We all have those episodes we’ve seen a bunch of times, but every time you turn it on, for some reason it feels like you are watching it for the first time. And that is what this week’s TrekRanks is all about. It’s the Top 5 Episodes that Always Feel Like a First-Time Watch! Our expert panel of host Jim Moorhouse and guests Paul Edinger, Todd Kehoe and Kelli recorded this one “FlashRanks” style, with about 24 hours to prep their choices. We cover a lot of ground on this extremely fun episode of TrekRanks – that I’m sure you will want to listen to again for the first time.

Episode Rundown:

• Diagnostic Cycle: Where we briefly get into the details of defining the show’s specific topic. (And we get into the specifics of our fourth ever FlashRanks episode of TrekRanks.)
• Prime Directive: Each guest on this week’s panel reveals exactly how they narrowed down their list and made their final choices.
• The Order of Things: All the picks are revealed with the TrekRanks’ original “Five words and a hashtag” summary.
• Secondary Systems: For a few extra picks that just missed our final list.
• Regeneration Cycle: The panel recaps their choices and we dissect some of the interesting statistical anomalies that arose from the discussion.
• Temporal Inversion: We flashback to a previous episode of TrekRanks and relay some of the feedback received from listeners. 

If you have your own picks you would like to relay to us, please hail us at 757-828-RANK (7265) and record your own personal TrekRanks log to let us know your Top 5 Episodes that Always Feel Like a First-Time Watch. (Or you can record it yourself and just DM us @TrekRanks.com on Bluesky.) Your comments could be used as part of a Temporal Causality Loop on an upcoming episode (and might get you a chance to be a guest on a future episode, too).

And don’t forget to check out TrekRanks.com for our entire back catalog of episodes and a detailed rundown on every episode of Star Trek ever.