Ship in a Bottle story
Barclay accidentally awakens Prof. Moriarty on the holodeck , who uses the powers at his disposal to coerce the crew into finding a way to allow him to leave the holodeck. Guest star: Daniel Davis as Professor Moriarty.
19 total · 5 choice · 8 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| AI rights | choice | did Moriarty have the same rights as flesh and blood people? |
| epic love | choice | James Moriarty/Regina Bartholomew :: Moriarty and Regina |
| speculative virtual reality | choice | Picard was unaware that he was inside a simulated reality of Moriarty's design. |
| virtual person | choice | holodeck was used to simulated very realistic people |
| what is sentience | choice | Was Dr. Moriarty sentient or was he merely a hologram? |
| AI point of view | major | James Moriarty, Regina Bartholomew :: Moriarty and Regina |
| facing a mortal enemy | major | Picard :: Picard among others face Moriarty |
| human vs. captivity | major | James Moriarty :: from Moriarty's point of view |
| human vs. sentient machine | major | holodeck gone wild |
| past point of view | major | James Moriarty :: Moriarty's 19th century point of view |