Object

Torn Hatchway

A damaged hatchway within the Batris's engineering compartment, its torn frame revealing jagged edges and a partially exposed escape route. The hatch's compromised condition forces the crew to navigate through a precarious and unstable exit amid rising gas and imminent explosion, underscoring a desperate evacuation scenario. Characters like Data identify the hatch as a critical, though hazardous, path to safety, while Geordi leads the team through the engineering chaos with urgency and caution.

4 appearances

Purpose

To serve as an emergency exit route from the ship's engineering compartment during critical failures or evacuations.

Significance

The torn hatchway becomes a vital escape route under extreme duress, symbolizing both the crew’s ingenuity and the fragility of their situation. It propels the narrative tension by heightening the urgency of survival while emphasizing the escalating dangers within the Batris.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S1E20 · Heart of Glory

Korris Asserts Command in the Last-Minute Rescue

The torn hatchway serves as the precarious entry and exit point through which Data appears and the away team maneuvers during the evacuation, embodying the damaged, unstable state of the Batris and underscoring the immediacy and danger of escape.

Before: Damaged, with jagged edges and partial exposure, blocking normal passage but still passable.

After: Remains damaged but successfully navigated by the away team as they retreat.

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S1E20 · Heart of Glory

Urgent Escape Through Collapsing Engineering

The torn hatchway serves as the critical escape route discovered by Data, facilitating the team's rapid exit from the engineering compartment despite its damaged, precarious condition amidst rising threats.

Before: Damaged with jagged edges, partially obstructed but identified as viable escape path.

After: Used actively by the away team for escape, likely further stressed by hurried transit.

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Last Beam — Evacuation as the Batris Blows

The torn hatchway is where Data appears and where the team negotiates spatial access; it frames Data's entry and signals the ship's structural rupture, implying limited pathways and heightened danger while steering the group toward the transporter.

Before: A ripped, jagged aperture in the ship's hull providing an alternate access point into the engineering corridor.

After: Left ajar amid collapsing structure; its jagged frame now part of the wreckage once the Batris detonates.

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Stalled Beam-Out — the Batris Erupts

The torn hatchway is the breach through which Data appears and the team moves; it is both a functional entrance and a visual sign of the ship's structural failure, channeling their movement and limiting maneuverability under pressure.

Before: Ripped and warp-open, with jagged metal and exposed wiring; passable but hazardous as the team funnels through.

After: Still a compromised aperture after the team's passage; remains unstable and emblematic of the Batris' failing integrity during the detonation.

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