Object

Candles on Troi's Candlelit Dinner Table

A pair of short, warm-amber candles set in low holders on the small dining table in Troi's quarters. Their steady flames throw flickering highlights across crystal glasses, a dessert plate, and the occupants' faces; wax pools gently at the bases and the light breathes with each movement. Characters do not touch the candles; instead they use the softened illumination as an intimate focus while conversation tightens and fractures around them.

2 appearances

Purpose

Provide soft, ambient illumination for a private two-person dinner.

Significance

The candles concentrate the scene into an intimate, morally charged space: their warm glow both underlines the appearance of privacy and intensifies the emotional scrutiny between Deanna Troi and Devinoni Ral, turning a social setting into the stage for ethical confrontation and the unravelling of trust.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E8 · The Price

Troi Confronts Devinoni About His Hidden Empathic Edge

A pair of warm-amber candles furnish the intimate lighting that frames the exchange; their soft flame creates the private mood that allows flirtation to bloom and then makes Troi's moral challenge feel more intimate and invasive when launched.

Before: Lit and placed on Troi's small dining table, providing soft, intimate illumination.

After: Still lit at the table; continue to provide the same intimate but now tension-laced atmosphere after Devinoni departs.

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S3E8 · The Price

The Negotiator's Mirror

The pair of warm-amber candles provides the intimate, private light that frames the exchange: their flicker softens the setting, heightens vulnerability, and contrasts the hard ethical language exchanged, acting as a visual counterpoint to the moral chill settling over the dinner.

Before: Candles were lit and steady on Troi's small dining table, casting warm light across the dishes and faces.

After: Candles remain lit after Ral leaves, their soft light underscoring Troi's solitude and unresolved moral reflection.

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