Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) screaming and an engineer covered in blood in Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Frame of Mind."
A scary Star Trek: The Next Generation episode featuring Commander William Riker proves that Star Trek could benefit from more horror or thriller narratives. Since the 1960s, Star Trek has been a staple in sci-fi and is often even credited as pioneering many popular tropes of the genre. While Star Trek's science has matured and modernized over the decades, the core concept of its sci-fi roots has stayed fairly unchanged.
Star Trek Should Follow This TNG Riker Episode's Horror Example Commander Riker's chilling experience in "Frame of Mind" was an exciting change for Star Trek Close Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Frame of Mind" is widely held as one of Commander Will Riker's best episodes, and it's obvious why.
Star Trek's darkest episodes usually feature narratives responding to real-life struggles, like the consequences of inequality and the real cost of war. What "Frame of Mind" does is highlight how Star Trek can incorporate darker themes and even corporeal horror into a sci-fi setting without losing the suspension of belief. Commander Riker not only suffers mental injuries, but he's also physically tortured by the inhabitants of Tilonus IV.
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