Spoilers I just watched Hard Time (S4E19), and...

[sweetmeat_sophie]

Forgive me for the spoiler tag, I just thought it'd be some basic decency.

As someone with PTSD (albeit from a less severe situation,) I really like the portrayal of PTSD in the episode. It shows that PTSD can't be solved as easily as most other Star Trek problems, and I could find a lot of O'Brien's behavior mirroring mine when things get bad, although I'm not as aggressive as him when I go through those flashbacks/ My personality changes a lot when i'm under stress that causes me to get flashbacks. Usually, I'm just a sassy, friendly extrovert, but i become very fearful, and somewhat aggressive when I get flashbacks, like a confused, rabid dog. O'Brien does a good job showing how trauma can change someone

I also loved the inclusion of Ee'Char, but I can't properly describe what I like about his inclusion without comparing my experiences to O'Brien's experience. Ee'char reminds me of the people from my later traumatic experience, who at the very least tried to help me stay calm even though nothing really helped, as we were all packed together in a small little closet under threat of possible death. Ee'char's death reminds me of how I hurt others under stress and deeply regret it later on, although thankfully I didn't hurt anybody in either situation (except for myself in the former situation)


What I DON'T like is the fact that the episode seems to be just another cog in the O'Brien Torture Machine 6000, but i'll keep watching to see if it actually goes anywhere (spoiler: probably not)

 

[sweetmeat_sophie]

I made a mistake, i meant to put S4E18, i got confused

 

[1001001]

One of my favorites DS9 episodes.

Another good one is Nor the Battle to the Strong. Cirroc Lofton does a terrific job portraying battle trauma.

 

[Farscape One]

Forgive me for the spoiler tag, I just thought it'd be some basic decency.

As someone with PTSD (albeit from a less severe situation,) I really like the portrayal of PTSD in the episode. It shows that PTSD can't be solved as easily as most other Star Trek problems, and I could find a lot of O'Brien's behavior mirroring mine when things get bad, although I'm not as aggressive as him when I go through those flashbacks/ My personality changes a lot when i'm under stress that causes me to get flashbacks. Usually, I'm just a sassy, friendly extrovert, but i become very fearful, and somewhat aggressive when I get flashbacks, like a confused, rabid dog. O'Brien does a good job showing how trauma can change someone

I also loved the inclusion of Ee'Char, but I can't properly describe what I like about his inclusion without comparing my experiences to O'Brien's experience. Ee'char reminds me of the people from my later traumatic experience, who at the very least tried to help me stay calm even though nothing really helped, as we were all packed together in a small little closet under threat of possible death. Ee'char's death reminds me of how I hurt others under stress and deeply regret it later on, although thankfully I didn't hurt anybody in either situation (except for myself in the former situation)


What I DON'T like is the fact that the episode seems to be just another cog in the O'Brien Torture Machine 6000, but i'll keep watching to see if it actually goes anywhere (spoiler: probably not)

"HARD TIME" is an excellent episode. Another home run in a season packed with home runs. Colm is just superb all the time, but he was even better than his already usual awesome self here.

(And it can be considered either 18 or 19... depending on if you go by production code, which makes it 19, or airdate, which is 18. This is due to "THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR" double episode originally airing as a single episode, but it is still production coded as two separate episodes. So there really is no mistake on your part. )

 

[Ragitsu]

Later on...

*SPOILERS*

Spoiler

We never get a sense that Miles is struggling with/working through residual trauma. Personally, I do not mind imagining that Bashir - with a combination of advanced psychology and futuristic "conventional" medicine - eventually managed to reduce Miles' memory of his internal incarceration to a shadow of a ghost (if not altogether eliminated). However, in a series otherwise lauded for its continuity, to have no mention whatsoever - not even a single sentence between Bashir and Sisko where the latter inquires about his Chief Engineer's recovery - is a bit of a letdown; even Picard's mental odyssey was revisited in a later episode.

 

[FlyingWave]

Forgive me for the spoiler tag, I just thought it'd be some basic decency.

As someone with PTSD (albeit from a less severe situation,) I really like the portrayal of PTSD in the episode. It shows that PTSD can't be solved as easily as most other Star Trek problems, and I could find a lot of O'Brien's behavior mirroring mine when things get bad, although I'm not as aggressive as him when I go through those flashbacks/ My personality changes a lot when i'm under stress that causes me to get flashbacks. Usually, I'm just a sassy, friendly extrovert, but i become very fearful, and somewhat aggressive when I get flashbacks, like a confused, rabid dog. O'Brien does a good job showing how trauma can change someone

I also loved the inclusion of Ee'Char, but I can't properly describe what I like about his inclusion without comparing my experiences to O'Brien's experience. Ee'char reminds me of the people from my later traumatic experience, who at the very least tried to help me stay calm even though nothing really helped, as we were all packed together in a small little closet under threat of possible death. Ee'char's death reminds me of how I hurt others under stress and deeply regret it later on, although thankfully I didn't hurt anybody in either situation (except for myself in the former situation)


What I DON'T like is the fact that the episode seems to be just another cog in the O'Brien Torture Machine 6000, but i'll keep watching to see if it actually goes anywhere (spoiler: probably not)

RIGHT, i get why he has a PTSD . but in the end of the day that guy dident even exist. they lock people in jail sure but that jail by itself is just a simulation. i still get why he cant recover but it stands that he never really killed anyone

 

[Paul Weaver]

One of my favorites DS9 episodes.

Another good one is Nor the Battle to the Strong. Cirroc Lofton does a terrific job portraying battle trauma.

And of course Paper Moon, but if this is OP's first run through DS9 best not to spoil

It's a classic "O'Brien Must Suffer" episode -- like Whispers, Tribunal, Visionary (all before Hard Time). He never seems to have long term effects from earlier episodes, I wouldn't hold out much hope going forward. DS9 was better with serialised stories and character growth, but it was still the 90s.