10 Most Satisfying Twists In Star Trek

What does Fear fear? In Star Trek: Voyager's second season episode The Thaw, the ship encounters stasis pods, in which there are people bound by a shared hallucination. The hallucination manifests a terrifying version of the circus, complete with a demonic Clown leading the troupe. Harry Kim and B'Elanna Torres are trapped inside, leading the crew of Voyager in a struggle to save them.

In the end, the only thing that the Clown will accept is a trade and so Captain Janeway volunteers herself to take their place. At first, he is delighted, ready to torment her for years to come. But then something is wrong.

In one of the best twists in all of Star Trek: Voyager, Janeway turns the tables on him: she was never really there. She is a holographic representation of herself and therefore free to leave at any time. Without souls to feed on, the Clown begins to fade away into nothing. He finally admits his own fear, which Janeway acknowledges, watching him dissolve.

It is both chilling and thrilling at the same moment, truly displaying the master tactician and unflinching captain that Janeway really was.