I was a big fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but only ever watched a few episodes of Deep Space Nine. I've heard that it was good too, especially in the latter seasons. I recently bought the complete series on DVD and have started going through it. So far I've made it through the first season. I'll be updating this table as I go to mark which episodes are worth watching and which ones might as well be skipped.
Season One
|
Name |
Worthwhile? |
Reasoning |
|
Emissary |
Yes |
First episode |
|
Past Prologue |
Yes |
Character development (Kira) |
|
A Man Alone |
No |
Implausible. |
|
Babel |
No |
Standard "everyone goes crazy" episode. |
|
Captive Pursuit |
Yes |
Interesting questions of culture-specific morality. |
|
Q-Less |
No |
Anything involving Q is just stupid. |
|
Dax |
Yes |
Character development (Dax) |
|
The Passenger |
Yes |
Interesting mystery, though some bad acting. |
|
Move Along Home |
No |
Ridiculous premise. |
|
The Nagus |
No |
Unless you like the Ferengi, this episode is silly. |
|
Vortex |
Yes |
Character development (Odo) |
|
Battle Lines |
Yes |
Significant event wrt. Bejor. |
|
The Storyteller |
No |
Silly. |
|
Progress |
No |
Not interesting. |
|
If Wishes Were Horses |
No |
Standard "everyone goes crazy" episode. |
|
The Forsaken |
No |
Lwaxana Troi is soooo annoying. |
|
Dramatis Personae |
No |
Standard "everyone goes crazy" episode. |
|
Duet |
Yes |
Cardassian-Bejoran history, intrigue. |
|
In the Hands of the Prophets |
Yes |
Bejoran politics. |
Season Two
|
Name |
Worthwhile? |
Reasoning |
|
The Homecoming |
Yes |
Bejoran events. |
|
The Circle |
Yes |
Bejoran events. |
|
The Seige |
Yes |
Bejoran events. |