confronting an old ghost theme
Someone deals directly with a problem they had previously avoided or ignored.
Examples
Kodos the Executioner, a.k.a. Anton Karidian, was haunted by his decision to sentence some 4,000 colonists to death as governor of Tarsus IV in tos1x12 "The Conscience of the King".
19 total · 4 choice · 9 major · 6 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ent2x07 | choice | T'Pol over having shot and killed Jossen sixteen years prior. |
| tng7x12 | choice | Riker :: Riker confronts his past actions as first officer on the Pegasus |
| voy3x02 | choice | Tuvok about letting child drop from cliff |
| voy5x15-16 | choice | Seven revisiting her troubled childhood |
| bbf1x05 | major | Sinclair and Sakai, G'Kar to some extent IPHO this theme was not featured. proof. |
| bbf2x02 | major | Sheridan talking to sister about late wife |
| futurama2x08 | major | Leela introspected and confronted her old nemesis sensei Snog. |
| movie: 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) | major | Charles Denver is literally confronted by the ghost of the Princess Daaker whom he attacked years ago and she stabbed herself rather than submit to him. |
| theamericanshortstory03 | major | Spencer was haunted by a decision he'd made years ago to move abroad to avoid fighting in the civil war. |
| tng2x14 | major | Riker :: Riker |