Ocean

A vast, imagined expanse of rolling water and horizon that swallows landmarks and logic — salt-stung air, the creak of timber, white crests flashing like warnings. Here, ships might sail too far and 'fall off the edge of the world,' a cliff-like terror at sea that invites dragons and superstition. On the bridge the ocean functions as a mental terrain: elemental, indifferent, and useful for steadying command decisions by invoking ancient maritime fear and caution.

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Events with rich location context

S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Hold Position — Studying the Void

The ocean is evoked metaphorically to liken space exploration to ancient maritime voyages, reinforcing the risks of sailing 'too far' and providing emotional texture that tempers curiosity with caution.

Atmosphere

Evocative and cautionary, used to lighten tension while reminding officers of historical dangers.

Functional Role

Metaphorical landscape invoked to make the unknown comprehensible.

Symbolic Significance

Symbolizes the indifferent, engulfing unknown that exploration confronts.

Referred to in dialogue: 'if a ship sailed too far out into the ocean it would fall off the edge of the world.' Serves as a mental image; no direct sensory detail aboard the Enterprise.

S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Hold Position — Beyond This Place, Dragons

The ocean functions as a metaphor invoked by Riker to dramatize the perils of exploration—ships 'falling off the edge'—helping to make the abstract void into a visceral image of danger.

Atmosphere

Evocative and cautionary in the dialogue; not physically present but emotionally present as an old fear.

Functional Role

Illustrative metaphor used to reduce panic by translating the unknown into a familiar image.

Symbolic Significance

Represents the elemental, indifferent risk of exploration that predates modern navigation.

Referred to conversationally as a dangerous, boundary-defining space. Serves as a cultural memory that shapes the crew's reaction to unknown regions.

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S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Hold Position — Studying the Void

On the Main Bridge Picard and Riker share a quiet, authoritative moment: Riker confirms there is no immediate external threat and, despite an escalating medical crisis elsewhere, steadies the crew …

S2E22 · Shades of Gray

Hold Position — Beyond This Place, Dragons

On the bridge Riker gives a calm technical status while Picard quietly converts uncertainty into a command: hold position and study the anomaly. Their exchange — Riker invoking archaic flat‑Earth …