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

3. Year of Hell, Year of Hell, Part II

There is only one negative for Year of Hell, perhaps two, depending on your opinion of temporal do-overs. The two-parter had partly been 'spoiled' in advance in Before and After, that 'spoiler' then conveniently forgotten about post-Kes. Otherwise, it is as calculably perfect as anything calculable can be.

"It's strange, thinking there's a piece of your life you don't know anything about," Captain Janeway would say much later to Chakotay in Shattered. That strange irony exists with the viewer. We have access to information, to events, that the characters do not. The beauty of Year of Hell and Year of Hell, Part II is the high-stakes testing ground without the repercussions. "Time's up," time begins again. We still know exactly how hard Janeway and crew fought for that fresh start.