For someone who owns just about every console Zelda game in some form or another, several of which I still have yet to complete, it says something that of all the games, the one I chose to revisit in preparation for Skyward Sword is undoubtedly the black sheep of the series. (toy-tma.com)
It's generally considered the black sheep of the series, but I'm rather fond of it myself. (toucharcade.com)
The thrid one was deffinately the black sheep of the series, but it still had some of the most clever level and boss designs. (toy-tma.com)