When working on Star Trek episodes, Brannon Braga was infamous for two things among other writers: being overly philosophical and being a bit morbid. Both of these qualities were in full display in “Emanations,” an episode Braga wrote to explore heady concepts about death, the afterlife, and euthanasia.
He actually fought with showrunner Michael Piller to make this episode as philosophical as it was and was generally pleased with the final cut, calling it one of his “best concepts,” one that made for “a catchy, high-concept SF idea.”