obsessive love theme
An infatuation that is so intense and obsessive that one's self-control and judgement becomes impaired.
Examples
Lwaxana chased Captain Picard like a rabbit from one end of the ship to another in tng2x19 "Manhunt" and was only narrowly diverted from her objective when she encountered an attractive bartender on the holodeck.
52 total · 13 choice · 28 major · 11 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahh1x07 | choice | David was so besotted with Annabel that he did many foolish things, lost her to another, and even ended up murdering her because he couldn't accept that she wouldn't be his. |
| ahp1x20 | choice | John's obsession with his dummy was clearly to the detriment of his marriage. |
| ahp3x01 | choice | The story concerned Julia's infatuation with ventriloquist Max Collodi. She traveled the country to see his shows, though she could ill afford to do so. |
| as1985e1x22 | choice | John was gobsmacked when he encountered the doll and it became clear the he was obsessively in love with its model, Mary, without ever having met her. |
| columbo1971e10x05 | choice | The story concerned Rudy Strassa's unwholesome infatuation with the fashion model Melissa Hayes. He abducted her on her wedding night, and held her captive, declared her marriage invalid, and planned to marry her himself before slitting her throat from ear to ear. |
| movie: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) | choice | Petra explained her obsession with possessing Karin |
| movie: The Rules of the Game (1939) | choice | especially André for Christine |
| movie: Vertigo (1958) | choice | John became obsessed with Madeleine. |
| play: Antony and Cleopatra (1607) | choice | Antony and Cleopatra were so obsessed with each other that they arguably committed foolish acts which lead to their mutual destruction |
| rbt1985e2x12 | choice | The ventriloquist John Fabian was madly in love with the ballerina Ilyana Riamonova but ended up killing her in a jealous rage. Some time later John became obsessed with a ventriloquist's dummy, which he'd fashioned in her image. |