Object

Brenna's Pretty Petticoat

A feminine under-layer named simply as a "pretty petticoat" that provides light coverage beneath Brenna's heavy skirt. When Brenna unhooks and removes the outer skirt in Riker's quarters, the petticoat remains worn and becomes a visible, tactile prop—handled, teased, and incorporated into a sensual foot‑washing instruction and embrace between Brenna and Riker.

4 appearances

Purpose

Provides light modest coverage as an undergarment; is explicitly used as a costume/erotic prop during a seduction ritual in Riker's quarters.

Significance

Functions as a signalling device in the scene: its continued presence shifts the beat from comic misreading to negotiated intimacy, marks consent and vulnerability, and anchors a pleasurable memory whose biochemical spike is narratively linked to the alien infection's growth and the medical team's memory‑mapping.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Petticoat and Pins — Brenna's Playful Seduction

The pretty petticoat remains as the revealed underlayer after the skirt is unhooked, acting as a softer, more intimate visual cue. It frames the erotic tone without full disrobing and operates as the tactile focus for the proposed foot‑washing instruction.

Before: Worn beneath the skirt, hidden from immediate view.

After: Exposed and worn; remains in place as the intimate garment during the embrace.

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S2E18 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — Up the Long Ladder

The Foot-Washing Misread — Seduction Through Two Languages

The pretty petticoat remains after the heavy skirt is removed, offering light coverage and functioning as the immediate visual cue that turns the moment from public ritual to intimate physical negotiation.

Before: Worn under the heavy skirt as normal under‑garment.

After: Worn alone after the skirt is removed; remains in place as Brenna and Riker embrace.

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S2E18 · STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — Up the Long Ladder

Learning Their Language of Touch

The pretty petticoat remains when Brenna sheds her outer skirt; it functions as the intimate costume that keeps the scene tasteful while signaling sexual availability and cultural modesty during her instruction to Riker.

Before: Concealed beneath the heavy skirt as part of Brenna's layered attire.

After: Visible and worn by Brenna after the outer skirt is removed; remains on her through the embrace.

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Awkward Seduction — Riker's Hesitation Exposed

The pretty petticoat remains as the visible underlayer once Brenna removes the skirt; it functions as a tactile detail that preserves modesty while emphasizing the eroticism of the skirt's removal and the domestic intimacy of the foot‑washing motif.

Before: Worn beneath the heavy skirt, not prominently visible.

After: Still worn and visible after the outer skirt is removed, framing the sensuality of the moment.

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