Object
Holodeck Living-Room Mirror
A medium-sized, wall-mounted decorative mirror with a modest frame and a clean silvered surface installed in the holodeck living-room set. The glass returns full-face and partial-figure images and briefly functions as a primary display surface: Data cycles alternate, life-sized appearance-portraits (Andorian female, human male, human female, Klingon male) across its plane while Troi watches and Lal studies the reflected options before announcing a choice. The mirror appears structurally intact and free of blemish, catching gestures and expressions with intimate clarity.
2 appearances
Purpose
Serves as a reflective surface within the holodeck living-room set and, in this scene, as a visualization/display device used to present and compare Lal’s four finalist appearance options.
Significance
Anchors a pivotal beat of emergent agency: the mirror externalizes Lal’s possible identities, stages Data as creator/parent through controlled visual presentation, and crystallizes Lal’s autonomous selection—a narrative hinge that raises stakes about personhood and control.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used