Object

Enterprise Corridor Turbolift (Frozen Figures)

Doors slide open in the Enterprise corridor to expose Deanna Troi sprawled unconscious on the turbolift floor, blood pooling from her shoulder wound, with Data looming above her, coil brace gripped tightly. He lunges at Riker with the weapon as Worf and Riker react, turning the confined car into a frantic battleground until Worf restrains him. Troi earlier approaches it as her destination after sensing an unseen presence. Note: This turbolift is also referenced in the context of 'Frozen Figures' (e.g., Phantasms episode), where it serves as a key location for supernatural or hallucinatory events involving the crew.

2 appearances

Purpose

Transports crew between decks on the USS Enterprise-D

Significance

Serves as the site where Data's interphasic possession manifests violently, first injuring Troi then attacking Riker, forcing Worf's intervention and escalating the crew's crisis from sensed unease to physical confrontation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S6E25 · Timescape

Picard discovers frozen figures in turbolift

The partially open turbolift door serves as a visual and narrative threshold, framing the frozen tableau of the Romulan and crewmember inside. Its position in the corridor acts as a clue, drawing Picard’s attention and signaling the deeper anomaly at play. The turbolift itself is a symbol of the Enterprise’s internal systems—now disrupted by the temporal freeze—highlighting the ship’s vulnerability. The door’s partial openness suggests an interruption mid-motion, reinforcing the unnatural stillness of the scene and the urgency of Picard’s investigation.

Before: Functional and operational, part of the Enterprise’s routine transit system.

After: Frozen in time, its doors partially open, exposing the anomalous tableau inside.

View full event

S7E6 · Phantasms

Troi senses unseen presence in corridor

The Enterprise’s turbolift doors serve as Troi’s destination in this moment, symbolizing her attempt to return to the ship’s operational hub after the unsettling encounter. While the turbolift itself is passive in this event, its presence underscores the contrast between the ship’s familiar, technological order and the creeping interphasic chaos Troi has just sensed. The doors’ opening marks a transition—from the vulnerable corridor (where the unseen threat lurks) to the relative safety of the turbolift, though the threat will follow her into the ship’s systems.

Before: Closed, inactive (part of the ship’s standard corridor infrastructure).

After: Open, activated (Troi enters, but the turbolift’s systems may soon be compromised by the interphasic threat).

View full event