Which episodes do you think define Trek?

[Wishfire 2]

Pretty straight-forward. Choose one episode from each series which you believe defines Trek as Trek. Two (or more)-parters may apply

 

ENT - The Vulcan Arc. (The Forge, Awakening, and Kir'Shara.)

TOS - Balance of Terror

TNG - The Inner Light

DS9 - undecided

VOY - Living Witness

[Stephen of Borg 2]

ENT- Similitude

TOS- City on the Edge of Forever

TNG- The Inner Light

 

 

can't think of any more!!! I'm as shocked as anyone else. I love all of the series, I just can't think of episodes that define what Trek is

Edited July 15, 2006 by Gamera

[Wishfire 2]

TOS- City on the Edge of Forever

 

Dammit, why didn't that one pop into my mind?! That one is definitely top-of-the-line.

[Theunicornhunter 2]

It's hard to choose just one ep - the following aren't necessarily the best - certainly not the only but I think they are eps that do convey the essence of Trek.

 

ENT - Similitude

TOS - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield

VOY - Tuvix

TNG - Yesterday's Enterprise

DS9 - Honor Among Thieves

[gul_nodrog 2]

TOS - City on the Edge of Forever

TNG - Best of Both Worlds I & II

DS9 - The Visitor

VOY - No idea

ENT - Didn't watch

[MrPsychic 1]

TOS-Let That Be Your Last Battlefield, The Doomsday Machine, or City on the Edge of Forever

TNG-Best of Both Worlds Parts 1 and 2

DS9- In the Pale Moonlight

VOY-most likely Year of Hell, but I haven't seen all of them

ENT- the Coalition arc (Babel One, United, The Aenar)

[Guest Voyager]

TOS - The Trouble with Tribbles

TNG - (Can't remeber the name) Troi's mother comes when the holodecks malfunction

DS9 - Tears of Prophets

VoY - Year of Hell

ENT -Carpenter Street.

[Dark Reality 0]

TOS - City on the Edge of Forever

TNG - The Inner Light

DS9 - In the Pale Moonlight

VOY - Blink of An Eye

ENT - didn't watch

 

I think the best episodes sum up the series. They're the best for a reason (even if their being best is one's opinion, and those are the best in my opinion except for Pale Moonlight - that's a fact).

 

For the record, I didn't watch TOS either. I've seen City on the Edge of Forever and Mirror, Mirror. That's it. But City's a common favourite, was my favourite of the two, so that's my answer.

[gul_nodrog 2]

I am changing my TNG pick from "Best of Both Worlds I & II".

 

I am now going with TNG's second season jewel "Measure of a Man."

 

Frankly, after rewatching that episode last night, I think that "Measure of a Man" could define ALL of Trek. Start to finish an engaging story with an urgently needed message for all earth's cultures of our time.

[DrWho42 13]

For Star Trek: Enterprise, I'd have to say "United".. Really hated that Season 5 never came round to include Shran into the cast.. Also, that final speech given by Archer in the second-to-last episode was great.

Edited July 20, 2006 by DrWho42