This isn't such a bad episode. As is so often the case, as the characters become more and more confused as to why these things are happening to them, they seem to come up with solutions, right out of the blue. This high tech solution-making is a critical part of many episodes. It always amazes me to find our guys Geordi and Data coming up with an endless stream of options to a problem they've never encountered. None of these make any sense to me. Do they to anyone? Is this real science or is it made to sound good. I know on doctor shows they do some of the same stuff, but their are medical experts who could, conceivably, tear things apart. Do people in the space sciences do the same thing. Members of the crew are becoming sleep deprived and don't know what is happening to them, just that they are a mess. Also, crew members have been leaving the ship without outside access or permission. Riker is a mess. They have to do something, and this is where all the talk comes in. Some kind of light source is in the dock area and is starting to compromise the ship. They must find a way to stop it. How do they do it? They just do.
