10 Times Star Trek Was So Bad It Was Good

10. Stardust City Rag - Star Trek Picard

Hard to believe that one of the newest instalments of Trek appears on this list but here it is. Now, this episode is by no means a laughable disaster, but there are points at which you’re left wondering what hell is going on. In a delightfully over the top sequence, Captain Picard dresses up as a camp, pantomime, French pirate; complete with a hammy accent, eye patch and beret. In this getup, he attempts to pass himself off as a black-market people trafficker. Pretty dark content matter for such a ridiculous scene.

We’ve seen Picard undercover before, as the gruff smuggler, Galen, in TNG’s Gambit. Even in this straight performance, it was strange to see Picard acting so out of character. In this new episode, it was so over the top that it was confusing to watch. It didn’t fit the tone of the show or the character and came out of nowhere, but it was hilarious to see Stuart hamming it up.

Strictly the episode wasn’t so bad it was good, some of it was good, some of it wasn’t. Whatever else it was, the episode was overshadowed by Patrick Stewart as the camp, French pirate. That moment was so bad it was brilliant.

What the hell were they thinking?