ST:DS9 episode guide by u/SiliconGold

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1	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine					Sources for Rank/Rating:
2	BEST AND/OR ESSENTIAL EPISODES TO WATCH					IMDB, avclub, exastris, tv.com, trakt, trekranks, r/DaystromInstitute, r/startrek
3	Best episodes are "Watch", good non-essential episodes are "Optional", and decent, potentially essential episodes are "Consider watch".					Sources for Essential vs. Non-Essential:
4	"Essential" refers to episodes that are critical to the main plot, or (for less serialized shows) feature major events (e.g. new characters, enemies, etc.)					u/Algernon_Asimov
5	Episode		Title	Watch?	Why?

6	S1	E01	Emissary	Watch	Above average and essential
7	S1	E03	Past Prologue	Skip
8	S1	E04	A Man Alone	Skip
9	S1	E05	Babel	Skip
10	S1	E06	Captive Pursuit	Skip
11	S1	E07	Q-Less	Skip
12	S1	E08	Dax	Skip
13	S1	E09	The Passenger	Skip
14	S1	E10	Move Along Home	Skip
15	S1	E11	The Nagus	Skip
16	S1	E12	Vortex	Skip
17	S1	E13	Battle Lines	Skip
18	S1	E14	The Storyteller	Skip
19	S1	E15	Progress	Skip
20	S1	E16	If Wishes Were Horses	Skip
21	S1	E17	The Forsaken	Skip
22	S1	E18	Dramatis Personae	Skip
23	S1	E19	Duet	Watch	Highly ranked
24	S1	E20	In the Hands of the Prophets	Watch	Highly ranked
25			SEASON 2
26	S2	E01	The Homecoming	Watch	Above average and essential
27	S2	E02	The Circle	Watch	Above average and essential
28	S2	E03	The Siege	Watch	Highly ranked
29	S2	E04	Invasive Procedures	Skip
30	S2	E05	Cardassians	Consider watch	Below average but essential
31	S2	E06	Melora	Skip
32	S2	E07	Rules of Acquisition	Skip
33	S2	E08	Necessary Evil	Watch	Highly ranked
34	S2	E09	Second Sight	Skip
35	S2	E10	Sanctuary	Skip
36	S2	E11	Rivals	Skip
37	S2	E12	The Alternate	Skip
38	S2	E13	Armageddon Game	Optional	Above average but non-essential
39	S2	E14	Whispers	Optional	Highly ranked but non-essential
40	S2	E15	Paradise	Skip
41	S2	E16	Shadowplay	Skip
42	S2	E17	Playing God	Skip
43	S2	E18	Profit and Loss	Skip
44	S2	E19	Blood Oath	Optional	Above average but non-essential
45	S2	E20	The Maquis: Parts 1 & 2	Watch	Above average and essential
46	S2	E22	The Wire	Watch	Highly ranked
47	S2	E23	Crossover	Optional	Highly ranked but non-essential
48	S2	E24	The Collaborator	Consider watch	Below average but essential
49	S2	E25	Tribunal	Watch	Above average and essential
50	S2	E26	The Jem'Hadar	Watch	Highly ranked
51			SEASON 3
52	S3	E01	The Search: Parts 1 & 2	Watch	Highly ranked
53	S3	E03	The House of Quark	Optional	Highly ranked but non-essential
54	S3	E04	Equilibrium	Skip
55	S3	E05	Second Skin	Watch	Highly ranked
56	S3	E06	The Abandoned	Consider watch	Below average but essential
57	S3	E07	Civil Defense	Optional	Highly ranked but non-essential
58	S3	E08	Meridian	Skip
59	S3	E09	Defiant	Watch	Highly ranked
60	S3	E10	Fascination	Skip
61	S3	E11	Past Tense: Parts 1 & 2	Watch	Highly ranked
62	S3	E13	Life Support	Skip
63	S3	E14	Heart of Stone	Consider watch	Below average but essential
64	S3	E15	Destiny	Skip
65	S3	E16	Prophet Motive	Skip
66	S3	E17	Visionary	Optional	Highly ranked but non-essential
67	S3	E18	Distant Voices	Skip
68	S3	E19	Through the Looking Glass	Optional	Above average but non-essential
69	S3	E20	Improbable Cause	Watch	Highly ranked
70	S3	E21	The Die is Cast	Watch	Highly ranked
71	S3	E22	Explorers	Watch	Above average and essential
72	S3	E23	Family Business	Skip
73	S3	E24	Shakaar	Skip
74	S3	E25	Facets	Skip
75	S3	E26	The Adversary	Watch	Highly ranked
76			SEASON 4
77	S4	E01	The Way of the Warrior	Watch	Highly ranked
78	S4	E03	The Visitor	Watch	Highly ranked
79	S4	E04	Hippocratic Oath	Watch	Highly ranked
80	S4	E05	Indiscretion	Watch	Highly ranked
81	S4	E06	Rejoined	Consider watch	Below average but essential
82	S4	E07	Starship Down	Optional	Above average but non-essential
83	S4	E08	Little Green Men	Optional	Highly ranked but non-essential
84	S4	E09	The Sword of Kahless	Skip
85	S4	E10	Our Man Bashir	Optional	Highly ranked but non-essential
86	S4	E11	Homefront	Watch	Highly ranked
87	S4	E12	Paradise Lost	Watch	Highly ranked
88	S4	E13	Crossfire	Watch	Highly ranked
89	S4	E14	Return to Grace	Watch	Highly ranked
90	S4	E15	Sons of Mogh	Watch	Highly ranked
91	S4	E16	Bar Association	Consider watch	Below average but essential
92	S4	E17	Accession	Consider watch	Below average but essential
93	S4	E18	Rules of Engagement	Watch	Highly ranked
94	S4	E19	Hard Time	Watch	Above average and essential
95	S4	E20	Shattered Mirror	Skip
96	S4	E21	The Muse	Skip
97	S4	E22	For the Cause	Watch	Highly ranked
98	S4	E23	To the Death	Watch	Highly ranked
99	S4	E24	The Quickening	Watch	Above average and essential
100	S4	E25	Body Parts	Watch	Above average and essential