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In an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Chain of Command," Captain Picard of the Starship Enterprise is tortured by a Cardassian in a manner similar to a torture scene from 1984. During the episode the Cardassian officer tries to coerce Picard to admit seeing five lights when in fact there were only four. Picard valiantly sticks to reality. Near the end when Picard is rescued by his crew, he proudly declares, once again, that "there are [only] four lights!". However, later in a counseling session with Deanna Troi, Picard admits that he believed he could see five lights at the end. This admission is reminiscent of a scene in 1984 when the protagonist Winston Smith is electroshocked into declaring that he saw five fingers when in fact he only saw four ("Four! Five! Six! I don't know!").
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~mommyfish Jan 9, 2008, 1:19:06 PM
This episode still sends shivers down my spine, and I weep too, every time I see it. Still powerful after all these years!
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Mood: Lmao ~keichoku Apr 23, 2008, 10:34:05 PM
I can never look at light fixtures the same way again.

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~Junnosuke Apr 23, 2008, 10:37:59 PM
There.... are..... four..... lights!

One of Picard's best-- and most human-- moments.

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~xCrimsonKissesx Jun 12, 2008, 10:56:01 AM
I LOVED this episode!!! And I love Picard... He's my fav captain, so this episode did have me sniffling a lil

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`Vayde Jun 20, 2008, 4:44:33 PM
Great episode.

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~killcaiti Aug 7, 2008, 8:18:48 AM
ahhh my favorite! amazing stamp.
next to the ones that deal with time and its... messing up.
& that egg stuff he eats... mmmm =)
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~My-Wasted-Talent Sep 2, 2008, 8:51:40 AM
hahahaha, im sure only a handful of people will 'get' this, but i LOVE it!

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~AllieKitten Oct 21, 2008, 9:45:42 AM
I thought it was two plus two equaled 5?

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~angelac Dec 27, 2008, 8:46:52 PM
LOVE IT! One of the best TNG episodes ever made.

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