Star Trek: 10 Terrible Scenes That Ruined Episodes

6. Worf's Eco Terrorism - ...Let He Who Is Without Sin

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...Let He Who Is Without Sin begins a light-hearted romp, offering some of the main Deep Space Nine cast a chance to get outside of the usual sets and to have a little bit of fun. Behind the scenes, the episode proved challenging for director René Auberjonois, who had to deal with disaster after disaster as the shoot continued.

This, combined with Worf's actions in the episode, combined to leave this episode as a fairly poor entry to the show's fifth season. While on Risa, Worf cannot get into the spirit of a holiday with his partner. So, rather than find something to do, he elects to support a group of Eco Terrorists, helping them gain access to the planet's weather system, and failing to charge them when they attack holidaymakers with empty phaser rifles.

It simply doesn't make sense for Worf to act this way, nor does it make any sense for him to neither fear nor receive, any sort of retribution for his actions. Instead, the audience is given a half-hearted attempt to justify the nonsense, all while squandering any sort of interesting plot.

What could have been a forgettable episode becomes the truly bizarre here. 

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