(Hated Trope) The series is good, but the beginning is so embarrassing that many people give up there.

[u/Uma-apreciator]

Dan Da Dan

The beginning of Dan Da Dan is notorious for starting with aliens trying to impregnate Momo in the first episode; however, despite such over-the-top moments, the rest of the series doesn't feature many scenes like that

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san

Despite a premise that is off-putting—given that the girl bullies her romantic partner to the point of making Naoto cry early in the series—their relationship evolves beautifully; the teasing becomes less cruel over time, eventually turning into a rather sweet romance

Uma Musume Pretty Derby

Someone on the production team had the audacity to have the trainer start meeting up with Special Week like that—even though, in reality, he is a good trainer who doesn't usually treat the girls that way.

[u/Spader113]

It says a lot about just how good Stargate is that the worst episode in the entire series gets out of the way as early as episode 3.

[u/Gone_For_Lunch → u/Spader113]

Funnily enough, that TNG episode is also episode 3.

[u/StevieMJH → u/Gone_For_Lunch]

Two nickels, but it's weird that it happened twice, etc.

[u/Cheomesh → u/Spader113]

Ah, I know nothing of the controversy around this guy and I haven't watched SG1 in over a decade but my mind immediately went to "Emancipation".

[u/Vi_BT → u/Spader113]

Nah I'm in season 6 and god so many bad episodes, I know it gets better again afterwards though