010
2 жыл бұрын
Jessie: who knew the Borg could tell such a strong emotional story? Also Jessie: only 2 episodes of Voyager on her top 20 list Voyager knew, Jessie, Voyager knew
@startrekker6913
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly There needs to be more Voyager as I personally think it is very underrated as Star Trek goes
@Mia199603
Жыл бұрын
@@startrekker6913 yeah, and it's ridiculous that so many Trek fans blame Voyager for destroying the Borg. No, TNG ruined the Borg in First Contact with the whole Borg Queen foolishness, Voyager actually saved the Borg and made it all even more tragic and multidimensional by showing the drones for what they really are: victims of war - and that was actually forgotten/handled rather poorly in TNG. Btw Seven of Nine is the best Trek character, right after Data.
@startrekker6913
Жыл бұрын
@@Mia199603 I agree on every account accept the Doctor is the best character and Data is second. Seven is pretty good though
@ammieloris
2 жыл бұрын
These episodes are sooo great! Wah! I want to watch them all right now.
@TwoWholeWorms
2 жыл бұрын
It was literally 2 weeks ago when I realised he was called 'Locutus' because that is literally the Latin word for 'I speak'. >.< I can't believe I missed that one!
@keithhamilton736
2 жыл бұрын
I’m going to give two honourable mentions from two series that didn’t get any love from your list. Yesteryear is the best episode by miles of the animated series that tells a good Spock story in 22 minutes. An impressive feat. Star Trek Prodigy really struggled for me to feel like Star Trek for me until Amok Time where they really hit it out of the park. Thank you for not including any Picard episodes which would have made me say “Really Jessie?”. Also agree that no Discovery episodes deserve to be one this list. All in all a pretty good list with some of my favourite all time Clangers in there.
@merri-toddwebster2473
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed that "Yesteryear" deserves mention as the finest episode of Animated Trek.
@user-tt7uq9qj3r
2 жыл бұрын
Great list, Jessie. Every episode in here is as gem Got home after a long day and it was so nice to unwind listening to your thinking
@Bastion90
2 жыл бұрын
Nice list. I've considered doing this myself before, but with just a cursory glance I realised that 90% of my list would probably by Voyager episodes, so it seems rather pointless haha 😅.
@erikafriedman7455
2 жыл бұрын
It's always so much fun to get your perspective on all things Star Trek! DS9's my favorite Star Trek and I'd forgotten that Take Me Out to the Holosuite had made your list of top 10 DS9 episodes until it popped up again here. I love how different we all are. When it first aired, I thought it was one of the worst of the series. Having rewatched it as an adult a few times now, it's risen a lot in my esteem - now I think it's a good episode, though still not one of my personal favorites. It's hard to pick, but I think my favorite more lighthearted DS9 episode is In the Cards. I have a feeling my top 20 would be mostly DS9 with some TNG thrown in. LLAP.
@Xondar11223344
2 жыл бұрын
"In the Cards" and "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" are definitely great episodes. They're very much underrated in my opinion.
@Lionize728
8 ай бұрын
Avery Brooks is stellar in just about every scene he's in but pair him with Andrew Robinson and you get some real fireworks. Oddly they didn't share a lot of screen time together in the series which is another reason "In The Pale Moonlight" is such a treat.
@taniakaromesamontorfano9081
Жыл бұрын
Jessie I love this work you did, so much dedication. I totally agree with In the pale moonlight being number 1 in this list, still remember the excitement, the shivers when I first watched it
@nickiemcnichols5397
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jessie. I just subscribed because I think that Star Trek is possibly the most important group of shows to ever be put on TV. I always feel a kinship when I meet another fan.
@NediSafa
2 жыл бұрын
It was a matter of numbers for Sisko in the pale moonlight. It shows how hard it is to sacrifice the one for the needs of the many. Great list.
@OpenHeartedTherapist
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Jess, thank you for a very entertaining list. While there were a lot of tried and true Star Trek favourite episodes, I always find your perspective rather refreshing. On a semi-related note, I am curious as to where you purchased your starship pattern shirt and if they are available in a men’s small or medium Size.
@startrekker6913
2 жыл бұрын
This was utterly brilliant and I commend you on your choices for the most part they were spot on but there needs to be more Voyager in my opinion it is extremely underrated and it is not and will never be LESSER TREK.
@mkang8782
2 жыл бұрын
Two suggestions for Babylon 5: 1) favorite episode from each season 2) favorite 5 episodes from the whole series
@merri-toddwebster2473
2 жыл бұрын
Another B5 suggestion: Arthurian themes and parallels in the show.
@noamthenerd
6 ай бұрын
Can we just take a minute to appreciate Quark's glorious signature on that baseball with ears? And also Worf's WORF.
@intrinsical
2 жыл бұрын
I love that shirt you're wearing!
@stevek5787
2 жыл бұрын
This isn't the kind of video I regulatory watch from you, but I am glad I did. It reminded me why I do enjoy your your work: you tend to look for the best and most hopeful in the stories we tell one another. I think that's rare thing nowadays, and I appreciate it. I actually agreed with much of your list; however, I would have included Darmok. It's a simple story, but one that delves into complex questions of narrative, language, and meaning - and, in itself, attempts a kind of mimetic diegesis on the nature of storytelling and creation.
@ncc1701chris
2 жыл бұрын
Dam good review jessie. Love it. All good episodes. Love you jessie. You look great. Love the shirt. You have to tell me where you got it from
@kristentocherspoon6034
2 жыл бұрын
Came here to post the same thing! I've gone looking for this shirt online and couldn't find it. Please tell us where you got it Jessie!
@tomthomas5793
2 жыл бұрын
Whether we agree with your choices or not, this video reminds us why we love Star Trek and, more importantly, why we love you! Keep up the great work!
@raylenny3405
2 жыл бұрын
I loveeee this list. I was kinda shocked at how many ds9 made it on to my own top 20, but truly it is a great series. I would love if you'd make a list sometime of "top star trek episodes that are bad, but fun as hell to watch". I did a marathon of these with my partner and we had a great time watching ones like Threshold, Sub Rosa, Elogium, the Naked Now and I, Mudd. There's something really fun about campy trek.
@robinstevenson6690
2 жыл бұрын
A story - - - watching this caused me to go back and re-watch episode 9, season 1 of Lower Decks, and then I noticed I had never seen the final episode of season 1. Now I have. So thank you!
@nickatmacomb8965
5 ай бұрын
This really was a solid list! Great job and i know this was a lot of work
@MultiRanman
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Star Trek. Really, really good to see how great the franchise actually is and why we appreciate it. I don’t have any issues with your list, although I could move one or two episodes around. I’ve after wondered why Star Trek, a simple wagon train to the stars has become such a pop culture touchstone. What episodes do you think most drive this? Ate they the “best” episodes, the most popular ones, or is it something else?
@kelleighohara83
2 жыл бұрын
It's not 20 episodes of DS9, but I can live with it.
2 жыл бұрын
Great list, also, your DS9 love is showing very strongly in it. (Not that I can complain, it's also my fav Trek show)
@viking_2112
2 жыл бұрын
For me, Yesterday's Enterprise is my number 1. Such a good story with great, memorable new characters and great returning characters. Memorable finale as well. Only issue with it is that it should have been a movie
@jeremyofficer5038
2 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie, Duet makes me cry every time
@ColonelTacki
2 жыл бұрын
I only needed to watch that one final scene from the visitor for a few seconds before I got misty eyed. Such a great story.
@AdamMerdy123
2 жыл бұрын
Great video Jessie! I can live with it....I CAN live with it.....I CAN LIVE ...with it...
@elizabethpogidoxbell7564
2 жыл бұрын
I love this list so much! The DS9 love (my favorite trek), the Wej Duj appretiation (what an episode!), and finally someone else agrees that Memento Mori is the best episode of SNW thus far (I have been SCREAMING it for weeks). In terms of fun, lighthearted DS9 I'm also partial to Our Man Bashir and Badda Bing Badda Bang.
@hiimchuckiewannaplay
2 жыл бұрын
"this was as scientific as an opinionated list could be" - as a fellow autistic I have mad respect for this method hahaha. I loved your list! I thought it was great! Some episodes you didn't mention that ARE in my list: VOY Innocence, VOY Tuvix, Original Series Amok Time, DS9 Bar Association, DS9 Bashir I Presume, TNG Elementary Dear Data, TNG A fistful of Datas.... However - when asked what my favorite trek is- its always the one I'm currently watching. lol. I'm not sure how you even settled on a finalized list so I'm impressed!
@kapek5
2 жыл бұрын
FWIW, you are one of my TOP TEN favorite podcasters. Actually, you are probably in the top two.
@AndrewD8Red
2 жыл бұрын
If I was doing to do a list like this, I'd have to exclude DS9 and possibly Enterprise. Wouldn't be fair on the rest of the franchise.
@joju997
2 жыл бұрын
Watching this two days after it was released and one hour after Lower Decks 3 started, but it still holds up
@susanscott8653
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for including two of my favourite arcs from Enterprise. I would also have included Yesteryear from TAS on my list, which I will now have to consider....🤔
@ashtonrooks7899
2 жыл бұрын
Duet would be my #1, so many great trek episodes but can't imagine ever putting something ahead of it. The way they dealt with the lasting wounds of such a horrifying conflict, that distinctly Cardassian form of honesty told through lies because they don't know any other way to show a truth, and the way It showcased Kira felt like we had been with Kira for years rather than only for one season... In all of Trek nothing else matches it.
@gozerthegozarian9500
2 жыл бұрын
😂that intro! I am deceased!😂😂😂
@stephanieking4444
2 жыл бұрын
Great list....I would not be able to rank episodes like that because my neurodivergent mind doesn't like lists. I could speak of episodes that are important to me, but not in ranking terms. They're all important, for different reasons. Definitely all the DS9 episodes you picked would feature. Especially 'In the Pale Moonlight' and 'Far Beyond the Stars' (that episode also addressed the link between story telling and what society brands 'mental illness'....it really resonated with me)
@yamagata008
2 жыл бұрын
This was a lot of work on your part, but it was and is a great list. Thank you for doing this. Excellent List!
@lovetheblue6659
2 жыл бұрын
Well, it’s *impossible* to make a Top 20 List of all Star Trek Episodes! There have been, after all, well over 700 episodes aired across all of the series - with many more to come! The only problem with your list (from my perspective) is that you have too many “Lower Decks” episodes and not enough TOS. But still a great list as no two people are going to agree on a Top 20. In any event, here’s my Top 25 (which contains some ties so I can cheat on the number!) I only have one “NuTrek” ep on here (and it’s from “Strange New Worlds”) just because I grade those eps on a different scale than the series that ended in 2005. Lots of the best eps from “Discovery” and so on usually hit my Top 50 - still pretty good considering that aforementioned 700 Number! Favorite All Time Star Trek Episodes 1. The City on the Edge of Forever (TOS) 2. All Good Things ... (TNG) 3. Yesterday's Enterprise (TNG) 4. The Best of Both Worlds (TNG) 5. The Doomsday Machine (TOS) 6. In the Pale Moonlight (DS9) 7. Balance of Terror (TOS) (Tie) 7. The Visitor (DS9) (Tie) 8. Amok Time (TOS) (Tie) 8. Timeless (VOY) (Tie) 9. The Trouble with Tribbles (TOS) 10. One Small Step (VOY) 11. The Menagerie/The Cage (TOS/Pilot) 12. A Quality of Mercy (SNW) 13. Relics (TNG) 14. The Jem'Hadar (DS9) 15. Family (TNG) 16. The Way of the Warrior (DS9) 17. Space Seed (TOS) 18. Lifesigns (VOY) 19. Mirror, Mirror (TOS) 20. Far Beyond the Stars (DS9) 21. Data's Day (TNG) 22. Message in a Bottle (VOY) 23. Tomorrow is Yesterday (TOS) 24. The Andorian Incident (ENT) 25. Once More Unto the Breach (DS9)
@jameslocke1416
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve only recently discovered your videos, and this is such a powerful list of terrific episodes, I’m quickly becoming a huge fan. Keep up the great work!! 🖖😎❤️
@nassattack
2 жыл бұрын
Great list Jessie! I bet this was a lot of fun to put together. Looking forward to see what you come up with next! Love from Canada, 💖🎇🌠🌝⚾🏳🌈🏳⚧
@JoshEssex
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you rank all the Star Trek movies!
@DonWan47
2 жыл бұрын
A good list, I loved all of those with the exception of the Lower Decks episodes. It’s tough to whittle Trek down to the best 20.
@DavidMajors
2 жыл бұрын
I would probably squeeze in "This Side of Paradise" from TOS, and probably bump one of the episodes of Voyager, but I think you pretty much nailed it.
@fuzzyaziraphale4228
2 жыл бұрын
I liked the use of Sisko's line from the end of In The Pale Moonlight at the start of the video. I wouldn't even be able to put a list together for all of the Star Trek series.
@DansTravels5823
2 жыл бұрын
Good list! I definitely need to sit down and re-watch all the series.
@donnicholas7552
2 жыл бұрын
All excellent episodes, Jessie! Happy to see two of my favorite episodes of TOS made this list! 😄👍
@utkarshed
2 жыл бұрын
I know this is easier said than done but I'd so, so love a long, multi-year series of reviews of every Trek episode and movie ever.
@ashtonrooks7899
2 жыл бұрын
You can check lorerunner or the Penske file channels as they do just that
@utkarshed
2 жыл бұрын
@@ashtonrooks7899 thank you! Will definitely check both out. I've been looking for recommendations for this, so I'll shoot my shot here: do you know of any Trektubers who aren't white? I haven't been able to find any yet.
@ashtonrooks7899
2 жыл бұрын
@@utkarshed i think Newbie Star Trek has Korean Americans
@andylalor225
9 ай бұрын
I would've had to bounce one of the Voyager episodes in favor of TNG's "The Inner Light", but I have no problems with anything on your list. Compilations like this are, by their nature, subjective, but there is a lot of consensus among Trek nerds. Thank you for a great video!
@kaivoid7649
2 жыл бұрын
I think I need to go watch In The Pale Moonlight, it's been a while.
@muttleycrew
2 жыл бұрын
Nice work Jessie, you're a true fan. Was especially pleased to see Lower Decks represented. It's a fun take on the Star Trek universe which can have a lot to say while cracking a bunch of in-jokes. Your selections from it were my favourite episodes of that show. Also that Trek-themed top is cool af.
@anvalisok
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for using the power of science to rank these episodes.
@deloop
2 жыл бұрын
I am sure others have said it, but wanted to say that is an amazing shirt!
@musicamaxima
2 жыл бұрын
Voyager is so misunderstood. Ah well. Thanks for this list! Always fun
@Saladcreamboi
2 жыл бұрын
Top 5 or 10 of the Orville is a must 😉 x
@johnburns9634
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for this, solid list. Rant about how in TOS Space Seed, Khan mentions how proud he was. How he is certain how justified his actions were. Spock mentions “Would you tell a war weary planet that you let a number of Napoleon’s escape?” Looking back at some historical leaders in the various historical eras, I’m thinking you could you could pick, three, five, or even ten that would be able to do the same, and have those living in 2024 think, yes, your actions were justified. But talk about a boring list! Instead, would this be an easier task to pick those who you felt were unjustified no matter how prideful they spoke about their actions Oh! And since Khan didn’t come from the USA, you can’t pick anyone after the year 1763!
@r.a.8582
2 жыл бұрын
In the pale moonlight has always been my favorite of all trek. So cheers to that choice and to you! And the truth is that i am glad you didn't include Picard or Discovery in there! Hehe.
@jessesinclair4734
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad Homefront made it onto this list, that is a criminally underrated episode. I love how so many of the conflicts in it are grounded in reasonable beliefs and fears. I can see both sides of Joseph and Ben's points. That isn't an argument that has a simple answer. Every episode on this list deserves to be here, but I wish TNG The Wounded had made it. Now I have to go find the TNG list to see if it made it into there, haha.
@Mia199603
Жыл бұрын
Ugh I thought Sisko's father was acting like an antivaxxer and a covid-denier so I can't take his point seriously. But then again the admiral was a total psycho so...
@cpltrickie
2 жыл бұрын
I should have seen you number 1 entry coming with the foreshadowing you gave in the intro.
@carterperezadamson2777
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic list. I’m sure everybody in thr comments could raise points about how different their own lists are, but that diversity of opinion is one of the cool things about Star Trek. So many episodes that speak to people in different ways.
@msudlp
Жыл бұрын
Good list but somewhere in there you should have had "The Doomsday Machine." William Holden deserved an Emmy for the his performance. The music was on point. The tension between Spock and Decker was intense. The ending was great with how they defused the alien machine. I'll have to go to your Original Series top 10 to see if it made the list.
@LordAzrael707
2 жыл бұрын
All right already, gosh darnit. You've twisted my arm, so I'm gonna do another DS9 rewatch. ...But I can live with that.
@belseygell9258
2 жыл бұрын
For anyone curious, here’s the breakdown of how many episodes from each series made the list… DS9: 7 TNG: 4 TOS: 2 Voyager: 2 Enterprise: 2 Lower Decks: 2 SNW: 1 TAS: 0 Prodigy: 0 Discovery: 0 Picard: 0 Short Treks: 0
@katecraig2974
Жыл бұрын
Rewatching this video because I am prepping to teach "Ethics in Star Trek" to middle school students and I need 30 episodes.
@uosdwiSrdewoH
2 жыл бұрын
This isn't something you can do every day of course but I'd be so curious to get your top 20 every decade or so. I think, with Star Trek especially, as you go through life different episodes speak to you for different reasons. Or something you couldn't appreciate without having lived the intervening years. My favourite episodes are never the same whenever I sit down and ponder the franchise. Which is part of why it's so endlessly rewatchable.
@TransTrekTnerd
2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to throw out my favorites with a few me specific wrinkles, I put some episodes together because I personally think they improve each other, and wouldn't be as good without the other. I put some Star Trek Continues on here, despite the Vic of it all I still really enjoy that show. I counted the movies as pretty much their own show. I LOVE Discovery but I find it challenging trying to rank individual episodes of that show. Far Beyond The Stars- DS9 2. The Visitor - DS9 3. In The Pale Moonlight - DS9 4. Measure Of A Man - TNG 5. City On The Edge Of Forever - TOS 6. What Ships Are For - STC 7. Similitude - ENT 8. Star Trek 8 First Contact - TNG 9. Mirror Mirror/Fairest of them All - TOS/STC 10. Best Of Both Worlds/Family - TNG 11. Blink Of An Eye - STV I made this in real time while I was watching all of Trek for the first time.
@Cdr2002
2 жыл бұрын
Vic aside, Fairest of Them All is an excellent companion piece to Mirror Mirror
@mistabaka
2 жыл бұрын
OMG, Jessie! I love your shirt!
@mothership3677
2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised scorpion and equinox did not make it onto this list those are some of my favourites
@BillBinder
2 жыл бұрын
Bravo! I mean, how "Practical Joker" from TAS escaped the list, I'll never know, but otherwise wonderful. (I kid, I kid)
@myriadmediamusings
2 жыл бұрын
Oooh tons of good choices here and I applaud this list for really making tough decisions on your best Star Trek things in general, especially considering Trek is nearly 50 years. I dont think I can give this type of list, save for my favorite eps of each series I have seen. TOS: Balance of Terror TAS: One of Our Planets is Missing TNG: Yesterday’s Enterprise DS9: In the Pale Moonlight Voyager: Dark Frontier Enterprise: Babel One/United/The Aenar Movies: The Undiscovered Country Discovery: Unification III Picard: ??? Lower Decks: wej Duj Prodigy: ??? Strange New Worlds: ???
@fatmanfalling
2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see you make a video about Endgame (The Voyager finale, not the Marvel movie) because I remember you saying it was middling to bad, and I'd like to understand that perspective better. To me your list looks very much like "This is what Star Trek is at a core philosophical level" and my list is like "Sci fi show goes Brrrrrrrrr" That's what makes top lists so fun to watch 20) The Spy Humongous LD S2 E6 Made the top list on the back of the Tendi mantis. I love Captain Freeman's arc with all my heart, but Boimler and Tendi are on a different level this episode 19) Extreme Risk VOY S5 E3 So, I have depression... That explains why I love this episode so much, I don't have to elaborate right? 18) Cease Fire ENT S2 E15 Janeway is my favorite Star Trek character, but Shran is a very very close second, and overwhelmingly the reason I love Enterprise 17) The Forge, Awakening, Kir'Shara ENT S4 E7/8/9 The way Enterprise handled Vulcans is beautiful. Retroactively showing multiple generations of cultural character development without ever neglecting the moment to moment storytelling. Maybe Carbon Creek is a better example of that specifically, but this 3 parter... has Shran in it, so it gets bonus points from me 16) Blood Fever VOY S3 E16 Pon Far is contagious. Yes. One Million times yes. 15) In the Cards DS9 S5 E25 This is the perfect episode at the perfect time. DS9 isn't my favorite, I really feel the Dominion War's length by the end, probably intentional, and mechanically speaking good pacing, but I think DS9 is less than the sum of its parts because of it, but it makes the episodes of levity shine so much brighter in its wake 14) An Embarrassment of Dooplers LD S2 E5 Ok, like... I don't have imposter syndrome, but... if I did I get the feeling this episode would have saved my life 13) In the Pale Moonlight DS9 S6 E19 DS9 also does heavy episodes better than any other Star Trek series. Garak's line at the end "And all it cost was the life of a criminal and the dignity of one Star Fleet Captain" gives me chills 12) Bride of Chaotica! VOY S5 E12 There's a shot where Janeway and Tom are doing a Sorkin style walk-and-talk down the corridor, and he offhandedly shows Janeway the Arachnia costume specifications and without breaking stride Janeway does a double take and her eyes widen in aghast shock for a solid 5 seconds before picking up the conversation where she left off. Every other aspect of this episode is good too. 11) Take Me Out to the Holosuite DS9 S7 E4 Basically the same reason as In the Cards 10) Crisis Point LD S1 E9 Therapy works! 9) The House of Quark DS9 S3 E3 A Klingon without honor uses Ferengi tactics to weaken a more honerable house, and a Ferengi with less honor out Ferengi's him, prompting a conflict that that forced the Ferengi to develop the honor to out Klingon the honorless Klingon. I tear up every time I see everyone turn their backs on D'Ghor 8) Chain of Command TNG S6 E10/11 Jellico is brilliant, I could go on about this episode, and every one from here on out for ages so I'll spare you. 7) Lower Decks TNG S7 E15 Of all the episodes that could develop their own spinoff series they picked the right one 6) Far Beyond The Stars DS9 S6 E13 You already know why this one is so great 5) First First Contact LD S2 E10 One of LD's greatest strengths is the ability to draw depth and stakes from some inherently silly premise. Like I'm convinced the seed of this episode was "What if that girl who spilled her drink on Picard became a captain. and they ended up with one of the most intense, emotional and creative episodes of a series that's been running for 50 years 4) Babel One, United, The Aenar ENT S4 E12/13/14 hearing the phrase "Why don't you try acting like humans for a change" in a positive connotation speaks volumes about what Star Trek means to me 1 Tie) Wej Duj LD S2 E9 T'Lyn is best Vulcan and "Fighting fascism is a full time job" is chef kiss right up there with "He was more than a hero, he was a union man" 1Tie) Darmok TNG S5 E2 This episode taught us a language... crazy 1Tie) Deja Q TNG S3 E13 Q's attitude towards mortal life is relatable, Data's attitude towards mortal life is equally relatable Of course ask me tomorrow and I'm sure this'll change
@seaconfused
2 жыл бұрын
Now look what you've done! I' ll have to rewatch DS9 for 6th time this year 😈😁🥰
@eddie4735
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Jessie, great vid. Any chance you remember what program you used to sort these episodes? I’m dying to know.
@Donnagata1409
2 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyable video. Thanks a lot! P.S. Forget the last episode of ENT? What episode??? P.S. Is that your n.1? Well, well... I can live with it.
@formy52
2 жыл бұрын
To be honest I would watch a mega long episode of breaking down your rankings! I love settling in to a nice long video.
@uosdwiSrdewoH
2 жыл бұрын
The only thing that makes me consider going back to Star Trek: Picard are the scenes with John De Lancie. Any scene with just the two of them having a chat are fun to watch. While it probably makes little sense given how long a Q lives and his time with Picard barely registering in that time it's one of the more dynamic and just plain fun, at times, relationships in the franchise.
@merri-toddwebster2473
2 жыл бұрын
I recently bought some Trek t-shirts, one of which is a Niners shirt.
@etherealtb6021
2 жыл бұрын
Since it is your #2, I think it would be really cool if you interviewed the writer of The Measure of a Man, Melinda Snodgrass. She's so interesting and has a lot to say about how women writers were treated by TNG.
@Tinrs80
2 жыл бұрын
You had some i didnt think about and i agree. Had to re shuffle. good job and agree with u.
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