Author, Author story
The Doctor writes a holo-novel to be published in the Alpha Quadrant, featuring characters who closely resemble – but do not flatter – the crew. Directed by: David Livingston. Story by: Brannon Braga.
18 total · 2 choice · 8 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| AI rights | choice | The Doctor's right to have his holonovel recalled was challenged by Ardon Broht |
| defamation of character vs. freedom of speech | choice | The Doctor's writing of a controversial holonovel raised the question of to what extent may we really express ourselves freely. |
| AI point of view | major | The Doctor |
| AI prejudice in society | major | The Doctor wrote a holonovel conveying exaggerations of the AI prejudices he had experienced aboard Voyager; published denied The Doctor's rights |
| creative writing | major | Tom and The Doctor had conflicting ideas about what constitutes a good holonovel. |
| facing an extraordinary accusation | major | The Doctor was not considered to be a person under Federation law, and had to fight for the right of ownership of his newly written holonovel in an arbitration hearing. |
| friendship vs. career | major | The Doctor decided to publish his holonovel in spite of disapproval from his crewmates |
| seeing the error of one's ways | major | The Doctor agree to rewrite his holonovel |
| virtual reality room | major | The Doctor's holonovel played out on holodeck |
| what it is like to be different | major | The Doctor tried to show humans what it was like to be a hologram |