Ever want a quick guide as to what score Chuck gave a particular episode of Star Trek? You're in luck, because his Trivia section has got you covered. Remember, the score given is relative to all other episodes in each particular series, and not in any other. Also, the scores are awarded in approximate bell-curve fashion: this means that there will be relatively few episodes with a very high or very low score. The scores listed below will always reflect his most recent review of that episode.
Within each score category, episodes are listed by series, in chronological order (by original airdate). Clicking on the episode title will link you to our write-up about it in the Recap section of the site, if there is one.
Note that numeric scores are handed out only for Star Trek episodes and movies. Non-Trek movies and episodes of other series get verbal ratings, which so far include (from best to worst) "Must See", "Strongly Recommended", "Recommended", "Watchable" and "Avoid".
This is a work in progress, so please feel free to lend a hand.
(Unlike "In Purgatory's Shadow" & "By Inferno's Light" {another 2-part episode with separate names for each episode}, he only gave these two episodes a single score, taken together.)
(It was originally rated a 3, but as Chuck notes that certain Enterprise episodes, such as this one, tend to get worse with repeated viewings, he lowered the score when he re-posted it to blip.tv)
A score of zero is awarded to episodes which are not only the absolute worst of their respective series, but do the entire franchise a disservice by being associated with it.
TNG: "Code of Honor" - Awarded not only due to its silly plot and horribly incompetent direction, but the Unfortunate Implications of having the planet consist entirely of black people and being a stereotype of Darkest Africa from the 1940's.
DS9: "Profit and Lace" - The worst of the infamously bad*
(Although Chuck has gone on the record stating that he does like some Ferengi Episodes; it is the "Opinionated" reviews after all.)
Ferengi episodes. Awarded for truly awful attempts at comedy, to the point where some scenes as they were originally scripted were so offensive that the lead actor, director, and producers all felt uncomfortable at various points during the production.
ENT: "A Night in Sickbay" - An episode where Archer demonstrates his diplomacytraining by sulking about his dog. Actually got some of the highest ratings of the season, but they plummeted after this episode and put the franchise in danger.
Movie: No movie has been awarded with a zero (yet).
It should be noted that he has made it clear that Star Trek V: The Final Frontiershould be the zero but got bumped up to a "1" for the scene featuring McCoy and his decision to euthanize his father because it was a good character scene.
Three episodes have given the award to a real-life person rather than one of the episode's characters:
"Shades of Gray" - Awarded to episode writer and outgoing showrunner Maurice Hurley, as a special parting gift for the man Chuck considers the worst-ever Star Trek writer.
"The Most Toys" - Awarded to the episode's costume designer (Robert Blackman) due to the ugly outfits worn by Kivas Fajo and his crew, plus the one that Data had to wear while kidnapped.
"Qpid" - Won by the episode's director*
(Cliff Bole, though Chuck never actually mentions his name.)
, due to the awkward staging and filming of much of the episode, combined with the fact that he didn't find any of the characters that annoying.
Three episodes have given the award to an object rather than a person.
"Captain's Holiday" - Won by the entire Enterprise crew for the way they spend most of the first act.
"Ménage à Troi" - Chuck gave up, as Lwaxana Troi and Ferengi had too many annoying people.
"The Game" - Won by The "Outrageous" Okona, even though he wasn't in the episode, because he was so annoying in his own episode giving him the award just once simply wasn't enough.note Originally this episode's review immediately followed the review of "The Outrageous Okona". Okona still got the award in the redone version (which wasn't uploaded in the same order) because this episode repeated the "Wesley Wesley Crusher" gag featured in that episode, and it brought back painful memories of Okona for Chuck.
"Realm of Fear" - Won by the bad special effects for making the object within the transporter look like an eye instead of a mouth
"Ship in a Bottle" - Won by Dr. Pulaski despite the fact that she had long-since departed TNG, due to Chuck's resentment at her being in "Elementary Dear Data," which he had to rewatch to get the backstory for this episode.
The following episodes have no Stupid Neelix Moment due to him not being present:
"Eye of the Needle"
"Emanations"
"Non Sequitur"
Some episodes have no Stupid Neelix moment even if he was present.
"The 37's" - Not awarded, as Neelix has next to no dialogue, and Harry demonstrates far more stupidity in the episode.
"Tattoo" - Waived as compensation for Neelix suffering Eye Scream
"Innocence" - Neelix only had one scene and it wasn't enough to get the award.
"The Disease" - Actually received a bonus point for Neelix not acting like an idiot
"Tsunkatse" - Having just viewed the Psychlos' idiocy cost them their homeworld earlier that week, he decided that nothing Neelix did could compare.
"The Void"
"Parturition" - instead of a Stupid Neelix Moment this episode is declared a Stupid Neelix Episode
"The Gift" - Given to the departure of Kes, which is not caused by Neelix in universe but when the production team decided not to get rid of Harry Kim, they decided to also keep the hated Neelix and instead get rid of his attractive, intelligent and well liked girlfriend.
"Ashes to Ashes" - Given for Seven forcing the Borg children to have fun. Technically, Neelix wasn't responsible for this, but he was in the same room and Seven's actions were so stupid that Chuck blames him anyway.
"Life Line" - Awarded to a moment clearly undeserving of one
Chuck: Neelix walked into a room and handed the Doctor a PADD. This offended me.
"Broken Bow" - Awarded jointly to Mayweather and Tucker, since the former was more annoying in the first half of the story, and the latter was more annoying in the second half.
"The Andorian Incident" - Awarded jointly to a Vulcan monk and Shran's right-hand man, as they were equally annoying for different reasons.
Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh?
Awarded whenever something from Earth history is described as ancient, regardless of which period of history it is from.
"The Gift" - Given to Kes, then vaporized during her evolution
"Counterpoint" - Given honorarily for the two shuttles that Voyager gives away to the telepathic refugees with no indication of the refugees planning to return them.
"Dark Frontier" - Assimilated by the Borg
"Tsunkatse" - A shuttlepod blown up by a bomb.
"Good Shepherd" - Sort of awarded to The Delta Flyer for being damaged and left drifting in space
"Time And Again" - Janeway wins the "Slap The Hell Up" for telling Tom not to interfere, which would result in the death of everyone on the planets, and then gets hit in the face with a metal bat.
"Meld" - Neelix wins the "Smack the Hell Up" award for being the annoying character by bothering Tuvok and then gets strangled to death.*
"Duet" - Gul Darhe'el, an unseen character being impersonated by someone else, wins an honorary "Twenty Dollar Bill" award for his attempt at Bajoran genocide.
"Acquisition" - The Enterprise, for its inability to contain spreading knockout gas, and for having a Decontamination Room that a potentially infectious occupant can open from the inside, and a sliding metal door with no gasket to make it airtight.
Star Trek (2009): The Narada, which has no rails or electrical safety.
You Can Go Home Again
Awarded whenever we encounter a place that looks like Earth, either by deliberate design or coincidence.
, if there is one.
Note that numeric scores are handed out only for Star Trek episodes and movies. Non-Trek movies and episodes of other series get verbal ratings, which so far include (from best to worst) "Must See", "Strongly Recommended", "Recommended", "Watchable" and "Avoid".
This is a work in progress, so please feel free to lend a hand.
