Star Trek: Voyager has been a beloved science fiction classic for many years now. First airing in 1995 on UPN, it had a total of 8 seasons. Despite its popularity, some episodes have been ranked as some of the worst. In this list, we will explore the Star Trek: Voyager episodes that were ranked the worst by viewers.
The rankings were based on a combination of factors such as the writing, the plot, and the character development. Fans of the show were polled and asked to rank the episodes from best to worst. The results are compiled here to form a list of the worst episodes ranked by viewers.
Written by Sophie and last updated on Feb 06, 2024.
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Stardate: Unknown Tom Paris is accused of a murder he claims he did not commit. His sentence is to re-live the last few moments of his victim's life every 14 hours through a memory transplant.
The episode was rated 7,45 from 472 votes.
Stardate: 48734.2 After Chakotay and Tuvok are injured in a shuttle accident, a non-corporeal life form begins to wreak havoc on Voyager by infiltrating the minds of the crew and altering the ship's systems one by one.
The episode was rated 7,46 from 440 votes.
Stardate: 48623.5 While investigating an asteroid belt containing a new element, Harry Kim is pulled into a 'subspace vacuole' and switched with a dead body. Soon after the body is revived the crew learn that the asteroid belt is the graveyard of an alien culture that transports its dead in the belief that they evolve into a higher state of consciousness. Harry's appearance on the homeworld begins to raise questions about the existence of their afterlife.
The episode was rated 7,46 from 482 votes.
Stardate: 48532.4 During an away mission in the search for dilithium crystals, Neelix is attacked and his lungs are surgically removed by a disease-ridden race of aliens known as the Vidiians. His only hope for survival is if the crew of Voyager can get them back.
The episode was rated 7,48 from 538 votes.
Stardate: 48546.2 In the search for omicron particles to boost the ship's energy supplies, Voyager inadvertently injures a space-faring life form.
The episode was rated 7,50 from 529 votes.
Stardate: 48784.2 The Vidiians capture Paris, Torres and Durst while on an away mission. Torres is taken to a lab and 'split' into two people: one human, and one Klingon.
The episode was rated 7,57 from 454 votes.
Stardate: Unknown After being hit by the shockwave of a devastating planet-wide explosion, Voyager investigates. While on the surface, Janeway and Paris are accidentally 'shifted' one day into the past.
The episode was rated 7,58 from 584 votes.
Stardate: 48832.1 The man, who designed the weapon that destroyed all life on the moon of his home world, including that of his family, diagnoses Neelix with a fatal illness.
The episode was rated 7,62 from 435 votes.
Stardate: 48846.5 In order to bring some rebellious Maquis crewmembers into line, Tuvok gives them a Starfleet Academy crash course.
The episode was rated 7,63 from 421 votes.
Stardate: 48351.6 While in pursuit of a Maquis ship in a region of space known as the 'Badlands', Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew aboard Voyager and the Maquis ship are transported 70,000 light years from home into the uncharted region of the galaxy known as the Delta Quadrant.
The episode was rated 7,67 from 340 votes.
Stardate: 48439.7 As the Maquis crewmembers begin to integrate themselves into the Starfleet crew, Voyager becomes trapped in a quantum singularity.
The episode was rated 7,67 from 639 votes.
Stardate: 48658.2 When stolen Federation technology is found on a severely damaged Kazon Nistrim ship, Seska becomes the prime suspect. The evidence is further re-enforced when questions arise over her true heritage.
The episode was rated 7,72 from 492 votes.
Stardate: 48642.5 Harry Kim discovers advanced technology when a race of aliens known as the Sikarans offer shore leave to the crew of Voyager. This would send Voyager 40,000 light years closer to home, however, the Sikarians' "Canon of Laws" forbids them from sharing their technology with anyone.
The episode was rated 7,72 from 477 votes.
Stardate: 48315.6 While in pursuit of a Maquis ship in a region of space known as the 'Badlands', Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew aboard Voyager and the Maquis ship are transported 70,000 light years from home into the uncharted region of the galaxy known as the Delta Quadrant.
The episode was rated 7,94 from 789 votes.
The crew of the USS Voyager is elated at the discovery of a wormhole that could lead them back to the Alpha Quadrant, but the only contact they can make is a skeptical and paranoid Romulan scientist. The episode "Eye of the Needle" is a powerful exploration of the core values of Star Trek, in particular, empathy. Janeway and Kim are the main characters of the episode, both of them desperately longing to get back home. The Doctor's b-plot is also strong, with Kes recognizing his needs and struggles and Janeway treating him like a person and asking him what he needs.
The empathy Janeway provides and requests from the Romulan scientist is ultimately what makes it possible for the Voyager crew to make a breakthrough. Janeway emphasizes the limited window they have before the wormhole collapses and gets the Romulan to empathize with their plight of being far away from their loved ones for an indefinite time. However, the twist is that the wormhole is actually a time portal, leading to the Alpha Quadrant 20 years in the past. Janeway ultimately decides that it's better to not travel back in time, but the Romulan scientist takes the crew's letters back to their friends and family when the time is right. This bittersweet ending is possible only because of Janeway's willingness to understand where someone else is coming from and build a connection with them.
The episode was rated 7,98 from 539 votes.
