Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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With the recent release of Strange New Worlds' "Among the Lotus Eaters", I wanted to go back and review every time Star Trek crew is infected or afflicted with a virus, illness, disease, or psychic strangeness of some kind. Here is that tier ranking. (Timestamps in description)

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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Lorelei Signal
1:15 Mudd's Passion
1:53 Among the Lotus Eaters
2:50 Elysian Kingdom
3:54 Ghosts of Ilyria
4:59 Much Ado About Boimler
5:35 Second Contact
6:09 Observer Effect
7:21 Scientific Method
8:04 Babel
9:02 Genesis
9:57 Phantasms
10:31 Night Terrors
11:22 Sarek
12:22 Naked Now
13:19 Requiem for Methuselah
14:09 This Side of Paradise
14:34 Macrocosm
15:30 Fascination
16:25 Naked Time
18:19 Conclusion

Thank you so much for watching! Let me know what you think of my ranking in the comments below. What other Star Trek episode rankings should I do in the future?

Have a Great Week!
-Josh

P.S. There is NOTHING more iconic than fencing Sulu.