Object

Ten-Forward Entry Doors

A pair of shoulder-height double doors set into a low-profile lounge frame, finished in matte composite with subtle recessed handles and narrow sightlines that preserve privacy while permitting guarded views. The leaves swing deliberately, admitting or denying access to the guest lounge; characters pause at the aperture, push through in urgency, or use the threshold to stage confrontations. In the processed material, Picard bursts through these doors to reclaim shipboard authority, the panels parting as a calibrated, physical punctuation that refocuses the room and draws Troi and others into the unfolding care-and-command sequence.
8 appearances

Purpose

To provide controlled physical access between the guest lounge (Ten‑Forward) and adjacent corridors, regulating entry and exit and framing staged social interactions.

Significance

Functions as a narrative threshold: opening converts debate into action and signals command reassertion when Picard storms in; it frames emotional beats (Clare's collapse, Troi's intervention) and marks the pivot from private ideological conflict to prioritized ship operations.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

8 moments