Object

Holodeck Waiting Room Doorknob

A simple, tactile doorknob affixed to the entrance of the Holodeck waiting room, it becomes a focal point as Data struggles to operate it with awkward literalness. This small object marks the threshold between the crew's reality and the immersive Dixon Hill noir simulation, injecting a moment of comic relief that contrasts with the surrounding tension.

1 appearances

Purpose

To enable physical access through the Holodeck waiting room door, facilitating the transition between real world and simulated environments.

Significance

Symbolizes Data's outsider status and the crew's displacement within the simulation, highlighting the fragile boundary between illusion and authenticity in the narrative.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E13 · The Big Goodbye

Picard Leads Crew from Waiting Room into Noir Office

The Holodeck Waiting Room Doorknob serves as a small but symbolically potent obstacle for Data, whose literal and mechanical approach to manipulating it contrasts with the human characters' ease and fluency. Its presence highlights the crew's shifting relationship with their simulated environment and Data's unique position as an outsider attempting to bridge human idiosyncrasies within the artificial world.

Before: Mounted on the door between the waiting room and Dixon Hill's office hallway, unused and intact.

After: Operated successfully with Whalen's assistance, enabling the door to open and the group to proceed.

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