10 Most Overrated Episodes Of Star Trek
1. Message In A Bottle
Message In A Bottle is great fun. It is a Doctor-centric romp, so Robert Picardo gets to have the time of his life, beamed away through the Hirogen sattelite network, and appearing on board the brand new USS Prometheus. As an audience, we are treated to Starfleet vessels, battles with Romulans, and the return of Khan's right-hand man, Judson Scott.
What lets the episode down is the appearance of the EMH Mark II. While there is certainly humour to be found in their interactions, this EMH is abrasive, annoying, selfish, and frankly had us rooting for the Romulans from time to time.
Andy Dick's performance was meant to show a polar opposite to Picardo's, and in that respect the episode manages to land. However there is simply not enough redeeming qualities for this new hologram to truly lift the episode from quite good to legendary. We are also somewhat spoiled by that tease over in Deep Space Nine. While yes, Bashir was deemed inelligible, there is still a fabulous what if scenario that sees Robert Picardo and Alexander Siddig teaming up to take down those pointed-eared villains.