Niners, what's your favorite episode of DS9?

Red Quacker · Captain Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 714

Let's hop to it. I'll start the ball rolling with my favorite episode vote:

In the Pale Moonlight - Season Six

Lindley · **Tue Jan 28, 2003 5:28 pm**

^Haven't seen most of S6.

I'd have to go with The Way of the Warrior. Never met someone who didn't like that.

Red Quacker · Captain Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 714

Ouch. Season Six is the best season of DS9. In fact, it's the best season Trek ever produced. You've got to see it, Lindley.

Lindley · **Tue Jan 28, 2003 5:33 pm**

Well, I cancelled my Columbia House subscription due to the immenent DVDs just after getting the Occupation Arc.

Red Quacker · Captain Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 714

Just finished the occupation arc? That's a good one. You must be salivating over those incoming DVD's.

Lindley · **Tue Jan 28, 2003 5:46 pm**

^Actually, I found it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. But then, I had taken a several-month hiatus from DS9 before watching that, during which I got hooked on B5. So perhaps it works better if you go directly into it from season 5.

Red Quacker · Captain Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 714

Either that or you can't appreciate good Trek. Why would you say it wasn't all it was cracked up to be? I know it exceeded all of my expectations. *shrug*

thegame · **Tue Jan 28, 2003 7:11 pm**

My top list. Season 5 is the best of the 7 seasons.

1. "Improbable Cause" and "The Die is Cast" - season 3
2. "In Puragtory's Shadow" and "By Inferno's Light" - season 5
3. "In the Pale Moonlight" - season 6
4. "Past Tense" - season 3
5. "Favor the Bold" and Sacrifice of Angels" - season 6
6. "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost" - season 4
7. "The Siege of Ar-558" - season 7
8. "To the Death" - season 4
9. "The Homecoming", "The Circle", "The Siege" - season 2
10. "Captive Pursuit" - season 1
11. "For the Uniform" - season 5
12. "What You Leave Behind" - season 7
13. "Far Beyond the Stars" - season 6
14. "The Maquis" - season 2
15. "Duet" - season 1
16. "Nor the Battle To the Strong" - season 5
17. "The Wire" - season 2
18. "It's Only a Paper Moon" - season 7
19. "Rocks and Shoals" - season 6
20. "The Way of the Warrior" - season 4

Several of these are two parters. Number 9 is a three parter.

Season ranking:

season 5
season 6
season 3
season 7
season 4
season 2
season 1

Lindley · **Tue Jan 28, 2003 10:02 pm**

Pah-Wraith · **Wed Jan 29, 2003 4:39 pm**

hmm it's gotta be "Far beyond the stars" or "What you leave behind"

Oompsty · Vice Admiral Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 6613 Location: LA

"In the pale moonlight"

Although any of the major fleet battle episodes entertained me.

whanomylee · Freshman Cadet Joined: 29 Dec 2002 Posts: 8 Location: PA

It's really hard to pick just one, I love the entire seven years, but The Ascent and Little Green Men were both very funny. I still laugh every time I watch them. Of course those aren't the only funny ones. The entire series was filled with just the right balance of humor, suspense, drama and emotion.

Red Quacker · Captain Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 714

I agree. The other shows had a problem trying to use humor. I did see some good humor on Voyager and a little on TNG, too. But Enterprise has mostly been terrible at humor. The only funny things I have seen on Enterprise were on that episode where the crew becomes obsessed with things.

Kerry · Ensign, Junior Grade Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 39

difficult, 'To the Death' was great for all its violence, "In Purgatory's Shadow / By Inferno's Light" also was cool.

Red Quacker · Captain Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 714

You're right Kerry, it is a very difficult question. DS9 had many standout episodes.

Kerry · Ensign, Junior Grade Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 39

impossible to choose a favorite

Red Quacker · Captain Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 714

Flip a coin, don't worry you can always change your mind later.

thegame · **Sun Mar 09, 2003 8:55 pm**

My continued review of the 176 episodes will be complete this December, when all 7 seasons of DS9 have finally been released. I'll post a complete ranking, 1-176 after I see them all again, although I count 8 eps of the 176 that I have not ever seen. That will change.

Defiant · **Fri Mar 14, 2003 6:59 pm**

My fav episode is a very close tie with:

What you Leave Behind
Sacrifice of Angels
In the Pale Moonlight

But, #1 has to be:

In The Pale Moonlight, Season 6

ThomasEugeneParis4 · **Sat Apr 12, 2003 10:50 pm**

Way of the Warrior-DS9 you got to watch that episode it rocks

Defiant · **Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:30 pm**

Way of the Warrior was a great one...I love the bashing of the Klingon fleet!

Tyvek · **Sun May 04, 2003 11:58 pm**

Far Beyond the Stars by a Long Shot, I live the title, and the entire episode in general

ThomasEugeneParis4 · **Thu May 08, 2003 8:23 am**

way of the warrior is my favorite

Brit Babe · **Sat May 17, 2003 2:41 pm**

"Far Beyond The Stars"

Defiant · **Fri May 23, 2003 8:00 pm**

thats was ok...