Worst Star Trek Episodes
by Freshly_Squeezed_Human_Spirit | created - 31 Mar 2019 | updated - 03 Jun 2022 | PublicOrdered series by series, in order production.
A list of my least favorite episodes.
My favorites Star Trek episodes are here:
The Original Series
The Next Generation
Deep Space Nine
Voyager
Enterprise
Discovery
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1.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
Catspaw
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Very alien visitors to our galaxy attempt to connect with human consciousness but miss, winding up tapping into the regions of human nightmares instead.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Antoinette Bower
Votes: 3,591
2.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
And the Children Shall Lead
(1968)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Enterprise reaches a Federation colony where the adults have all killed themselves but the children play without care.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Craig Huxley
Votes: 3,411
3.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
Plato's Stepchildren
(1968)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After Dr. McCoy helps the leader of a planet populated by people with powerful psionic abilities, they decide to force him to stay by torturing his comrades until he submits.
Director: David Alexander | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Michael Dunn
Votes: 3,289
4.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
That Which Survives
(1969)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After the Enterprise landing party beams down to investigate a geologically interesting planet, their ship is hurled across the galaxy. Kirk and company find a deserted outpost guarded by the deadly image of a beautiful woman.
Director: Herb Wallerstein | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Lee Meriwether
Votes: 2,947
5.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Way to Eden
(1969)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A group of idealistic hippies, led by an irrational leader, come aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Director: David Alexander | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Skip Homeier
Votes: 3,417
6.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Encounter at Farpoint
(1987)
TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby
Votes: 7,339
7.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Code of Honor
(1987)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When the leader of an alien culture takes a romantic interest in Lt. Yar, he claims her for his own, to the dismay of his own wife, who, in turn, challenges Tasha in a fight to the death.
Directors: Russ Mayberry, Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby
Votes: 4,616
8.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Royale
(1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Worf, Data, and Riker find themselves trapped in a re-creation of a poorly written novel.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,755
9.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Shades of Gray
(1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Commander Riker comes down with a dangerous alien infection after an away mission, the only way to treat it may be through reliving his memories.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,015
10.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Sub Rosa
(1994)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dr. Crusher meets the man in her dead grandmother's life when she tries to put her affairs in order, whom one of the local people warn her to stay away from by not lighting a candle that has been lit for generations.
Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,279
11.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Masks
(1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Investigating a rogue comet that's been traveling throughout the universe for over 87 million years, Picard discovers alien beings within the comet, which infest the computer systems on the Enterprise, as well as Data.
Director: Robert Wiemer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,032
12.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
Move Along Home
(1993)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Wadi from the Gamma Quadrant visit DS9, thereby making first contact with the Federation. When they catch Quark cheating, they let him off by playing a special game.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,604
13.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
The Storyteller
(1993)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While Sisko tries to negotiate an agreement between two Bajoran factions, he orders O'Brien to escort Bashir to investigate an emergency that endangers a village.
Director: David Livingston | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,338
14.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
Distant Voices
(1995)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After being attacked in the infirmary, Dr. Bashir has a dual mystery on his hands: what has happened to the station while he was out and why is he aging so rapidly now?
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 2,071
15.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Tattoo
(1995)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Finding a familiar cultural symbol on an away mission, Chakotay connects with an experience he had as a child and tries to contact his spirit people.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 1,978
16.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Threshold
(1996)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Tom's attempt to cross the time warp threshold and make a name for himself results in rapid physical mutation.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 2,381
17.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Barge of the Dead
(1999)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A brutal experience aboard a shuttle puts B'Elanna in touch with the Klingon afterlife, where the Barge of the Dead steers her towards Klingon hell along with her mother.
Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 1,847
18.
Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
Episode:
Fury
(2000)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An incensed Kes returns to Voyager to travel back in time and abduct her younger self, inadvertently causing younger Tuvok to experience precognitive hallucinations.
Director: John Bruno | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 1,819
19.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Shuttlepod One
(2002)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While returning to Enterprise in Shuttlepod One, Trip and Reed see apparent evidence that the ship has been destroyed. With only days of oxygen left, they must find a way to survive long enough for rescue.
Director: David Livingston | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,923
20.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Vox Sola
(2002)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fibrous, web-like alien creature comes aboard the ship and several of the crew becomes entangled in it including Archer and Trip, and it seems Hoshi is the only one who can try to communicate with the creature.
Director: Roxann Dawson | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,736
21.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Precious Cargo
(2002)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While Trip is repairing a stasis pod at a Retellian cargo ship and the woman inside, heir apparent to the throne of Krios, wakes up, the ship makes a hasty departure. Trip must make a plan to escape.
Director: David Livingston | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,769
22.
Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode:
Will You Take My Hand?
(2018)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
With Georgiou at the helm of the plan to end the Klingon war once and for all, the USS Discovery crew struggles to fathom and tolerate her hostile tactics. Memories of past hardships are rekindled within Burnham.
Director: Akiva Goldsman | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp
Votes: 4,464
23.
Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode:
Brother
(2019)
TV-14 | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery joins forces with Captain Pike to unravel the mystery of seven mysterious red signals that have appeared across the universe.
Director: Alex Kurtzman | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman
Votes: 5,121
24.
Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode:
The Sanctuary
(2020)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The U.S.S. Discovery crew travel to Book's home planet to help rescue it from Osyraa, the formidable leader of the Emerald Chain; Stamets and Adira continue their search for valuable information on the origin of the Burn.
Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman
Votes: 3,645
25.
Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)
Episode:
Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1
(2020)
TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
With the Romulans in pursuit, Picard and the crew finally reach Soji's home planet - and discover more than they expected about the inhabitants.
Director: Akiva Goldsman | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora
Votes: 4,169
26.
Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)
Episode:
Fly Me to the Moon
(2022)
TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Picard discovers an important person from his past, Q continues his manipulation of the timeline, taking an interest in Dr. Adam Soong. Seven and Raffi attempt a daring rescue of Rios.
Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd
Votes: 3,377
27.
Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)
Episode:
Hide and Seek
(2022)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Picard must face the ghosts of his past when he and his crew are attacked by a new incarnation of an old enemy; Seven and Raffi face Jurati in a final showdown.
Director: Michael Weaver | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd
Votes: 3,511
28.
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020–2024)
Episode:
Envoys
(2020)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After a high-profile mission goes awry, Boimler is further plagued with self-doubt when Mariner proves herself to be a more naturally talented sci-fi badass than he. Rutherford quits his ... See full summary »
Directors: Kim Arndt, Juno John Lee | Stars: Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, Eugene Cordero
Votes: 1,784
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