So, a friend has asked for a second chance on watching Star Trek and I want to blow her socks off. But I have one episode to do it.
What episode should I show?
1) TOS - Balance of Terror
2) TOS - City on the Edge of Forever
3) TOS - The Immunity Syndrome
4) TNG - The Inner Light
5) TNG - Darmok
6) TNG - Measure of a Man
7) DS9 - The Visitor
8) DS9 - Duet
9) DS9 - In The Pale Moonlight
There's no New Trek on the list because it turned her off. And no Voyager because I wasn't particular fond of the series, but I'm willing to take suggestions. And suggestions for other episodes as well!
@dolari@driveinsaturday.org It's probably just my weird biases, but I always loved Is There In Truth No Beauty?
If she's more of an action person, though, The Doomsday Machine is a great choice too.
A Taste Of Armageddon is honestly a good kind of nerdy, with a reasonable level of violence held back by considerable restraint for in-character reasons, resulting in a lot of people making choices that don't all work out perfectly but do actually make sense.
@dolari hmmmm of the ones you picked: TOS: Balance of Terror
TNG: The Inner Light
Not picked:
Voyager: Timeless (It's great)
One episode? The Inner Light or Timeless would be my choices.
@dolari It depends on what vibe she likes best in a show, I'd say. But my biased heart says either The Visitor, or Duet (probly Duet, since it's less technobabbly)