This episode was by far the scariest I ever saw, especially the frightening make-up used to show what the Ebonites really look like. It also was another example of the incredible writing found in so many episodes of this series bringing out the horrors of POW torture tactics and how our government sometimes is involved in shady operations. I was intrigued by some of the elements shown in this episode such as mind-altering drugs creating hallucinations which seemed pretty strong for television of that era and a bit ahead of its time. Although I believe that Martin Sheen might have overacted a bit in this episode, it still had some powerful performances and of course we all know that Sheen went on to become a fine actor. This episode was appropriately titled "Nightmare" since it actually gave me a few nightmares after viewing it but the ending was so clever and full of morality with the interesting variation on the word "gentlemen". This was truly one of the best episodes of "The Outer Limits" and one which would certainly provoke much thought in today's society with the role of our government in handling the war in Iraq and terrorism.
