Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
The Loss (1990)
Marina Sirtis: Counselor Deanna Troi
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Counselor Deanna Troi : You have no idea how frightening it is to... to just be here, without sensing you, without sharing your feelings.
Commander William T. Riker : That's it, isn't it? We're on equal footing now.
Counselor Deanna Troi : What?
Commander William T. Riker : You always had an advantage, a little bit of control of every situation. That must have been a very safe position to be in. To be honest, I'd always thought there was something a little too... aristocratic about your Betazoid heritage, as if your Human side wasn't quite good enough for you.
Counselor Deanna Troi : That isn't true.
Commander William T. Riker : Isn't it?
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[Riker takes Troi in his arms to console her]
Counselor Deanna Troi : Is this how you handle all your personnel problems?
Commander William T. Riker : Sure. You'd be surprised how far a hug goes with Geordi - or Worf.
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Doctor Beverly Crusher : If you were anyone else, you know the first thing I'd do? I'd send you to Counselor Troi.
Counselor Deanna Troi : Well, then I have an advantage, don't I? I see her quite often.
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Counselor Deanna Troi : People come to talk to you about things they want to reveal. As ship's counselor, you have to get them to talk about things they *don't* want to reveal.
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Counselor Deanna Troi : Right now, I feel as two-dimensional as our friends out there - in the universe, but barely aware of it. Just trying to survive... on instinct.
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Counselor Deanna Troi : I never fully appreciated how difficult, and how rewarding it is to be Human. But I had a lot of help.
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Counselor Deanna Troi : Thank you for making me face my other half.
Commander William T. Riker : Frightening, wasn't it?
Counselor Deanna Troi : A little. You were right, though. There is something to be learned when you're not in control of every situation.
Commander William T. Riker : Welcome to the Human race.
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Counselor Deanna Troi : [on the two-dimensional beings] It's all right. They're home. We were wrong. The cosmic string was never dangerous to them; it was the one place in the galaxy they most wanted to be.
Commander William T. Riker : Deanna?
Counselor Deanna Troi : Yes - I sensed it!
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[last lines]
Counselor Deanna Troi : By the way - the next time you call me 'aristocratic'...
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[Troi has lost her empathic powers]
Counselor Deanna Troi : How do you people live like this?
Doctor Beverly Crusher : We get by pretty well, actually. And so will you, in time.
Counselor Deanna Troi : You have no idea! No idea what this is like. How can you know what it's like to lose something you never had?
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Counselor Deanna Troi : You know what the worst part of this is? And I've seen it happen to so many patients.
Commander William T. Riker : What?
Counselor Deanna Troi : The way other people change. How they start to treat you differently. They walk on eggshells around you. Sometimes they avoid you altogether. Sometimes they become overbearing - "reach out a helping hand to the blind woman".
Commander William T. Riker : I'm sorry if I...
Counselor Deanna Troi : I will not be treated that way!
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Guinan : I get so tired of people coming in with their problems. They come in, they want a shoulder to cry on, and generally it turns out to be mine.
Counselor Deanna Troi : You'd make a good counselor.
Guinan : I think so too. So I'm going to talk to Picard about it.
Counselor Deanna Troi : About what? You becoming counselor?
Guinan : Well, yes, you are leaving. That means there won't be a counselor on board. And I suppose I'll have a very long line at that bar. It would be nice to have a nice office, too.
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Guinan : Human intuition and instinct are not always right. But they do make life interesting.
Counselor Deanna Troi : So I'm discovering.
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[first lines]
Ensign Janet Brooks : It's been five months since Marc's accident. I haven't missed a single hour of my duties. I volunteered for extra time in the nursery. My language studies are better than they've ever been. Somebody else might have given in but I didn't.
Counselor Deanna Troi : Given in to what?
Ensign Janet Brooks : Death is a normal part of life. Maybe some of us are better at facing that than others.
Counselor Deanna Troi : Maybe some of us aren't facing it at all.
Ensign Janet Brooks : What do you mean?
Counselor Deanna Troi : Recovery from a great loss involves a great deal of pain. If we try to avoid that pain, we can make it harder on ourselves in the long run.
Ensign Janet Brooks : But I feel fine.
Counselor Deanna Troi : Today would have been your husband's 38th birthday.
Ensign Janet Brooks : You keep excellent records, Deanna. Last night, I dreamt Marc was with me, celebrating. I was so glad that this nonsense was finally over. Then I woke up. Alone. And I knew that he was dead. For the first time, I knew it. I looked around for anything that belonged to him. Anything. I forgot that after the funeral I told them to take it all away. What in the world was I thinking?