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Star Trek: TNG " Night Terrors" (Patreon)

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2026-05-26 12:05:01
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Light spoilers for the episode below

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This episode in Hein's sight really felt dreamlike, or the vibes of a nightmare, so it's cool how TNG can always sway into different tones and genres. I think, mainly because it's SCI-FI, they can do that, but I also think they had amazing writers, all the actors committed their asses off to everything they did. Something I didn't say was... "Ok, Marina.. for this episode we are gunna hook you up to a wire and have you flying through a nightmare... alright, cool"... hahah I think it must have been wild getting the script every week!

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Star Trek: TNG S4xE17 Night Terrors

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Preaching to the Horse's Mouth

Star Trek does horror, and does it quite well. Creepy and fun, a heavy dose of technobabble, a good Star Trek-y problem to solve, and any chance to put my girl, Deanna/MS, front and centre, I'm here for it. I really quite enjoy this one

Ron K

This episode gets a lot of flack from fans. I remember enjoying it when it came it first aired and I still do. Plus you get to see Data shine a bit and those are always enjoyable episodes.

WastedPo

I always liked this episode. I'm a little confused why fans seem to hate it, but I think it literally might just come down to the fact that the Troi dream sequences feel silly. And even that comes down to the visual effects and the fact that for some arbitrary reason they had her wearing her typical jumpsuit, which looked weird. (She could've been in literally anything since it was a dream.)

pickupthepieces

Not gonna lie, episodes where Data is last man standing and saves the day are always good in my book. Data for president! (perhaps captain first)

Karl Ward

The Reality of REM Sleep Deprivation ​The central threat in the episode is that the crew is unable to achieve REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, leading to irritability, severe paranoia, hallucinations, and eventually madness. This is firmly rooted in actual medical science. ​The Symptoms: When humans are deprived of sleep, they develop what is clinically known as "sleep deprivation psychosis." The brain's ability to regulate emotions and process sensory input begins to break down. ​The Timeline: Real-world studies show that within 24 to 48 hours of severe sleep loss, humans begin to experience sensory distortions. By 72 to 90 hours, this progresses to complex visual and auditory hallucinations, extreme paranoia, and a state resembling acute psychosis or schizophrenia. ​The Exaggeration: The specific hallucinations the crew experiences (like Commander Riker seeing snakes in his bed or Picard hearing imaginary buzzing) are very accurate to the types of hallucinations sleep-deprived people report. However, the episode dramatizes the outcome by having the crew become violently homicidal. In reality, total exhaustion usually leads to severe cognitive failure and apathy, though erratic and unpredictable behavior is common.

Clay F

To me, this episode not a S4 banger but not bad. I like Troi. My favorite episode of her (with good acting by Marina Sirtis) is in a later season. That was hard seeing Worf on the verge of committing suicide. Good chance I would be available for any kind of Star Trek Live you scheduled.

Anthony Hernandez

I really like the trivia idea, but you are right that it would need to wait until you have finished the series. In the meantime, a live watch along of a TOS episode or season one or two TNG episode might be fun.

Anthony Hernandez

We do need rest, but people who meditate for longer periods per day need less sleep than non meditators because meditation brings you into the same brainwave states as sleep. Experienced meditators can do well with 4 hours of sleep