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* MeaningfulName: The planet where the new warp core and the interphasic parasites came from was Thanatos VII. "Thanatos," of course, is a Greek word that has to do with death.

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* MeaningfulName: The planet where the new warp core and the interphasic parasites came from was Thanatos VII. "Thanatos," of course, is a the name of one of the Greek word that has to do with death.death gods.

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* TheDayTheMusicLied: The second time the crew tries to leave for the conference. The music starts swelling into the usual warp-jump theme as they prepare for said jump, only to immediately stop as the engines do the matter/antimatter reactor equivalent of a choke and shut down again.



* TheDayTheMusicLied: The second time the crew tries to leave for the conference. The music starts swelling into the usual warp-jump theme as they prepare for said jump, only to immediately stop as the engines do the matter/antimatter reactor equivalent of a choke and shut down again.
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The look on Picard's face when Worf receives Admiral Nakamura's hail.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The kicker is that she's not even [[TrademarkFavoriteFood chocolate-flavored.]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:The kicker is that she's not even [[TrademarkFavoriteFood chocolate-flavored.]]]]
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Troi tells Data that even Freud said "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." This quote is now generally accepted to be apocryphal.

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Troi tells Data that even Freud said "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." This quote is now generally accepted to be apocryphal.apocryphal; Freud believed ''everything'' in dreams was symbolic, and almost certainly never would have said such a thing.
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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Data consults a holographic Dr. Sigmund Freud to analyze his dreams even though the ship has a real counselor.

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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Data consults a holographic Dr. Sigmund Freud to analyze his dreams even though the ship has a real counselor. Subverted when Freud proves to be completely inadequate, and Data turns to Troi instead.



* ContinuityNod: Data still has the Tyrinean blade carving given to him by Jenna D'Sora in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E25InTheory In Theory]]." His Sherlock Holmes outside is also visible in his quarters.

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* ContinuityNod: Data still has the Tyrinean blade carving given to him by Jenna D'Sora in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E25InTheory In Theory]]." His Sherlock Holmes outside outfit is also visible in his quarters.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Troi tells Data that even Freud said "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." This quote is now generally accepted to be apocryphal.


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* OutOfCharacterMoment: On [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E1Evolution prior]] [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E20CostOfLiving occasions]] when the ''Enterprise'' was suffering from a parasitic infestation, the crew's response was to find a way to remove the creatures from the ship harmlessly. Here, this is never even suggested; they go straight for the "kill zem all" option. Of course, this time the organisms are literally eating the crew alive, so they're a little less kindly-disposed to them than they are to most new lifeforms they encounter.
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* ShoutOut: Data's dream with Troi as a cake is similar to the music video for Music/TomPetty's "Don't Come Around Here No More".

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* ShoutOut: Data's dream with Troi as a cake is similar to the music video for Music/TomPetty's "Don't "[[https://youtu.be/h0JvF9vpqx8?t=237 Don't Come Around Here No More".More]]."
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Picard '''hates''' the Admirals' Banquet, so much so that for the past six years he has been weaseling his way out of attending. Once the parasites are dealt with, he's actually grateful that the repairs to the engines mean he will miss it.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Picard '''hates''' hates the Admirals' Banquet, so much so that for the past six years he has been weaseling his way out of attending. Once the parasites are dealt with, he's actually grateful that the repairs to the engines mean he will miss it.
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* ContinuityNod: Data still has the Tyrinean blade carving given to him by Jenna D'Sora in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E25InTheory In Theory]]." His Sherlock Holmes outside is also visible in his quarters.

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While experimenting with a new program that allows him to dream, Data begins having disturbing nightmares. In one, he sees a gang of workmen disassembling part of the warp core, and when he tries to stop them, they attack him and tear him apart. In another, the crew of the Enterprise is devouring each other: Troi has been turned into a cake which Worf is eating, and Crusher is drinking Riker's blood through a straw. Worse, the nightmares start spilling over into waking life, culminating in a scene where he attacks Troi in a turbolift and stabs her in the shoulder.

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While experimenting with a his [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E15Birthright new program program]] that allows him to dream, Data begins having disturbing nightmares. In one, he sees a gang of workmen disassembling part of the warp core, and when he tries to stop them, they attack him and tear him apart. In another, the crew of the Enterprise is devouring each other: Troi has been turned into a cake which Worf is eating, and Crusher is drinking Riker's blood through a straw. Worse, the nightmares start spilling over into waking life, culminating in a scene where he attacks Troi in a turbolift and stabs her in the shoulder.


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* CallBack: The episode revolves around Data's dreaming program that was introduced in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E15Birthright Birthright, Part 1]]."
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[[caption-width-right:350:The kicker is that she's not even [[TrademarkFavoriteFood chocolate-flavored.]][[note]]She's cellular peptide, with mint frosting.[[/note]]]]

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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Taken to its natural end as Data consults a holographic Dr. Sigmund Freud to analyze his dreams.

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* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Taken to its natural end as Data consults a holographic Dr. Sigmund Freud to analyze his dreams.dreams even though the ship has a real counselor.



* FreudianCouch: Naturally appears in the Sigmund Freud holoprogram.

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* FreudianCouch: Naturally appears in Data lies on one when consulting the holographic Sigmund Freud. When he starts to sit up, Freud holoprogram.insists that he keep lying down.



** The phone ringing is this for Dream!Riker.

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** The phone ringing is this for Dream!Riker.phone in Data's dreams, not helped by the fact that Riker keeps shouting about it.



* NotSoAboveItAll: Picard '''hates''' the Admirals' Banquet, so much so that for the past six years he has been weaseling his way out of attending. Once the parasites are dealt with he's actually grateful that the repairs to the engines mean he will miss it.
* RealityEnsues: Picard has been uses excuses to got out of attending the admiral's banquet for six years so the one time he actually has some real trouble going on, Nakamura doesn't believe him.
* SarcasmMode: Picard remarks about what a shame it is that the ''Enterprise's'' warp problems will keep him from attending the boring Admirals' Banquet.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Picard '''hates''' the Admirals' Banquet, so much so that for the past six years he has been weaseling his way out of attending. Once the parasites are dealt with with, he's actually grateful that the repairs to the engines mean he will miss it.
* RealityEnsues: Picard has been uses excuses to got out of attending the admiral's banquet for six years so the one time he actually has some real trouble going on, Nakamura doesn't believe him.
* SarcasmMode: Picard remarks about what a shame it is that the ''Enterprise's'' warp problems will keep him from attending the boring Admirals' Banquet.
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* UncomfortableElevatorMoment: [[UpToEleven It doesn't get much more uncomfortable than getting stabbed.]]

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* UncomfortableElevatorMoment: [[UpToEleven It doesn't get much more uncomfortable than getting stabbed.]]
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'''Original air date:''' October 25, 1993

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