Star Trek: The Worst Episodes Of The Franchise

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There is a lot of content out there in the wild world of science fiction fandom that heralds Star Trek as being not only some of the greatest examples of space-faring science fiction, but also as one of the founding figures in televised sci-fi media. Although it was by no means the first, it paved the way for science fiction on the big and small screens.

With new programs still being added to the canon, such as Picard and Strange New Worlds, there has been various backlash from fans saying they miss the old Star Trek, the «good old days» of classic storytelling and great, often political, narratives. It was not all good, however. There were some truly terribly received episodes out there that have thankfully, until now, been swept under the rug.

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While Star Trek was created with the intention of being diverse and inclusive, especially for the 60s, they do accidentally fall into some pretty bad stereotypes. The Ferengi are a great, or more accurately, terrible example of this, as they have often been criticized as anti-Semitic stereotypes. Perhaps before the creators realized the terrible comparison they had accidentally made with these large-eared, money-obsessed aliens, they were designed to take the place of the Klingons and Vulcan counterpart Romulans as the main antagonists for the show. Their presence was mentioned throughout the first few episodes of TNG, but it was only during the 5th episode “The Last Outpost” that audiences got their first glimpse of them.

And what a glimpse it was. This episode portrayed the Ferengi in possibly the most xenophobic way possible, depicting them akin to wild animals scurrying around in fear, hissing and snarling. With initial