PATRON TIER LIST - DS9 S1E20 - In the Hands of the Prophets

I very rarely give S-Tier, because in order to get S-Tier it has to be both an excellent episode AND one of my personal favorites. But this is a strong A-tier episode in my opinion, if only because we meet Wynn and Bareil, rather than the writing which is a little clumsy. It's nice that Kaiko got a bit more of a role, and of course, I like her interactions with the Chief. But the message that the episode had was kind a rammed down our throats, and Wynn's plan was laughable. Still, we meet a couple of important people, we learn more about the Bajorans and Keiko and the Chief feature prominently. So despite some poor writing, I enjoy this episode. It's no "Duet", which was, hands down the best episode of Season One in my opinion.

B tier, but only because Keiko is a great character by a fantastic actress.

A C for me. Not bad. But nothing I couldn't skip. I think this would have ended much better if the reveal of the traitor talking to Vedick Winn and the scene of the attempted murder were shown together, swapping back and forth. So you are showing the assassination in real time, but showing flashbacks of her chat with Winn. Also, instead of the slowmo jump, Just have Sisko slowly, angrily stepping in front of the male Vedick as a shield. Ready to take the hit. But have odo tackle the woman.

I think this a A-tier from hindsight. Alex and Josh should have another look at this one once they've gotten deeper into the show or finished it.

Its an A or B. This was the first hint of the show being something different and the potential to be a modern show

I honestly don't see the problem with this one. I said it was an A tier before their reaction and I will stick with that. The cheesy nooooo at the end doesn't diminish the rest of the episode for me.

S tier for me. It ties in to the following 3-parter so well that I consider it as part Part 1 of 4. Also, Winn is the best. Nothing beats Space Karen. Walk with the Prophets, child.

A Tier for me. WInn is such a great character.

S tier. An excellent season finale for a first season series. Love anything with the O'Brien's

A. Duet may be the episode where the good stuff finally arrives at the station, but "In the Hands of the Prophets" is when the conductor yells: "All Aboard!!!!". And count on it, the train was packed when it left the station.

Decent episode. B for the goofy scene at the end with Sisko shouting NOOO and the "telegraphed" plot points- could have been an A

NOOOOOOO

As a standalone episode it's a B....but what it lacks in execution at the ending, it makes up for in introducing characters and themes that will resonate far in to the series.

I admit the climax is rather bungled and I'm probably overrating the episode due to all the table setting it does for later, better episodes, but I think when you see how the pieces it sets up play out in early season 2, it's really skillful table setting. Plus it introduces one of Trek's greatest villains, Vedek Winn. So A tier for me.

A tier from me. This is definitely one of those i love much more than Josh and Alex. Obviously that's fair enough, if we all loved and hated exactly the same things we'd just be like androids, mind you Data did have sex with Tasha, so it wouldn't be all bad lol.

Can someone remind me what these tier lists are and why they come out so late after the episode.