The Loss story
An unknown force captures the Enterprise and causes Deanna to lose her empathic powers.
16 total · 3 choice · 8 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with a disability | choice | Troi struggled mightily after losing her empathic powers on which she so depended to navigate life. This was paralleled by the two-dimensional being who were short one whole dimension. |
| coping with losing a special ability | choice | Troi struggled to continue serving as the ship counsellor after losing her empathic powers. The 2D beings lacked a third dimension. |
| two-dimensional being | choice | The Enterprise encountered a swarm of 2D life forms. |
| alien point of view | major | The idea that 2D beings and 3D being perceive the world so differently that communication becomes difficult was illustrated. |
| coming to terms with things | major | Troi was faced with the stark reality that she might have to perform her duties as ship counsellor without the help of her telepathic powers. |
| human vs. space anomaly | major | crew vs. cosmic string |
| overcoming a limitation | major | Troi was faced with having to perform her job as ship counsellor without the use of her telepathic powers. |
| self-confidence | major | Troi :: Troi loses confidence in her ability to be ship counsellor after losing her empathic powers |
| telepathic ability | major | Troi lost her telepathic abilities. |
| telepathic being | major | Betazoid :: Betazoid |