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* FeeFiFauxPas: When meeting Riva, Picard attempts to address the chorus instead of Riva, offending him. He later explains to Riker to treat the chorus as interpreters and this address Rica directly.
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* FeeFiFauxPas: When meeting Riva, Picard attempts to address the chorus instead of Riva, offending him. He later explains to Riker to treat the chorus as interpreters and this thus address Rica directly.
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* FeeFiFauxPas: When meeting Riva, Picard attempts to address the chorus instead of Riva, offending him. He later explains to Riker to treat the chorus as interpreters and this address Rica directly.
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* DisabilitySuperpower: Riva, who's deaf, is also telepathic. This is apparently a trait of his family, and possibly linked to their deafness (both are hereditary among them).
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* TheSpeechless: Riva's deafness is hereditary, and having grown up with his chorus, he doesn't speak. In the script it's said he doesn't even know how to read or write either.
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* HiveMind: Consisting of only four people. Riva's choir represent his [[PowerTrio Ego, Superego and Id]], with each speaking Riva's thoughts that most closely correspond to those aspects of his mind. It can also be turned off and on at will--Riva brings only the Id voice to his dinner date with Troi, then dismisses him to communicate alone.
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* HiveMind: Consisting of only four people. Riva's choir chorus represent his [[PowerTrio Ego, Superego and Id]], with each speaking Riva's thoughts that most closely correspond to those aspects of his mind. It can also be turned off and on at will--Riva brings only the Id voice to his dinner date with Troi, then dismisses him to communicate alone.
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* TheSpeechless: Riva's deafness is hereditary, and having grown up with his choir, chorus, he doesn't speak.
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* VoiceForTheVoiceless: Riva's "choir" telepathically conveys his thoughts. It's a hereditary position for them, corresponding to the equally hereditary condition of Riva's family.
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* VoiceForTheVoiceless: Riva's "choir" chorus telepathically conveys his thoughts. It's a hereditary position for them, corresponding to the equally hereditary condition of Riva's family.
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It's never said that he's naturally mute. He simply appears to not have had a need for speaking usually.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Riva is referred to throughout the episode as deaf. While correct, it's more accurate and far more relevant to the plot to say that he's deaf-''mute'', since this renders him unable to communicate and seriously jeopardizes the negotiations he's supposed to be conducting. Being deaf doesn't affect him as much since he can lip-read. It is worth noting that "Deaf-mute" is however, not the preferred terminology in the deaf community- so there is some reason not to use it for him.
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* ItsPersonal: Riva tells the ''Enterprise'' crew not to even bother investigating the reasons for the war provided in the background they've been given. It'll say that it's about some piece of land, or wealth, or something, but it doesn't matter. After fifteen centuries of fighting, nobody really cares about the original reason anymore. It's just personal.
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* ItsPersonal: Riva tells the ''Enterprise'' crew not to even bother investigating the reasons for the war provided in the background they've been given. It'll say that it's about some piece of land, or wealth, or something, but it doesn't matter. After fifteen centuries of fighting, nobody really cares about the original reason anymore. It's just personal.personal now.
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* TheSpeechless: Riva's deafness is hereditary, and having grown up with his choir, he is also mute.doesn't speak.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Riva is referred to throughout the episode as deaf. While correct, it's more accurate and far more relevant to the plot to say that he's deaf-''mute'', since this renders him unable to communicate and seriously jeopardizes the negotiations he's supposed to be conducting. Being deaf doesn't affect him as much since he can lip-read.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Riva is referred to throughout the episode as deaf. While correct, it's more accurate and far more relevant to the plot to say that he's deaf-''mute'', since this renders him unable to communicate and seriously jeopardizes the negotiations he's supposed to be conducting. Being deaf doesn't affect him as much since he can lip-read. It is worth noting that "Deaf-mute" is however, not the preferred terminology in the deaf community- so there is some reason not to use it for him.
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* ItsPersonal: Riva tells the ''Enterprise'' crew not to even bother investigating the reasons for the war provided in the background they've been given. It'll say that it's about some piece of land, or wealth, or something, but it doesn't matter. After fifteen centuries of fighting, nobody really cares about the original reason anymore. It's just personal.
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* BilingualBonus: Riva's signing is all genuine ASL. This unfortunately causes some issues during the scenes of Data's translating, as the differences in sentence structure mean he occasionally says a word before Riva makes the sign for it.
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* MoodWhiplash: The episode takes a deliberately slow pace in the first half, in order to build up the mystique around Riva and his chorus. The result is that the tragedy that happens in the first negotiation attempt becomes that much more of a shock.
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* BreakTheHaughty: Okay, it's not like Riva was a dick or anything, but he was pretty overconfident in his abilities to diffuse a war (especially considering the warring factions in question had been at it for '''fifteen centuries'''). Either way, once his entire chorus gets wiped out right in front of him, his confidence and cool veneer is completely shattered.
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* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Picard to Riva, by grabbing his head so Riva can read his lips and tell him he's not alone, after Riva's chorus is killed.
** With a bit of TranslationByVolume with Picard shouting "''LISTEN TO ME!!''" to a deaf guy.
** With a bit of TranslationByVolume with Picard shouting "''LISTEN TO ME!!''" to a deaf guy.
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* DespairEventHorizon: Riva is ''horrified'' after his chorus gets killed, pacing around the briefing room like a madman. Troi and Picard try desperately to calm him, but of course, that's not happening.
* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Picard to Riva, by grabbing his head so Riva can read his lips and tell him he's not alone, after Riva's chorus iskilled.
**killed. With a bit of TranslationByVolume with Picard shouting "''LISTEN TO ME!!''" to a deaf guy.
* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Picard to Riva, by grabbing his head so Riva can read his lips and tell him he's not alone, after Riva's chorus is
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* ItsAllMyFault: Riva blames himself for his chorus' untimely deaths.
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* SuperSpeedReading: Basically how Data learns all known sign language for Riva.
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* TheCharmer: Riva turns on the ol' charm immediately upon seeing Troi.
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* RayOfHopeEnding: Riva isn't the same after his chorus is gone, but he does decide to give the peace negotiations one more try - by teaching the two factions sign language. The theory is, while they learn to speak to him, they'll learn to speak to each other. It's clearly going to be a process, but that's fine with Riva.
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Series: ''Series/{{Star Trek The Next Generation}}''\\
Episode: Season 2, Episode 5\\
Title: "Loud As a Whisper"\\
Previous: "The Outrageous Okona"\\
Next: "The Schizoid Man"\\
Recapper: Vengeance Karl]
Series: ''Series/{{Star Trek The Next Generation}}''\\
Episode: Season 2, Episode 5\\
Title: "Loud As a Whisper"\\
Previous: "The Outrageous Okona"\\
Next: "The Schizoid Man"\\
Recapper: Vengeance Karl]
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** With a bit of TranslationByVolume with Picard shouting "''LISTEN TO ME!!''" to a deaf guy.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Troi asks Riva why he can't do what he does in his negotiations with himself - turn a disadvantage into an advantage.
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* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Riva is referred to throughout the episode as deaf. While correct, it's more accurate and far more relevant to the plot to say that he's deaf-''mute'', since this renders him unable to communicate and seriously jeopardizes the negotiations he's supposed to be conducting. Being deaf doesn't affect him as much since he can lip-read.
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Series:Series/{{Star Trek The Next Generation}}\\
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Title: Loud As a Whisper\\
Previous: The Outrageous Okona\\
Next: The Schizoid Man\\
Previous: The Outrageous Okona\\
Next: The Schizoid Man\\
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Title: Loud "Loud As a Whisper\\
Whisper"\\
Previous:The "The Outrageous Okona\\
Okona"\\
Next:The "The Schizoid Man\\Man"\\
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* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Picard to Riva by grabbing his head so Riva can read his lips and tell him he's not alone after Riva's chorus is killed.
* HiveMind: Consisting of only four people. Riva's choir represent his [[PowerTrio Ego, Superego and Id.]] It can also be turned off and on at will.
* HiveMind: Consisting of only four people. Riva's choir represent his [[PowerTrio Ego, Superego and Id.]] It can also be turned off and on at will.
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* GetAholdOfYourselfMan: Picard to Riva Riva, by grabbing his head so Riva can read his lips and tell him he's not alone alone, after Riva's chorus is killed.
* HiveMind: Consisting of only four people. Riva's choir represent his [[PowerTrio Ego, Superego andId.]] Id]], with each speaking Riva's thoughts that most closely correspond to those aspects of his mind. It can also be turned off and on at will.will--Riva brings only the Id voice to his dinner date with Troi, then dismisses him to communicate alone.
* HiveMind: Consisting of only four people. Riva's choir represent his [[PowerTrio Ego, Superego and
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* TheSpeechless: Riva
Riva's deafness is hereditary, and having grown up with his choir, he is also mute.
* VoiceForTheVoiceless: Riva's"choir"."choir" telepathically conveys his thoughts. It's a hereditary position for them, corresponding to the equally hereditary condition of Riva's family.
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* AbortedArc: One scene features Dr. Pulaski offering to grow new human eyes for Geordi, who leaves saying he'll think about it. This is never brought up again. No reason; they just needed to pad the episode a bit.
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* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: The actor who portrayed Riva was actually deaf.
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* RenegadeSplinterFaction: The representative that shoots at Riva to try and prevent peace is apparently from one of these. He is immediately shot dead as a traitor by the other representative of his supposed faction.
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* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: The actor who portrayed Riva was actually deaf.
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* HiveMind: Consisting of only four people. Riva's choir represent his [[PowerTrio Ego, Superego and Id.]]
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* 10MinuteRetirement: Riva's refusal to return to the negotiations.
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* 10MinuteRetirement: TenMinuteRetirement: Riva's refusal to return to the negotiations.
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Counselor Troi tells Riva that she will handle the negotiations herself and asks his advice. He tells her that he didn’t have a secret trick to negotiating, he merely found something in common between the two sides and worked from there. He also says that he liked to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. Troi asks why he can’t do that now, and it gives him an idea. He beams down to the planet again to renew the negotiations. When Riker asks him how the natives will understand him without his interpreters, he explains that he intends to begin the negotiations by teaching the natives his sign language. As they learn to communicate with him, they will learn to communicate with each other, giving them common ground to start from. He gives the ''Enterprise'' permission to leave him behind, stating that the peace talks will be a long process, but he believes they will be successful.
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Counselor Troi tells Riva that she will handle the negotiations herself and asks his advice. He tells her that he didn’t have a secret trick to negotiating, he merely found something in common between the two sides and worked from there. He also says that he liked to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. Troi asks why he can’t do that now, and it gives him an idea. He beams down to the planet again to renew the negotiations. When Riker asks him how the natives will understand him without his interpreters, he explains that he intends to begin the negotiations by teaching the natives his sign language. As they learn to communicate with him, they will learn to communicate with each other, giving them common ground to start from. He gives the ''Enterprise'' permission to leave him behind, stating that the peace talks will be a long process, but he believes they will be successful.successful.
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* 10MinuteRetirement: Riva's refusal to return to the negotiations.
* TheSpeechless: Riva
* VoiceForTheVoiceless: Riva's "choir".
!!Provides examples of:
* 10MinuteRetirement: Riva's refusal to return to the negotiations.
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Episode: Season 2, Episode 4\\
Title: The Outrageous Okona\\
Previous: Elementary, Dear Data\\
Next: Loud As a Whisper\\
Title: The Outrageous Okona\\
Previous: Elementary, Dear Data\\
Next: Loud As a Whisper\\
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Episode: Season 2, Episode 4\\
5\\
Title: Loud As a Whisper\\
Previous: The Outrageous Okona\\
Previous: Elementary, Dear Data\\
Next: Loud As a Whisper\\The Schizoid Man\\
Title: Loud As a Whisper\\
Previous: The Outrageous Okona\\
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Series:Series/{{Star Trek The Next Generation}}\\
Episode: Season 2, Episode 4\\
Title: The Outrageous Okona\\
Previous: Elementary, Dear Data\\
Next: Loud As a Whisper\\
Recapper: Vengeance Karl]
The ''Enterprise'' gets orders to transport a mediator named Riva to Solais V to bring an end to a bitter war. Upon meeting him, the crew learns that he is deaf, and speaks through three interpreters that communicate with him telepathically. Riva immediately finds himself taken with Counselor Troi and bonds with her over dinner.
Upon reaching Solais V, Riva beams down to settle the dispute with only Riker and Worf as security, reasoning that bringing anyone else will only increase tensions. But only moments after arriving (before they even have the table set up) one of the natives becomes angry and fires at Riva, somehow killing all three of his interpreters with one shot when Riker pulls him out of the way. After beaming out, Riva becomes despondent and loses faith in his ability to mediate a peace. Even after Data learns his sign language he insists that he cannot be an effective mediator without his interpreters.
Counselor Troi tells Riva that she will handle the negotiations herself and asks his advice. He tells her that he didn’t have a secret trick to negotiating, he merely found something in common between the two sides and worked from there. He also says that he liked to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. Troi asks why he can’t do that now, and it gives him an idea. He beams down to the planet again to renew the negotiations. When Riker asks him how the natives will understand him without his interpreters, he explains that he intends to begin the negotiations by teaching the natives his sign language. As they learn to communicate with him, they will learn to communicate with each other, giving them common ground to start from. He gives the ''Enterprise'' permission to leave him behind, stating that the peace talks will be a long process, but he believes they will be successful.
Series:Series/{{Star Trek The Next Generation}}\\
Episode: Season 2, Episode 4\\
Title: The Outrageous Okona\\
Previous: Elementary, Dear Data\\
Next: Loud As a Whisper\\
Recapper: Vengeance Karl]
The ''Enterprise'' gets orders to transport a mediator named Riva to Solais V to bring an end to a bitter war. Upon meeting him, the crew learns that he is deaf, and speaks through three interpreters that communicate with him telepathically. Riva immediately finds himself taken with Counselor Troi and bonds with her over dinner.
Upon reaching Solais V, Riva beams down to settle the dispute with only Riker and Worf as security, reasoning that bringing anyone else will only increase tensions. But only moments after arriving (before they even have the table set up) one of the natives becomes angry and fires at Riva, somehow killing all three of his interpreters with one shot when Riker pulls him out of the way. After beaming out, Riva becomes despondent and loses faith in his ability to mediate a peace. Even after Data learns his sign language he insists that he cannot be an effective mediator without his interpreters.
Counselor Troi tells Riva that she will handle the negotiations herself and asks his advice. He tells her that he didn’t have a secret trick to negotiating, he merely found something in common between the two sides and worked from there. He also says that he liked to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. Troi asks why he can’t do that now, and it gives him an idea. He beams down to the planet again to renew the negotiations. When Riker asks him how the natives will understand him without his interpreters, he explains that he intends to begin the negotiations by teaching the natives his sign language. As they learn to communicate with him, they will learn to communicate with each other, giving them common ground to start from. He gives the ''Enterprise'' permission to leave him behind, stating that the peace talks will be a long process, but he believes they will be successful.
