

The man turned in some of the greatest performances in some of the greatest episodes, and also was a feature in some of the worst (which was really anything involving him singing). There is little dichotomy in Star Trek like Robert Picardo. Rather than erase the Doctor’s memory, Captain Janeway leaves him to face the issue on his own as another step on his path to complete sentience. Afterwards, he began to feel guilty that his personal feelings influenced his decision. When given the choice of saving Harry Kim or an unnamed crewman, the Doctor chose his friend.

Captain Janeway reveals that the Doctor’s subroutines started to degrade after he handled an ethical dilemma that violated the Hippocratic Oath portion of his programming. Eventually he comes to discover that a portion of his memory has been erased. Series: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 18Īs The Doctor goes about his day, he discovers numerous inconsistencies in what he knows, and what his medical logs show. When in doubt, I came back to the same question, which episodes would I want to watch over and over? Without further ado, let’s get to the honorable mentions.
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I didn’t try to favor any one series over another, nor did I try to include equal numbers from each of them. So I tried to keep in mind that a particular episode can still be one of the best ever despite having little significance within a series, or to Star Trek as a whole. You can find drama, comedy, crime scene investigations, action, adventure, treasure hunting, and tragedy, often all in just one season. Star Trek is a tough animal to tame because there are so many different genres within each of the five series. I did look at around a dozen similar lists to see how close to the mean I was, but ultimately considered none of them in making my choices. There are episodes I like that others don’t and vice versa. Obviously this list, as well as any other list, is subjective.
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Think back to the The Original Series…where else in the 1960s could you find a TV show that featured an African American in Nichelle Nichols (Uhura), an Asian (ancestry-wise) American in George Takei (Hikaru Sulu), a Russian (ancestry-wise) American in Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov), and a Canadian playing a Scot in James Doohan (Montgomery Scott)? So too has Star Trek been a boon for the LGBT community, so we are on topic punching in a cruising speed of warp 9.975. I thought about making this an off topic entry, but Star Trek has been a trailblazer in terms of support for minorities.
