@lefthandedguitarist >WHAT IS ON THE FOURTH FLOOR?!
I don't remember it ever being adressed but I think he's got his dead wife there. Pure fantasy on my behalt, though. That whole holonovel has somewhat of a creepy edge to it.
@finfan @lefthandedguitarist Spoilers for Jane Eyre, but yeah, based on the tropes they're pulling from, the implication is that his wife had some sort of mental breakdown, and he's keeping her up there while telling the rest of the world that she died. As the Doctor says, very macabre!
Review by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2017-10-11T13:47:01Z
The most interesting thing here is the mind-controlling alien itself. It shows a level of either control or technology that hasn't really been done before, and that makes it kind of fascinating.
The hallucinations that everyone has are unfortunately very obvious and unadventurous. Particularly cringeworthy is the stuff with Paris and his father; daddy issues have never felt so dull. Far better is the revelation that B'Elanna kind of wants to get it on with Chakotay, and true to her Klingon heritage she wants him to be forceful about it. Not something I'm particularly eager to see, but it did manage to take me by surprise. Tuvok was a particular let down with his "I ... do not ... understand ... how this is ... possible". Seriously? There's a mind controlling alien giving you hallucinations, Tuvok, it's pretty obvious. You're supposed to be a logical and clever Vulcan, act like one.
Janeway's holodeck fantasy is a fun diversion despite some of the actors involved. For all its silliness, it's managed to create a compelling mystery (WHAT IS ON THE FOURTH FLOOR?!). However, having had cucumber sandwiches myself I can say with certainty that they are never something worth fantasising about.
Kes continues to develop her mental abilities and comes out, again, as the best part of the story.