Star Trek: EVERY Season Ranked Worst To Best

There was a rapid upswing in the quality of Voyager as it went into its second year. That is not to say, however, that it was perfect. In fact, thanks to some more behind the scenes drama, the second season saw only a marginal increase in quality from the first.

To start with, four episodes from season two were actually produced with the intention of being part of season one. They were held over for the second season, with several second season episodes being held over into season three.

The main issue with the second season is the Kazon. While there was ample room to develop them as a threat, pushing Voyager farther and farther into trouble, they weren't testing well with audiences. Viewer numbers were falling and attempts to bring them back resulted in cameos from John de Lancie as Q and Jonathan Frakes as William T. Riker.

The ongoing tensions between the Starfleet and Maquis crew, initially intended to be put to bed in season one's Learning Curve, reappear only to vanish again. Then, there is of course, that episode.

Threshold.

Hats off to an episode that has stood the test of time of being so hilariously off the walls that it has almost become a by-word to describe how much trouble Voyager was in. It has become an in-joke and is now actually rather fun on its own. The second season, while still stumbling, had to deal with obstacles that were doing their best to make the journey harder. Thankfully, it would start to improve slightly faster going into season three.