Ranking the captains of Star Trek
Posted by staff / September 26, 2017
Even the folks over at Space.com take a break from gazing into the cosmos every once in a while.
In this case, they took a break from Mars missions and mysteries of the universe to rank six Star Trek captains from worst to best.
How do you think they did?
Here’s a quick look at the winner for worst:
6. Capt. John Archer (“Star Trek: Enterprise,” 2001-05)
While Capt. Archer comes last on our list, we want to emphasize he is an extremely able captain that was a true pioneer — his ship, the Enterprise NX-01, was the first starship capable of exploring distant star systems. That made Archer host to a number of “first contact” incidents that would have challenged even the best of us. Memorably, when he encounters the Ferengi for the first time, he immediately senses their selfish nature and plays them off against each other to get his captive ship back in “Acquisition.”
But Archer still struggles with the responsibilities of being a captain in general. Especially in the early seasons, he doesn’t know much about diplomacy or the military; it takes repeated encounters with hostile species such as the Klingons or the Suliban to realize the value of tactics. Archer began to hit his stride in Season 3, but, unfortunately, we didn’t get to see much of his evolution because the series was canceled after Season 4.
Full story at Space.com.
NUMBER ONE CHOICE IS BOTH CAPTAIN KIRK’S NO DOUBT. THE ORIGINALS ARE THE BEST.