Star Trek TNG Season 5 Tier List
Target Audience tier list every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5!
Full watch-alongs for every episode is available on our Patreon
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Josh you were more generous than me with Darmok, i'm sticking with D lol.
S The Next Phase Disaster Cause And Effect Conundrum Redemption 2 Power Play A Ensign Ro Cost Of Living A Matter Of Time Violations I, Borg The Game Unification (both) The Masterpiece Society Times Arrow Imaginary Friend B The Perfect Mate New Ground Hero Worship The First Duty C Silicon Avatar The Inner Light D Darmok Ethics The Outcast
You might notice that most of my favourite episodes have Ro in them. I wish her story had started about 5 years earlier.
I could certainly quibble with some of the rankings you guys gave, but that's part of the joy of not being part of the Borg hive mind!
"They're lucky you posted [I, Borg], I would have just left them with Imaginary Friend for a few days, just to sit with it." Well, you did leave us with Time's Arrow, Part 1 to sit with for awhile, haha.
OK, I'm new to being a patron, but why are we getting tier lists and top fives for season 5 when there are still half a dozen episodes we haven't seen the edited version or reviews for, not even here on Patreon?
Patreon goes by the full watchalong timeline. Would love to have all the edits done already but can’t wait to get them all done before moving on with the show.
Was not a fan of the end. I am fine with you giving whatever grade you like to anything. However I like to hear why you do it!
We talked about it in the season recap
I have to say, I fully expected the uprating of The Inner Light. It's an episode that stews with you. Rewatches hit harder than initial watches. It's an episode that would not have been my favorite the first time I sat down and watched the show, but now? It's up there with City on the Edge of Forever, and, well, not gonna say anymore to avoid spoilers.
100% agree, it's the rare episode that hits even harder on a rewatch. You really start to feel for the residents earlier on in the story when you realize the doom they would come to see in their lifetimes.
Is director David Livingston a patreon here? Show yeself!
The ending LMAO
No one's laughing.
Not enjoying Time's Arrow is just wild to me. Easy A for part 1, I really don't understand what you didn't like about it.
Long story short it’s the most egregious “all set-up” part 1 thus far and Mark Twain is insufferable
The only thing about the S tier ranking decision that you guys have decided on is that, as you define in your rankings explanation, S is a rank reserved for an excellent episode that speaks personally to you so it seems odd that it would get rounded down. By definition, it's an excellent episode that has the added benefit of being personally meaningful to Alex or Josh so... rounding down seems a little odd?
To me, Inner Light is alot like City on the Edge of Forever. My two most favorite episodes in ALL of Trek! Though Yesterday's Enterprise is there too. And one more that hasn't come up yet
I'd bump "First Duty" up to S. Of all the ones I've seen, I'd say it's the best episode in the entire series other than YE. "I, Borg " I can go no higher than a C because it is plot point writing that forces the characters to not make sense and be stupid just to move the plot along. It's watchable though.
Silicon as in Silicon Valley, not silicone as in silicone breast implants.
I'd like to imagine that "Silicone Avatar" would have been about Data questioning his gender identity and trying to be a female for an episode, in the wake of the events in "The Outcast".
I am glad you took it down and reposted it..even if I stopped before the last two episodes, I'm sure the comments would have spoiled it..good call! Now about changing your grade on Inner Light..hmm I'm 50/50 lol. WWKD?
First takes don't easily survive the context of future episodes, rewatches, or just plain time to think on them. And that makes them precious.
I got an email from David Livingston as well. He said he owed me $25,000.99, and needed my bank account info. He's a super nice guy!
Both of us? What are the odds?
This is a solid tier list! Mine would be pretty similar. The Inner Light is the episode I've seen the most times by far, and every time it hits me emotionally. Patrick Stewart is a gift to humanity and uplifts everything he's in. I'm so glad after sitting with it you agree that it's an S tier episode!
Watching you guys experience TNG for the first time is so nostalgic for me I just don’t even have words. This is a fantastic bit of content, regardless of your takes. Keep it up!!!
Thank you for upgrading IBorg and Innner Light 👏
I, Borg was an S when we watched it
Is there an order that you plan to post the rest of the videos before the next season? Like top 10 S5, and DS9 pre watch… etc.
They will all be posted this week. In order (probably) it will be recap, top 10, 25th anniversary reaction, DS9 preview
Glad you came to your senses and upgraded Inner Light. lol.
It's a slow burn, meaning, it takes time to work into your psyche. We've all rewatched it so many times so we're already there, but I think most people on an initial watch don't have it at S-tier either.