coma theme

A character is in a coma, i.e., a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness from which they cannot be awakened, fail to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lack a normal wake-sleep cycle and do not initiate voluntary actions.

11 total · 6 major · 5 minor

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as1985e1x18 major Ben Dumfy woke up from a 40-year coma. Dorthy was comatose and in danger of passing away.
as2020e04 major Sara awoke after being in a six-year coma. It turned out that various other comatose people had woken up in a similar way.
bbf2x02 major Franklin had to take extreme measures to revive Garibaldi from a coma.
bbf4x20 major Markus stayed by Ivanova's side while she was in a coma after having gotten critically wounded.
Robot Stories (2003): The Robot Fixer major Bernice stayed by her comatose son's bedside, filling his hospital room with the sorts of toy robots that he loved to play with in his childhood.
voy3x07 major Neelix stayed by Kes' side while she was in a coma.
ahp5x14 minor After falling asleep in class, Gloria said she had stayed up worrying about her mother who was ill. Later we heard that Gloria's mother was in a coma.
blackmirror7x06 minor Nanette was hit by a car and fell into a coma from which she was not expected to stir.
movie: TekWar: TekLords (1994) minor Jake and Danny saw Kate through her coma.
movie: The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990) minor Amy was worried to death over her husband Ronald who was left in a comatose state after an incident at his lab.