Perhaps better than season one. But I'm not even sure about this. Season two features less stories that could be leftovers from the TOS archive. That's good. The Measure of a Man is the best episode. It lacks the refined philosophy of episodes in later seasons but it's still pretty good and is perhaps Data's most important story. I also like Q Who and A Matter of Honor.
In my books, 8 episodes are good or better. That's one third of the season. And that's perhaps too generous since I'm a fan of the franchise and I'm very much biased. However, based on this evaluation, this season can't be a 7/10. It's perhaps a 6/10 if you can forget that there's still many bad episodes and no overarching stories (other than the Q trial).
Worst episode is the infamous Shades of Grey. That's perhaps the worst episode of the whole show. I dislike Up the long Ladder and the Ikarus Factor, too. Though I like Pulaski in later episodes, it was never a good idea to replace Beverly in this season. Still don't understand why this happened. At this point it's clear that writing must improve since some topics already start to feel repetitive. Some characters don't show any interesting character arc or obviously still need a lot of polishing. Most obvious example is Deanna: she isn't perhaps as useless as she was in season two but she still isn't portrayed as a valuable bridge officer.
My guilty pleasure is Hotel Royale. It's objectively bad but strangely entertaining.
Review by Alexander von LimbergBlockedParent2024-03-10T07:42:28Z
Perhaps better than season one. But I'm not even sure about this. Season two features less stories that could be leftovers from the TOS archive. That's good. The Measure of a Man is the best episode. It lacks the refined philosophy of episodes in later seasons but it's still pretty good and is perhaps Data's most important story. I also like Q Who and A Matter of Honor.
In my books, 8 episodes are good or better. That's one third of the season. And that's perhaps too generous since I'm a fan of the franchise and I'm very much biased. However, based on this evaluation, this season can't be a 7/10. It's perhaps a 6/10 if you can forget that there's still many bad episodes and no overarching stories (other than the Q trial).
Worst episode is the infamous Shades of Grey. That's perhaps the worst episode of the whole show. I dislike Up the long Ladder and the Ikarus Factor, too. Though I like Pulaski in later episodes, it was never a good idea to replace Beverly in this season. Still don't understand why this happened. At this point it's clear that writing must improve since some topics already start to feel repetitive. Some characters don't show any interesting character arc or obviously still need a lot of polishing. Most obvious example is Deanna: she isn't perhaps as useless as she was in season two but she still isn't portrayed as a valuable bridge officer.
My guilty pleasure is Hotel Royale. It's objectively bad but strangely entertaining.