Star Trek: 10 WORST Holodeck Episodes

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These are the times we've been delighted to hear the words 'Computer, End Program'

BY SEAN FERRICK
JUNE 6TH, 2023

The Holodeck is a wonderful thing, really. It can create entire worlds, bring characters to life, and allow crewmembers to go on wild adventures. It also leaves ample room for some morally dubious borrowing of peoples' likenesses, but what's a bit of identity theft between friends?

Sadly, like anything, there's such a thing as too much of a good thing. How many more times can we get the word thing into a sentence? But, the thing is - the Holodeck can be just as detrimental to a story as a benefit. There can be over reliance on the magic box to make everything come out alright in the end, which makes it difficult for the writers to add any stakes to the stories.

For anything to really threaten anyone on the Holodeck, those safety protocols needed to be shut off. Then, one needs to explain why they've shut down this time - and so on, and so forth. Holodeck episodes can be just as groan-inducing as smile-inducing.

Then of course there are the episodes that aren't set on the Holodeck itself, but rather uses the Holodeck as a plot device. Schisms is an excellent example of this, as is Relics. Like anything, it doesn't always land. Let's dive right in.