coming to terms with things theme

A character must come to accept something specific that has happened, or some changes in their situation, because there is nothing they can do about it.

16 total · 4 choice · 8 major · 4 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
bbf1x14 choice Susan Ivanova participated in the Jewish shiva funeral rite to help come to terms with her father's recent passing.
gdtcoc2022e08 choice Nancy had to let go of Ava on order to move on and mend her relationship with Edgar.
Robot Stories (2003): The Robot Fixer choice The story climaxes with Bernice finally coming to accept that her comatose son will inevitably die.
voy1x14 choice B'Elanna more or less came to accept her Klingon side after the ordeal of being split into two persons, one Klingon and one human.
movie: And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird (1991) major Josh resented his deceased father for leaving the family in financial turmoil in the wake of what everyone presumed was his suicide. However, the consciousness of his father set the record straight while inhabiting the family helper robot: His death was an accident, not a suicide. As a result, Josh got over his resentment toward his father.
movie: Scenes from a Marriage (1974) major the second half of the story was about Marianne and Johan coming to terms with their new reality
tng3x23 major Sarek :: Sarek with his disease
tng4x02 major Picard returned to his family vineyard to contemplate his future direction in life in the aftermath of having been assimilated by the Borg.
tng4x10 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.
tng7x10 major Data :: Data with the fact that he had a mother