Character

Donald Raymond

avoidant decisive well-intentioned emotionally-driven

Donald Raymond functions as the absent husband whose decision to contract and pay for Clare Raymond's cryonic preservation propels her grief and the Enterprise's investigative work. He exists only in Clare's memory and in records: she names him as the man who could not face living alone and therefore arranged her freezing. His avoidance and emotionally driven choice create logistical and ethical obligations for the crew and supply the episode's personal stakes.

3 appearances

Family / Domestic Affairs

Also known as: Donald, Mr. Raymond

Donald Raymond's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone

Naming the Other

N/A onstage; his presumed prior choices generate emotional consequences for Clare and narrative obligations for the crew to investigate.

Donald is offstage and does not speak, but Clare names him as the likely person who contracted her cryonics—his unseen action propels her grief and the crew's line of inquiry …

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S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone

Troi Names Clare's Grief and Turns It Toward Action

Absent/avoidant by proxy; inferred to be fearful of death and unable to face loss.

Donald is not physically present; he is described by Clare as the husband who arranged for her cryonic preservation and whose avoidance of grief precipitated her present suffering.

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S1E26 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — The Neutral Zone

Naming Grief, Tracing Hope

Absent in the scene; recalled through Clare's mixture of affection and reproach toward his decision.

Donald is not present but is invoked in Clare's account as the husband who arranged her cryo-preservation; his actions are the cause of Clare's current predicament and emotional state.

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