So the tallies are in and surprisingly (to me at least), it wasn't the pilot or the finale that took home the most votes. Below are the final numbers.
What's Your Favorite Episode?
Episode 10: Angels and Demons: 39% (53)
Episode 13: Conclave: 26% (36)
Episode 12: Monsters: 10% (14)
Episode 1&2: Pilot: 9% (12)
Episode 8: Sacrifice: 5% (7)
Episode 5: Bloodlines: 4% (6)
Episode 9: Turn of the Screw: 2% (3)
Episode 11: Hunters: 2% (3)
Episode 4: Descent: 1% (1)
Episode 6: The Evil Within: 1% (1)
Episode 3: Death Goes On: 0% (0)
Episode 7: Delivery: 0% (0)
Total: 136
Now, don't get me wrong, I loved episode 10,
Angels and Demons, but I really thought the finale was going to blow everything else out of the water. I guess Marcus is that big of a draw that a flashback episode revealing his motives can be powerful - it was for me.
I will admit, though, that I voted for the finale. For me it was a great way to wrap up most of the first season while also leaving us with just enough questions to keep us guessing for the (hopeful) next season. Episodes 9,10, and 12 were all at the top of my list and other than episode 9, it seems that most of you agree.
Only episodes 3 (Death Goes On) and 7 (Delivery) came up empty. I think 3 really hurt because it brought up the notion of the asher groups but then the remaining episodes never came back to it. As such the asher storyline, while great and a personal favorite of mine, never became an integral part of the story. I think episode 7 was one of those stepping stone episodes that had to be made to progress the story, but just doesn't hold up strongly on its own.
So besides the actual winner of the poll, the results are very much inline with what I thought. Thanks to all who participated and be on the look out Thursday for the next poll. As always feel free to discuss the results of this poll in the comments below.
[tags]favorite Blade episode, Blade: The Series poll[/tags]