Star Trek: Every Two-Parter Ranked From WORST To BEST

23. Future's End, Future's End, Part II

A leads to B leads to… one damn good two-parter. Time travel's not just for headaches, after all. Future's End and Future's End, Part II gave us many things — "freakosaurus," Blaine's twin brother, and the Doctor's mobile emitter. Both episodes also provided the perfect opportunity to see the crew of Voyager home before they were home — "Right place, wrong time". As for the nefarious billionaire, well, times never change!

As a two-parter, Future's End is an extended attempt at social commentary — on the disparity between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots' — but remains eminently aware of its own farcical premise throughout. It works by blending the lighter-hearted with the more dramatic, and, at times, the overtly pedagogic. Its villain, Henry Starling, might be moustache-twirlingly one-note, but then, what use is character development when a photon torpedo will do?