@hfaust I didn't remember hating ENT's last episode, and I 'member hating Voyager's.

I think TOS did it best, don't make a big deal, just have a normal episode.

As for first episode, are you counting The Cage, The Man-Trap or Where No Man Has Gone Before as the first TOS episode? All decent, though The Cage is a bit goofy. Of all of the shows first episodes, I liked VOY's the least. It's just blah. ENT's is fun but not very Star Trek. TNG's is like two different TOS episodes forcibly merged. I think maybe Emissary is the best.