Star Trek: 10 Best Holodeck Episodes

[@dompuma9620]

WORST CASE SCENARIO - Seska back from the dead in probably Voyager's best Holodeck episode. Funniest line: "I guess we should've known Seska wouldn't let a little thing like death stop her from getting even".

[@IceWarm]

One of my favorite episodes. I loved how the crew played it like a video game and each had different approaches to trying to get through the scenario.

[@Hawkeye26]

Definitely one that shoulda made the list, and clearly a Top 5 favourite for Voyager's early seasons (at the very least).

[@JD-wi5zd]

Seska was such a great villain.

[@akl2k7]

@@IceWarm Right? It was funny seeing Torres give Paris the advice that it was more fun playing a mutineer.

[@bmoore9909]

I'm shocked this one wasn't here. Not that Real Life was bad, but this one was better.

[@SirZapdos]

Worst Case Scenario is one of my favourite "comfort food" episodes. It starts off with a bit of mystery / tease before you realize what's going on, then moves into some pretty good fun, before turning into an actual story with a villain and lives at stake. Besides, the banter between Paris and Tuvok when talking about the program in the mess hall is top tier.

[@andrewmurray1550]

I like when Tom Paris comes face to face with ...Tom Paris.

[@Hawkeye26]

@@andrewmurray1550 I agree, Worst Case Scenario should've been included on this list.

[@Sue_V]

The DS9 episode where Vic Fontaine helps Odo get the courage to tell Kira how he felt about her was always one of my favorites

[@JLvatron]

His Way! I loved that ep. I understand it not being on this list as alot of it took place outside the holodeck.

[@sawyer7560]

I think LaForge making a holo version of a brilliant scientist, giving her a personality, saving the enterprise, and falling in love with her only to find out that the real scientist was nothing like what he fell in love with was one of my favorite pieces of holodeck stories. It was amazing to watch and heart wrenching at the same time.

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

I loved when she found the program later. But then All Good Things went and made it look like he married her later, and that ruined it.

[@artembentsionov]

@@BigJeremyBeyer especially since that would indicate that she divorced her first husband

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

@@artembentsionov exactly my thought. That, or he died. Either way, someone's.story did not have a happy ending.

[@ChristmasLore]

Nope. Making holograms of living beings within their consent should obviously forbidden. Kira also wasn't very happy about it.

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

@@ChristmasLore to be fair, Geordi made the hologram to give him legitimate help with the engines, and Quark had MUCH less honest reasons.

[@brentgranger7856]

Voyager had some other great holodeck episodes that also could've been on the list: "Worst Case Scenario" - This is one of my top 10 favorite Voyager episodes. B'Elanna Torres finds a "what-if" holographic scenario of a Maquis mutiny where the main character is an accomplice. Things get extremely crazy when the holographic Ensign Seska begins to terrorize the Voyager crew. This episode features the return of Martha Hackett as the villainess Seska and Chakotay as the villain of the holographic novel. It shows personality in how each of the characters describes how they play the role as the accomplice and reveals Seska's hidden feelings about the Voyager crew before her departure in Season 1. "Author, Author" - The Doctor writes a holodeck program featuring the Voyager crew in questionable roles as a metaphor of his challenging life as a hologram. The plot is very similar to the awesome TNG episode "The Measure of a Man" where the Doctor's existence as a hologram is challenged by a publisher, whom claims the Doctor has no rights to his own publication. This is yet another episode that shows the Doctor's growth over the show in that he has become a sentient being whom should be treated as an equal. It also features calls out to the oppressed by referencing the EMH Mk. I's changed role from holographic doctors to dilithium miners rather than equal sentients due to obsolescence. "Flesh and Blood" - A sequel to "The Killing Game" that has effects in "Author, Author." The Hirogen holographic technology has produced sentient holograms intent on destroying anyone who might get in their way of finding a homeworld. What I love about this episode is it shows more about how the Doctor has grown as a character by betraying the Voyager crew only to later help them stop a massacre when he realizes his mistake. Others I truly enjoyed include "The Killing Game" (Hirogen play as Nazis in a WW2 French town featuring the Voyager crew as their prey) and "Spirit Folk" (Irish holograms become self-aware and believe the Voyager crew to be evil spirits).

[@andrewmurray1550]

I didn't mind the Grendel (Beowolf) one featuring the Doctor as the hero (but only after Harry and Tom disappeared...).

[@kainguru1]

That was a great episode

[@JLvatron]

Worst Case Scenario was fantastic, and shoulda bin on this list.

[@johannegauthier7875]

There was also, "Fair Haven", Neelix had a few, and 7 of Nine romantic times with Chacotay..

[@RhinoBarbarian]

While it isn't technically a holosuite episode, I think 'Nemesis' deserves an honorable mention. It isn't just my favorite 'Voyager' episode, it is actually one of my favorite episodes of television ever.

[@batgurrl]

Real life was one of the saddest Voyager moments and really helped The Doctor to truly grow.

[@phillipdando9006]

But they never mention it again. It made that great episode meaningless

[@SJPDurham]

Don’t think I’ve ever seen that one unfortunately. It looks really good.

[@batgurrl]

@@phillipdando9006 👍🏻I love Voyager but sadly they ‘drop the ball’, all too often.

[@batgurrl]

@@SJPDurham it’s very good. It’s a real showcase for Robert Picardo’s acting talents

[@jonathanspratt9344]

Yes, I agree. Voyager Real Life, was a superb and very emotional episode. Robert Picardo was excellent.

[@michaeljordan9879]

It’s Only a Paper Moon was by far the best work Aron Eisenberg ever put in and therefore that made it IMHO the best holodeck episode ever.

[@karlkammer3050]

I would place "Ship in a Bottle" as #2 for the simple fact that I thought that they had actually allowed Moriarty to become real and that he had indeed left the Holodeck.

[@susanscott8653]

I second that!

[@aerisgainsborough2141]

moriarty is dead, remember the device barclay was looking after was on the enterprise d when it was destroyed in generations...@@susanscott8653

[@johntauren]

Ship in a Bottle, The Killing Game, Flesh and Blood I will admit that It's Only a Paper Moon did not come to mind at first, but it absolutely deserved to be on this list. Hollow Pursuits, Our Man Bashir are also excellent choices.

[@rattrap316]

Totally agree with the killing game...

[@EmEStudiosHannover]

Ship in abottle - yes!

[@sokagofferenginar8669]

I certainly would have put the killing game on thread a good plot and we got to see Klingons kill f****** Nazis

[@renaius]

My first thought was It's Only a Paper Moon and I was so glad it made it on, and into the top 3. It's one of my personal top 10 Trek episodes ever.

[@robnorrisradio]

Already see TWO errors with your first entry, "A Fistful of Datas": 1. Deadwood is in South Dakota, not North Dakota. 2. Alexander persuaded Worf to "play" on the Holodeck, and Troi asked if she could tag along.

[@SlaggyJoe]

Was looking for this, up you go.

[@ianantonius7287]

Counselor Durango

[@williammerkel1410]

Isn't this a mainly British KZbin channel? If so then it shouldn't be surprising that their knowledge of American towns and geography is limited.

[@robnorrisradio]

@@williammerkel1410 on the surface, yes. But there is this thing called Google, which I know that have mentioned before on many occasions.

[@renaius]

As a Canadian, I also didn't know which Dakota Deadwood is in.

[@bobsradio6025]

Barkley was a truly weird character, but he could not begin to compare with the weirdness of Howlin' Mad Murdock. That was one really talented actor.

[@LKLifestyles]

I must admit I was surprised that "Ship in a Bottle wasn't on this list... I found that to. be a thoughtful and engaging episode with Stephanie Beacham chewing up the scenery every chance she got...

[@freakgib]

End Program :)

[@steveprellwitz1710]

This is why I watch TrekCulture: Somehow, I missed a few of these episodes, particularly the DS9 Vic stuff and the #1 VGR pick, “Real Life”. Now I see these were VERY important bricks in the holowall. Thanks for the intel!

[@Sol3UK]

Janeway did a fantastic job of "hamming it up " in Bride of Chaoctica, such a joy to watch

[@rmdodsonbills]

Kate Mulgrew is a national treasure.

[@DJB0X3R]

Tom Paris: “ If you need to, just uncork the pheromones”.

[@aerisgainsborough2141]

I BEG YOUR PARDON???@@DJB0X3R

[@CyberVforVictory]

Pathfinder should have been on this list somewhere. One of the best Barklay eps

[@captainsinclair7954]

Especially since it's that relapse that was hinted at (to an extent) but was also Reg actually working at his best to get Starfleet in contact with Voyager. Despite his actions almost costing him his job, he succeeded, and Voyager was contacted. It truly was one of Barklay's best episodes

[@bonusbaby801]

I thought of that one too. One of my fave Star Trek eps of any series. But I guess their argument may be the amount of time the ep featured the holodeck.

[@Nightykk]

When you click on a random video, while watching exactly that episode. Barclay is one of my favourite characters.

[@sjTHEfirst]

This would have been on my list as well. One detail I always loved was that all the Maquis members wore their original uniforms. Since that’s how they would have appeared in the Star Fleet records which Barclay would have used to create the program.

[@fredwatson8415]

@@Nightykk You know, me too. I wasn't really impressed with the Next Generation characters until Broccoli. I think it may have been because I felt for him and took offense to Pestley referring to him as Broccoli. I like underdogs I guess.

[@BillBadMule123]

OH WOW ? These remind me of How much I love the Star Trek Series. I am 67 years old and have been watching Star Trek scene 1966 .I Also like Doctor Who

[@manuelcamacho5040]

I have watched Star Trek for as long as I can remember. Now at the age of 45 and the father of 3 beautiful children, I have rewatched all the series and movies many times but no episode effects me more than Real Life. Having 2 girls, 9 and 5 and a 1 year old boy changes how you look at everything. As a young man watching this episode I appreciated the acting and storytelling. As a father I find it extremely difficult to watch. I know how it ends and have seen it many times. The difference is that now watching it, especially the scene when Belle dies, is too much for me. I love my children so much and can easily see my own 9 year old in that scene as she too is extremely outgoing and a bit of an adrenaline seeker. It amazes me time and time again how Star Trek shows the true side of emotion and life. It is one of the very best episodes of television and brings me to tears every single time.

[@sergelevesque2718]

Not gonna lie, even without any audio I'm stating to choke up thinking back to the Doctor's departing speech to his daughter...

[@misters2837]

You totally forgot "Galaxy's Child" - Geordi La Forge finally meets the real Dr. Leah Brahms - The look on his face when He finds out, that she had discovered his Holodeck program, is like when your mom finds your dirty magazine collection! - ROTFLMAO

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

She probably wanted to know if he had gotten freaky with the hologram but then didn't want to know.

[@oddish4352]

Not really a holodeck episode, though. We only see Geordi's Leah holo-plaything briefly.

[@ElectroDFW]

@@oddish4352 yes, the original one where he recreates the warp engine design laboratory and incorporates her character from the service record files and personality assessments on her is what came to my mind.

[@liamwilliams1794]

Its amazing after the amount of times everyone gets stuck in a program with the safeties off that no one has thought to put some sort of emergency stop of the holodeck.

[@herbbowers769]

Yeah, this is why I hate most of them. The plot gymnastics they go through to make these dangerous is stupid.

[@majscrap2629]

@@herbbowers769 Spot on. They were the crappiest episodes. Pure season filler nonsense.

[@FirstDan2000]

A big red emergency stop button at the door to cut the power would do it. No computer can function without power.

[@BOABModels]

I loved how the DS Niners used the font from the DS9 titles on the back of their jerseys. A brilliant run down of episodes.

[@grizzlyzissou]

Real Life makes me cry like a baby every time I watch it.

[@stephendid]

Agreed the biggest problem with this episode it was never refered to again, much like the rest of the voyager episodes.

[@Chronix-]

First time i saw that one i couldn't help but shed a tear or three. I was completely blindsided because i never cry at movies etc.

[@BillBadMule123]

@@Chronix- Me Too

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

I always found it to be weird.

[@psmirage8584]

Fairhaven. I absolutely loved that episode. It was funny, quirky, and involved most of the senior staff of Voyager. The Doctor, particularly, was most entertaining.

[@sullisen]

Finally some love for my favourite! I've gotten used to my tastes as a rule will differ from the overwhelming majority but didn't think it would be excluded from the list and then so far down the comments when it turned out it was.. so much feelgood about fair haven, as well as highlighting Janeways struggle with loneliness being surrounded by nothing but subordinates

[@EphPhaThaINC]

One of my favorite episodes was the one where Barclay got zapped by a ray and became a genius and in later on in the episode whenever the Enterprise was trapped and facing impending doom. Barclay went to the one place where he was most familiar with which was the Holodeck and went to work and I still love the dialog between him and the computer. "Computer create the following components to my specifications." "The Holodeck is not programmed to create such things." "Don't worry, I'll walk you through it." That may not be exactly what was said in the episode but that was the general gist. And then whenever the ship came to, Barclay had created an entire interface where he pretty much became the Enterprise computer and it was awesome.

[@MarkLewis...]

"The Nth Degree"

[@EphPhaThaINC]

@@MarkLewis... yep, that’s the name of the episode. I can’t believe that I forgot the name but I loved that episode involving Barclays, that one or the episode where Barclay was dealing with his fear of the transporter and ended up saying the guy who secured himself in the pattern buffer but became trapped and Barclay helped pulled him out and saved his life.

[@mburg33]

I wish they explored the galactic central race much more than they actually did since they just skipped 10 days of knowledge sharing. 2 of my favorite scenes in this episode is definitely when Barclay was complaining that the ship’s interface was too slow and lectured the computer on how to fix everything, the second is the ending with the introduction of the race, the explanation of everything that transpired and Barclay becoming a Grandmaster of chess despite never even playing the game. I enjoy the entire episode though and there’s lots of good scenes where I’m just cheering on Barclay. I would have loved future episodes with Barclay just randomly playing chess with people in Ten Forward since it would have a great callback to how he dramatically improved both as a person and a character.

[@jorymil]

Barclay is one of my favorite Next Generation characters. Really relatable.

[@helenpennock2012]

Great video! What about Fair Haven in Voyager? I loved the conflict of whether to reprogram an "undesirable" characteristic or not.

[@chucka.3520]

Great video Trekculture. Thank you.

[@jerbear38]

I loved to Voyager episode that Tuvok made in case of a Maquis mutiny.

[@a.l.e.x8118]

honorable mention: picard gunning down borg drones in first contact

[@EmEStudiosHannover]

Cool! I thought about that too!

[@andrewspink3345]

“I think you got ‘em!”

[@posindustries]

Where the hell was Crisis Point?! The Killing Game and Worst Case Scenario getting left off in favor of A Fistful of Datas is pretty unfortunate, too.

[@Sephiroth144]

Seriously...

[@BTScriviner]

The focus on Data got a bit too much over the years.

[@posindustries]

@@BTScriviner It's a fun episode but better ones totally got snubbed on this list.

[@1953Stephan]

I Loved the Vic Fontaine episodes

[@RionE23]

You forgot Star Trek Lower Decks “Crisis Point” episode. Where they made a movie, I thought it was one of the better episodes.

[@precious_muse]

I love Holodeck episodes! One of my favorites was the one on Voyager when the Doctor went into a program based on Beowulf to save Harry Kim. It made me love Beowulf.

[@joeywall4657]

You're probably my favorite whatculture trek host now :-) I love your lists. I like your crisper narrative style. I like your "favorite" wish list from Enterprise.

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

"Take Me Out to the Holosuite" is my absolute favorite episode of all Trek.

[@HighSierra1500]

"Death to the opposition!"

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

@@HighSierra1500 that line, along with plenty others on the episode, was not scripted. The script actually said "Say something Klingony", and that was what Michael Dorm went with. It is a big part of why I loved the episode.

[@HighSierra1500]

@@BigJeremyBeyer I did not know that! Ad-libbing indeed worked!

[@BigJeremyBeyer]

@@HighSierra1500 "Find him, and kill him", "They all look alike", and "did I forget to wear my spots today" were the same. They didn't have a script, they had an outline.

[@brentbarr498]

Well done Seán.. it was perfect! I was brought to tears.. literally.. so yes, thank you!!

[@zacharyKewDenniss]

Voyager may have had ups and downs, but damn those ups were good

[@bigneon_glitter]

_It's Only A Paper Moon_ is an all-time Top 10 Star Trek episode. Completely destroyed me. Eisenberg & Darren were on another level.

[@JD-wi5zd]

I love the Fair Haven eps! I always look forward to them whenever I'm on a Voyager watch-through.

[@aerisgainsborough2141]

love having a good drink and watching them both!!!

[@cathe8282]

The Big Goodbye was where I fell in love with Dr Crusher! Also inspired my own love of hard-boiled detective stories!

[@lear1980]

Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang was one of my favorite DS9 episodes.

[@EmEStudiosHannover]

... a slight cover of Ocean's Eleven, but even better!

[@JLvatron]

@@EmEStudiosHannover alternate title: Oceans (DS)9!

[@EmEStudiosHannover]

@@JLvatron Yeah! That's cool! B-)

[@martyklestadt6766]

@@JLvatron I was thinking Fontaine's Nine.

[@JLvatron]

@@martyklestadt6766 That would have been amazing!

[@Rwhalt]

Fantastic List, but… Projections from Season 2 VOY is sorely MIA. It’s the ep. where the Doctor starts to question whether he’s real and the rest of the crew is a hologram. First VOY ep w/ Barclay, and it almost had me convinced the doctor was real and Voyager was the simulation (which it technically was).

[@BCBaron]

Projections is a criminally underrated episode.

[@MarcusJCooper91]

Would we consider "His Way" (DS9) and "Living Witness" (VOY) to be holodeck episodes? Because i love both of them. Odo getting love lessons from Vic, and the crew all living life through the Doctor's holo-novel...pure entertainment

[@kellenwillett8263]

I finished #2 and wondered what #1 would be. Then when it came up I realized I had completely blocked that episode from my memory. It’s so sad! Time to go rewatch it and have a cry.

[@BoundyMan]

In the TNG episode Neutral Zone, I think Data should have taken the three people from the 20th century to the holodeck after he explained that television didn't last past 2040.

[@StinkyGringo]

Especially after the musician asked what they do for fun. Good point

[@robertsutton8894]

Not much time left for the crew then.

[@BoundyMan]

@@robertsutton8894 I don't know about that. In another episode Data takes a Romulan, who came to warn the Federation about a cloaked base, to the Holodeck to view his favorite spot on Romulus and told him he could stay as long as he likes. So obviously, unlike Deep Space 9, the ship has enough Holodecks for the crew and guests on board.

[@harlandted]

I had hoped TNG ship in a bottle. The 2nd appearance of Professor M. - tricked and trapped in a simulation box. Picard states: who knows if we a simply a simulation living in a box. Very meta.

[@PerpetualTiredness]

My number 1 would be "Author Author" for it's compelling social commentary. Second place would be "Worst Case Scenario" for the suspense it builds at the beginning, it's one of few Voyager episodes that takes advantage of the Maquis/Starfleet conflict. A Fistful of Datas is easily TNG's best.

[@nagash303]

My top 3: Rebellion Alpha, Our Man Bashir, and Mr. Broccoli Holodeck Interface wizh the computer.

[@penguincommunity6218]

I’m going to share mine before watching the video or reading the other comments: Hands-down, for me the best holodeck episodes are those that deal with sentience or possible sentience among holodeck characters: The big goodbye, Moriarty, Minuet. There are many others in this category. I also loved the ones that dealt with Barclay and holoaddiction. And any episode where you don’t realize they’re in a holodeck until the end - great plot twist!

[@francescathomas3502]

Minuet!! yes!! I LOVED that episode!! Riker never got to spend a lot of time on the holodeck.

[@HighSierra1500]

In "Take Me Out To The Holosuite" Lieutenant Commander Worf has the best lines!

[@TheBlarggle]

DEATH TO THE OPPOSITION!

[@dinomonzon7493]

My own fave Holodeck episodes are: The Big Goodbye: it introduced Dixon Hill, has a good premise on existentialism and showed the lighter side of Jean-Luc Picard. Our Man Bashir: a great nod to James Bond 007 and espionage films in general. Plus, Kira as Col. Anastascia Kamananov... ❤️ Take Me Out to the Holosuite: A nice reprieve from the Dominion War, and a shot at seeing the DS9 crew cutting loose and fancy free.

[@ericgjovaag7958]

Has anybody mentioned the "Star Trek: The Animated Series" episode "The Practical Joker"? No? Well, it's here now! It may not have been called a holodeck, but it was the first use of one in any "Star Trek" show.

[@quuaaarrrk8056]

Our Man Bashir is my favourite Bond movie.

[@themichaelbrigden]

I do love Dwight Schultz as Barclay. I really relate to him and the anxiety!! Oh my days though, Seán I’m so glad ‘Real Life’ was number 1- I cried like a baby when the EMHs daughter was slowly passing :,,(

[@PianoMan4Life1982]

The animated series episode "Practical Joker" should have gotten a mention. It was technically the first holodeck episode.

[@bonusbaby801]

Good list as always. Real Life was amazing emotional work. I would lobby for ST:Voyager's Pathfinder to be included, but understand why it probably wasn't. Looking forward to the next Trek list!!!

[@random_eskimo_in_the_rockies]

It's Only a Paper Moon deserved to be first for the number of actual combat vets who praised it for taking on an issue so painful for them.

[@brandyhicksmiller4413]

I loved the Fair Haven and Spirit Folk episodes from Voyager. So many good episodes to choose from.

[@grahamcann1761]

As always, thank you so very much for the video. And I'd like to add, for some reason, I especially liked this episode, the content, the writing and the narration. Would you call any of the orginal Star Trek Hologram episodes? I mean not technically of course, but there were several that I'd say came close: "The Cage" ("The Menagerie"), "Shore Leave", "Who Mourns for Adonais?", "Mirror, Mirror", "Catspaw", "A Piece of the Action", "A Private Little War", "Patterns of Force", "Bread and Circuses", "Assignment: Earth", "The Paradise Syndrome", "Spectre of the Gun", "Day of the Dove", "The Empath", and "The Savage Curtain". They all, I think, have a cretain, altered reality feel not dis-similar to the Holodeck adventures.

[@themichaelbrigden]

Nice one Seán! Really good episode!

[@RealValensco]

Holodeck episodes are in general incredibly creative, since writers can expand the scenario to any setting and put the cast into any imaginable situation. No wonder this list is filled with wonderful episodes, and there's a lot more that aren't on the list but are indeed very nice and enjoyable episodes. P.S.: VOY "Real life" still makes me cry.

[@GenuineMattyC]

This list is a bit heavy on Deep Space Nine (I think you're biased is showing, Sean). There are several great episodes of Voyager that sadly did not make this list: The Killing Game; Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy; Worst Case Scenario; Flesh and Blood; and Living Witness. Well, now my bias is showing 😉🖖.

[@koskizzle]

The longest running Holodeck program was Star Trek Enterprise.

[@Meioh2000]

Bride of Chaotica is the best one ever

[@Cptn080]

My favorite holodeck episode is also one of the newest ones: 'Crisis Point' from Lower Decks (S01E09). I almost never hat so much fun with any TV episode period.

[@savaged49]

The episode form lower decks which was a star treks movies parody

[@Interitus1]

Author, Author is a great episode which also starred The Doctor. While he exaggerates things. He also points out how simple things like his mobile emitter still show he's different.

[@ditroia2777]

Paper moon should have been first, that episode has bought tears to my eyes more than once.

[@justinberdell7517]

I love vic fontaine. I don't care what anybody says

[@JLvatron]

Everybody says he's Awesome!!!

[@sandysani6045]

Awww I wanted to keep on watching! Give us more please!

[@Aimee42]

Maybe instead of "top 10" you should do "Every holodeck episode, ranked"

[@kght222]

just hearing the name of the episode "it's only a paper moon" gives me a serious case of the feels, it is just that well done.

[@ttww1590]

No visits to fairhaven made the cut?

[@mohmoony3918]

Ugh...cringe! Hey writers, what ya got this week? No idea. Oh well, fire up the ol' holodeck again and let's put people in real life in harms way, just like last time. Ok boss, give me 10 minutes to write a script.

[@GaborMelli]

Thanks!

[@joshvaughter1088]

I downloaded the Brooks/Darren duet and i have it on my phone. It's so much better than the origional from Frank Senatra.

[@PatrickReichelReptileCynrik]

I'm sure that "The Killing Game" (Voyager) will rate very high... nope, it didn't! ^^ Truth be told, there are much greater episodes around. Cool list, thanks Seán! And more greetings from Germany. :-)

[@bijter]

I thought that episode would be rated high as well, :'D But I actually forgot about "Real Life", that was indeed a very good one too...

[@PatrickReichelReptileCynrik]

@@bijter I really did cry at the end of "Real Life"... I mean they really played with goofy and serious stuff in a matter of minutes. Wow! And it added a lot to the Doctor's character.

[@bijter]

@@PatrickReichelReptileCynrik I really agree, I cried too... A few times... ~I maybe have watched too much Star Trek in my young life~ The Doctor did got some really interesting episodes in general.

[@djkomic]

Idea for a future TrekCulture video: "Top 10 Star Trek Episodes Not About Star Trek" (eg, Take me out to the holosuite. Far Beyond the Stars, etc)

[@Sephiroth144]

If the top one isn't "It's Only a Paper Moon", I'm burning the internet down...

[@Sephiroth144]

Okay, I have a project now. Also, they ignored Crisis Point- BOOOOO...

[@looseycanon]

As much I didn't like Voyager as a series, I have a soft spot for Fair Haven. There are some big and important questions there for interpersonal life. Most importantly, how far may you go in influencing someone, to be more to your liking. Highlighting the importance of accepting the imperfect... And implications for relationships with artificial lifeforms...

Nowadays Our Man Bashir feels like an Archer episode, especially with Garak's constant commentary. Crisis Point also needs to be up there because not only does it brilliantly lampoon a lot of Trek movie tropes, it also led to some much-needed character development.

[@Sephiroth144]

OMG- now I want the Archer cast to do voiceovers for that episode.

[@jj_1edzep]

Great list. :) It could've been comprised of DS9 episodes entirely. It's only a paper moon should've been in first place though.

[@Lumibear.]

The most honest holodeck episode of what real people would do in one was on the Orville.

[@arrjay2410]

Good piece. Loved it.

[@RoulinBrooks]

Ship in a Bottle was the best holodeck episode and it's shown here for about a tenth of a second.

[@EmEStudiosHannover]

Yes its the best! And yes, I think the rekockning of Dr. Moriaty concerning the possibillity to leave the holodeck is from "Ship in a bottle"...

[@jamesrampant]

HOW CAN OUR MAN BASHIR NOT BE NUMBER ONE!? HOW CAN OUR MAN BASHIR NOT BE NUMBER ONE!!

[@EmEStudiosHannover]

:-) Because "Ship in a bottle" is the true no 1 :-)

[@nagash303]

Because Rebellion Alpha is the best. (I wanted to say:Worst Case Scenario)

[@bonghunezhou5051]

I personally find "Bride of Chaotica!" quite enjoyable. But it is objectively (way) less significant in terms of overall series arc than WORST CASE SCENARIO or PATHFINDER, at least 1 of which ought to have made the "Top Ten" list.

[@tomaltmann9483]

Sounds like you need a pt2 video!

[@alternavent]

I really liked the Vick Fontaine program

[@normanbuchwald]

No Worst Case Scenario and no Ship in a Bottle tells me this list is bunk.

[@EmEStudiosHannover]

... because of no Ship in a bottle

[@joshvaughter1088]

How about the Lower decks holodeck episode?

[@tobbiganz4215]

It's Only A Paper Moon is my favorite Star Trek episode ever. And the only episode that made me cry. Aron Eisenberg played the war induced PTSD unbelievable realisticly.

[@StinkyGringo]

"It took his friends helping him" They all HATED Barclay until Picard and Guinan defended him. I wouldn't call them his friends

[@JimmyMon666]

Glad I wasn't the only one who found this peculiar. They eventually became his friends, but certainly weren't in the beginning.

[@afaultytoaster]

Broccoli

[@davidmoncholi6746]

This is going to be awesome

[@amandamills4133]

I am so glad that real life made your list because that was one that was very moving to me. I also agree with the person who said that worst case scenario should have been included. It was a lot better than Z Chaotica episodes

[@timfurnier7061]

"Elementary, My Dear Data" was one of THE BEST holodeck episodes. It was THE VERY EPISODE that made me start to notice the show. The confrontation between Picard and Moriarty at the end was short but HIGHLY dramatic and tense. I loved it. I would say that it's DEFINITELY in the top three episodes.....maybe #2.

[@TheOriginalWB]

The Nextgen episode with Minuet In “11001001” was my favorite. Followed by the one with the train on the holodeck "Emergence" and all the Vic fontaines.

[@allistair61]

You mention the episode 'only a paper moon' although I agree with most of the analysis it's probably worth mentioning that PTSD and phantom pains probably aren't the only condition the character was likely suffering from. They even mention within the episode that the character was confronted by his own mortality which could cause quite a few conditions including shellshock.

[@francescathomas3502]

But I thought Shell shock was the old name for what we now call PTSD? (post traumatic stress disorder)

[@nickcoupe2964]

One one hand the holodeck is the perfect plot contrivance. On the other hand all these episodes are amazing.

[@bryanmerton5153]

Excellent episode! Good choices

[@jerrylarch6556]

7:15 - did you say "science friction"? Awesome!

[@OldUKAds]

Any video that shows Jake in THOSE trousers gets instant thumbs up from me.