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Filler episodes are one of the biggest complaints about Star Trek lately, but are they really so bad? Join me for a look at when filler episodes work, when they don't, and some well-loved Star Trek episodes that can be classified as filler.

Episodes Featured:
The Original Series:

The Trouble with Tribbles
Mirror, Mirror


The Next Generation:

A Fistful of Datas
The Big Goodbye
Elementary, Dear Data
Yesterday's Enterprise


Deep Space Nine:

Trials and Tribble-ations
The Magnificent Ferengi
Who Mourns for Morn
Take Me Out to the Holosuite


Voyager:

Year of Hell



0:00 Intro
2:25 Shorter Seasons/Where Filler Doesn't Work
4:34 Longer Seasons/Where Filler Does Work
5:43 Holodeck Episodes
8:00 Tribbles
8:34 DS9 Breaking Up the Dominion War Arc
12:06 Timelines and Universes
13:37 Final Analysis
14:26 Outro