Object

Mrs. Troi's Betazoid Dessert

A small, plated Betazoid dessert presented at a candlelit dinner in Mrs. Troi's quarters. The item appears as an intimate, personal confection placed beside the dining setting; Mrs. Troi innocently tastes a bite during the scene. Characters circle the dessert as a social prop—Lwaxana uses it to enliven and commandeer the meal, Picard recoils at the escalating attention, and Deanna and Homn frame the dish within family embarrassment and comic tension.

2 appearances

Purpose

Serves as a plated dessert and social/culinary prop during a private diplomatic dinner, offered to guests and briefly tasted by Mrs. Troi.

Significance

Functions as a catalyst for social escalation: the dessert participates in Lwaxana's theatrical takeover of the meal, heightening Picard's vulnerability, obstructing his exit, and sharpening Deanna's embarrassment. It signals Betazoid domestic hospitality while doubling as a prop that propels the scene's emotional and comic stakes.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S2E19 · Manhunt

Dinner Commandeered: Lwaxana Holds Picard

The Betazoid dessert is a tactile prop in the scene — Mrs. Troi innocently takes a bite while continuing her flirtatious remarks. The dessert reinforces domestic intimacy and provides a physical beat for Homn's ceremonial chime.

Before: Plated beside the dining setting, untouched and part of the candlelit meal tableau.

After: Partially eaten in the plate, left as evidence of the intimate meal as participants prepare to exit.

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S2E19 · Manhunt

Polite Retreat Under Lwaxana's Purr

The small plated Betazoid dessert functions as a prop of intimacy and domesticity: Mrs. Troi innocently tastes it while making flirtatious remarks, the bite serving to normalize and calm her forwardness even as it deepens Picard's embarrassment.

Before: On the table, plated beside Mrs. Troi's place setting, untouched or partially presented.

After: Partially eaten (Mrs. Troi takes a bite) and remains on the table as the guests depart; its presence continues to mark the private, domestic nature of the encounter.

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