Star Trek's holodecks entertain, fulfill fantasies, heal old wounds, train cadets, and malfunction badly, as seen in these 20 best episodes.
Star Trek regularly relies on the recreational simulator to explore genres outside the sci-fi constraints of the franchise, and here are 20 of the very best holodeck episodes. During Star Trek: The Original Series, if the writers wanted to tell a gangster story or restage the gunfight at the OK Corral, there had to be a convoluted sci-fi explanation.
18 Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2, Episode 8, "I, Excretus" Star Trek: Lower Decks' "I, Excretus" sees the crew of the USS Cerritos engage in simulations of various Starfleet drills - pitting Bradward Boimler against a holographic Borg Collective. As with Lower Decks' "Crisis Point" holodeck episodes, "I, Excretus" is full of Star Trek references as Boimler rescues some Borg babies, becomes Excretus of Borg, and encounters the Borg Queen.
14 Star Trek: DS9 Season 6, Episode 20, "His Way" "His Way" introduces Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's resident holographic lounge singer, Vic Fontaine , who makes an instant impression. Vic helps Odo to finally confront his romantic feelings for Major Kira Nerys in one of DS9's holosuites. The episode plays out like a classic screwball comedy of errors, as Odo and Kira finally find love at Vic's club.
11 Star Trek: Voyager Season 6, Episode 10, "Pathfinder" There are several Star Trek: Voyager episodes that use the holodeck to provide an alternate take on the titular hero ship. "Author, Author" in season 7 is more about the Doctor's rights to be recognized as a sentient life form than it is about the holodeck simulation. "Pathfinder" is different as it revisits Lt. Reginald Barclay and his addiction to the holodeck.
7 Star Trek: DS9 Season 7, Episode 15, "Bada-Bing, Badda-Bang" "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang" is Ocean's 11 in the style of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, pitting the crew against a programming glitch that manifests as brutal holographic gangsters. To return several favors to Vic and oust the gangsters from his club, the DS9 crew stage an elaborate con, assuming various heist movie archetypes.
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