PATRON TIER LIST - TNG S7E16 - Thine Own Self

I have an affection for this (gave it a B) despite its huge flaws - bad guest acting. A good plot that devolves into super-obviousness. But I'm fond of Data's interactions with medieval scientist lady and the family he lives with, and the Troi plot is good.

Most B tier episode in all of TNG. It's fine.

I want to give this an S, but I do think it's weighed down a bit by the B-plot. I don't much care for the idea of the counsellor and the doctor commanding the ship, but it's hardly the least plausible thing done in the name of drama, and at least the test has an interesting twist I approve of. It's a weakness, however, that it doesn't have anything to do with anything else that's going on, and given how isolated it is from anything else, it feels a bit... artificial? Staged? Contrived? So it's probably C-tier, which pulls down the S-rating I'd give to the A-plot. I think Data logicking and sciencing his way through the difficulties he's encountering in a pre-industrial society is fun and charming, and the girl is pretty adorable (huge points for a child actor I not only don't hate, but actually rather like). So combine the S-rated A-plot and the C-rated B-plot and I pretty much have to give this episode an A. This is one of my very favorite Data stories.

You know this one is such an odd personal preference. Objectively, I think this ep is a B or C, but it's an S for me. I really love this one and always look forward to it.

Terrible episode! The Data plot is unbelievably boring and the Troi plot is too trite and stupid to be taken seriously. That is no way to promote an officer and the writers insult every command officer in the Star Trek universe with this nonsense (not to mention the fans).

Meh!

In this one B plot is an A and A plot is a B, so overall B I guess.

B for season 7. C for seasons 3 to 6. Definitely one of the more sure-footed S7 stories.

B for barely great with a Troi story