With kate mulgrew, robert beltran, roxann dawson, jennifer lien. Aug 02, 2017 since ive already done a run down of voyagers best ten episodes, the time has come to turn our attention to the bottom of the barrel, and examine the ten episodes we really could have done without. When asked about which of the voyager episodes he was most proud of, he cited both this installment and author, author, enthusing, meld turned out to be a pretty good episode. Start talking about the worst voyager episodes, and the first one that comes to mind is always threshold. Yes, we all know, threshold the one where paris and janeway turn into lizards, have lizard babies, and then abandon them. This episode is possible the worst piece of sciencefiction youll ever.
Rewatching over the weekend as part of a start to finish rewatch of voyager, threshold has not improved. Fans at the star trek 50th anniversary convention agreed, naming it as the worst episode of the series, and the third worst episode of star trek in general. Instead, paris starts a lotterystyle game with the patrons of chez sandrine, wherein the players bet replicator. There have been arguments about whether or not it is canon. Referred to unfondly as the salamander episode, threshold mindlessly mines a trio of nextgen tropes to. At best its been called that silly warp 10 episode. The episode threshold is the worst episode of star trek voyager and is unfortunately featured in this season, preventing it from getting five stars. I dont think so, as the final episode of the original series featured kirk getting a sex change and suffering a huge menopausal mood shift, a terrible star trek.
Part 4 of my 5 part trek retrospective was one of my favorites. Sep 15, 2017 threshold, frequently derided as the worst episode of star trek ever made, is truly glorious in its awfulness. But why is this episode worse than threshold you ask. For all the fans that had waited for a new episode, having to sit through this was several million times worse. Threshold is not the worst voyager episode my teenage kids and i have been watching voyager together. Its treatment of the warp scale appears to be inconsistent with the rest of the franchise, and its treatment of evolution is also inconsistent with science and common sense. Episode 4 original release date 2010 welcome back to the worst of. Sep 18, 2017 the five worst star trek episodes ever. The fault here lies on the editors who allowed or severely overlooked this episode during its production before being put on screen.
Tom paris breaks the warp 10 barrier, and then evolves into the next stage of human evolution a salamander and mates with captain janeway also a salamander. Sep 05, 2017 threshold was a second season episode of star trek. Deep space 9 episode involving a baseball game in the holodeck and much of season one and two of star trek. If the other entries on this list are a piping hot mess, then this one is a dumpster fire. Well a lot of people say threshold is the worst voyager episode, which you may or may not agree with. Me, i love trek, if they wanted to release five movies based on threshold id be at the theater tickets in hand, 3d glasses on, shushing the pharisees, and buying the plushy lizard babies in the concession stand. Threshold was a conjunction of several things that are utterly stupid. May 07, 2016 although jonathan frakes has several moments in the next generation that are worthwhile and well played, shades of gray is an episode that is so embarrassing it is best forgotten. Its writers have called it a royal steaming stinker. Voyager that saw tom paris robert duncan mcneill become the first known pilot to. It also produced the only episode seriously considered as a rival to spocks brain for the position of worst episode of. Apr 03, 2010 there is one episode that, to me, stands out as worse than that for not only what it did to the characters, but also because of the implications about the writing of said characters, and because it was a silly plot to begin with. Fair haven and its sequel episode spirit folk are pretty bad and threshold is a famously bad one. Paraphrasing braga, he reportedly said of threshold that it was a steaming pile of crap.
There is one episode that, to me, stands out as worse than that for not only what it did to the characters, but also because of the implications about the writing of said characters, and because it was a silly plot to begin with. And their saying, indeed, we have killed the messiah, jesus, the son of mary, the messenger of allah. Mike sussman, too, ultimately held this episode generally in high regard. Dreadnought has a head scratch moment, threshold involved stupidity that was series ending. This episode is possible the worst piece of sciencefiction youll ever see, and the only saving grace is knowing. Poor voyager, no one can ever talk about its successes. Worst episode not involving lizard babies the trek bbs. The worst episode of star trek voyager by brendaniel. It is quite possibly the worst episode to carry the star trek name. The first time i saw threshold often regarded as the worst episode of star trek ever, challenging even spocks brain i thought id fallen asleep in the last ten minutes and had some kind of seriously jacked up dream. In 2017, screen rant ranked this episode the 5th worst episode of the star trek franchise. Ive heard it said that the episode is so bad, it should be struck from canon. Oh no, they some how, in all the vagaries of space and time, managed to accomplish their goal of bringing this mistake to the screen. This may well be the worst episode of star trek ever made though personally id give that award to spocks brain but it has given me many hours of viewing pleasure over the years and for that i will always be grateful.
Tuvok is plagued by the senselessness of a murder aboard voyager. As you stated, the lizard babies on its own was of a somewhat comparable level of stupidity. My vote for absolute worst voyager episode ever goes to tuvix. Again, im still getting used to editing at this point and im still using that crappy windows movie maker. This episode is just ridiculousi could have made 2 videos out of this one. Voyagers worst episode was published by a scientific journal. The season two episode of star trek voyager titled threshold is often regarded as the worst episode of the series. Jul 22, 2016 threshold is the most notorious episode of voyager, possibly of all of star trek television. Tom paris manages to use the holodeck to create an experimental way to travel at transwarp. Top 10 star trek voyager episodes by rowan j coleman. One of the most jarring things about it is that the. Threshold is the most notorious episode of voyager, possibly of all of star trek television.
Threshold is not the worst voyager episode kimikos place. Voyager and, some say, the worst episode ever of star trek. I have my personal favorite choices for worst episode. Threshold was a second season episode of star trek. This puzzles me because this episode isnt painful to watch, it isnt racist or sexist propaganda, and none of characters so damaged, that. And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him. Tom paris begins evolving into a higher organism after achieving warp 10 in an experimental shuttle. The kazon are amongst the worst of the worst aliens created for star trek.
I always wondered why threshold received the worst episode status, sfdebris even said it was the worst star trek episode of the franchise until enterprise. Voyager that saw tom paris robert duncan mcneill become the first known pilot to achieve warp 10, thus breaking the transwarp barrier. Voyager and even the worst episode of star trek in general. Mar 08, 2016 i always wondered why threshold received the worst episode status, sfdebris even said it was the worst star trek episode of the franchise until enterprise. Voyager episode threshold is a popular target of ridicule. This is the worst episode of voyager without a doubt, and probably the worst ever episode of any incarnation of star trek. In chez sandrine, tom paris offers to make a pool game with harry kim interesting by betting one weeks worth of replicator rations on the outcome of the game, but ricky warns kim that paris is hustling him. This is the fourth television program in the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 172 episodes over the shows seven seasons. My teenage kids and i have been watching voyager together. This puzzles me because this episode isnt painful to watch, it isnt racist or sexist propaganda, and none of characters so damaged, that they are beyond redemption. The worst star trek episode of each star trek series. Just the other day, someone id never met before started talking about voyager, and within minutes they were slagging off this episode. This episode was also panned by critics, frequently being voted as the worst ever episode of star trek.
So bloody awful that it actually put me off voyager for ages. Beyond that, its tough to remember more because a lot of voyager s worst episodes are also its most forgettable. Voyager, which aired on upn from january 1995 through may 2001. In fact, i originally promised a recap way back in my very first worst of trek outing, and the children shall lead, which was over three years ago. Sep 16, 2016 the season two episode of star trek voyager titled threshold is often regarded as the worst episode of the series. Why threshold is not the worst, but is in fact the best. Spocks brain from the original series comes to mind. Aug 05, 2016 10 worst star trek episodes, according to the fans. The plot is ridiculous, the dialogue is atrocious and the actors spend most of the episode looking like theyre fantasizing about killing their agents for. Toms attempt to cross the time warp threshold and make a name for himself results in rapid physical mutation.
The episode involves the crew making an engine that can go infinitymilesperhour, which, when used, causes the humans onboard to turn into alligatorsized salamanders. One of the tragedies of the episode is that robert duncan mcneil puts in a really. Threshold is one of the most infamous star trek episodes ever. I talked it up a bit to my kids as the worst episode ever so they were interested, but in the end much of it lacks the entertainment value even to make the so bad its good category. This is an episode list for the sciencefiction television series star trek. Fans at the star trek 50th anniversary convention agreed, naming it as the worst episode of the series, and the thirdworst episode of star trek in general. Cochrane and warp speed are huge tenants of star trek lore, and the fact that paris essentially breaksdisproves them in the first act of threshold would be bad enough if the episode didn.