PATRON TIER LIST - DS9 S1E14 - The Storyteller

I like this one <3

As a massive DS9 fan, D is the rating. Just waiting until you guys get to the end of s2

Season 1 of DS9 has some very strong episodes. This was not one of them.

You think a civilization as advanced as the Bajorans wouldn't have a tiny village being attacked by a shaving cream monster (for decades) and not know any science about it or anything but what do I know. Could better could be worse

Everyone else hates the stuff on the station, not a surprise seeing as how I like it. Season one Jake was my favorite

I thought this was generally considered relatively poor by fans and indeed the voting results confirm that. I rated it a B and I always liked this one. It's not amazing, but I think it's generally a solid episode - at least the O'Brien and Bashir stuff. The stuff on the station is bad, but I tend to forget about that when I think of the episode. Heck, I even forgot about it when I voted until I saw someone else mention it.

Bilge. A D from me, but then I'm probably biased by the fact I know how the show will become light years better than this dreck. Both A & B plots are unengaging, with side characters you never really care about, and no sense of peril where there should be. It's not sloppy writing, just a case of the show not really knowing what it's supposed to be yet. The only saving grace is the pairing of Bashir & O'brien, with the formers effusive naivete grating on the later in a way that provides a little light relief. Onwards and upwards...

My only D of this season. That's right, even "Move Along Home" is better than this flimsy fairy tale. Jake's B-plot couldn't save the episode, because it's just boring.

D-Tier...no plot

D Tier. The Nog/Jake stuff with the girl isn't all that interesting for me. The episode's saving grace is being the first showing of the O'Brien and Bashir duo. The two are fun to watch, but it still doesn't help when they are leaving a village to continue to be conned 5 days out of the year by a deep fake cloud.

I’ll chalk this up to a season 1 episode trying to figure out where it’s going. And maybe I’m being extremely biased here because this is my favorite ST series..:. the character moments are fun to watch. The less I say about the story or plot the better for new viewers . But I assure you the next episode is very good … and then it takes another dip lol . But all these c and d episodes have one thing in common… They are light years better than Move along Home !!

I'd have to grade this on a declining scale on any subsequent viewings. The novelty of characters with more distinct (and even dysfunctional) personalities carried it on first viewing.

The Chief was certainly one of the storytellers of all time.

Don't worry, 2 episodes from now, O'Brien will have vastly improved his storytelling techniques.

B tier for me. It's an ok episode but not by much. The only thing that keeps it from being totally rotten is Chief O'Brien.

O'Brien should have been the real messiah

Meh.........