Marina Sirtis ultimately rose above it to find a compelling character, but TNG still left her with a bewildering wardrobe problem. The reasons largely came down to behind the scenes decisions and a large helping of sexism. Sirtis has proven quite good-natured about her outfits on the show, though she also described the relief she felt when finally putting on the standard Federation blue.
Behind the scenes, it's a testament to how the Troi became more than eye candy and transitioned over the course of the show.
Troi was originally supposed to be a libido-driven sex fiend with four breasts, a concept Fontana managed to deter him from. But the cleavage remained, and Troi entered Star Trek based largely on her sex appeal. Even as the character developed in more substantive directions, it wasn't reflected in her attire.
I did notice there where times afterward when she wore one of the older ones, but it seemed to be either in her off hours or when she was in her counselor role. Like others I assumed that in universe it was because she was a counselor and it was more disarming to her patients to be dressed casually but coming from a military background, it bothered me especially when she would where it on the bridge.
Out of universe, it just seemed like shameless sex appeal to me. After she started wearing it I also assumed after her encounter with the temporary captain she headed his advice even after he had gone and decided to be more professionally dressed.
Troi's Uniform is a sign of her Counselor Billet. Beverly Crusher's Coat is a sign of her Medical Billet. These modifications to the uniform are symbolic, but not necessary to the Billet specific position they perform on the ship.
As many have pointed out, for the character's development she would put lower ranks at ease by appearing more casual, but being interactive with the higher staff it was permitted. She may have decided to move from casual to formal because she could be up for review, or new assignment, or promotion.
She could have easily felt more objectified, or Riker could have been more serious behind the scenes, or any combination or derivative of these. Being her own boss essentially, and probably being knowledgeable about the rules she must follow plus the empathic abilities allows her to conform at her whim.
Maybe she noticed others were more liable to function the way she wanted when she dressed in an equivalent uniform, as opposed to an accepted substitute.
The real answer is producers gave in to the actress, and that action dictated an "in-universe" change, that they felt was minimal enough to not devote airtime to. Following the development of Deanna over the years, when she first came on board, she was a counsellor, she had no place on the bridge, but at Picards request she was allowed a place on the bridge, as he liked the idea of having someone with empathic powers to help with diplomatic situations.
She was not a bridge officer and in her role as counsellor, did not have to wear the formal officer, she had no rank ensign, Lieutanant etc. As her character develops and spends a lot of time on bridge observing, she decides to go for a command role. After a period of time, she passes the command exam and gets given a rank and role as support bridge officer she is even seen doing a shift as command and as such starts wearing the more formal uniform when she is on shift in her command role.
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Ask Question. Asked 10 years, 9 months ago. Active 4 years, 1 month ago. Viewed 76k times. Has it ever been explained why that is in-universe? Improve this question. Kevin Mark 3 3 silver badges 7 7 bronze badges.
Borror0 Borror0 2, 2 2 gold badges 19 19 silver badges 20 20 bronze badges. You are probably correct. It seems obvious to me, I doubt anyone has bothered to clarify this point.
Something else to think about is this new-found strength makes her more appealing as a mate for Worf, which eventually sets up the final episode's conflict between Riker, herself and Worf. But I doubt they were thinking that far ahead. Link to out-of-universe explanation is incorrect. It links to an existing, yet empty page. Can someone provide an updated link? Or paste out-of-universe explanation directly to this question for future references?
I don't think a reason is given, but I don't think one is required either, there are plenty of possible explanations - e. Dress for the job you want, not the job you have. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Why have a dress-code if you're going to allow the leadership to ignore it?
Wouldn't that cause problems in any institution? I never noticed it either to be honest. For sure MPax. We men are so gullible sometimes. Yeah, at least those two got to cover themselves Tony. Although Seven had a pretty serious corset going. And yeah. Me too. If you stare at the first image long enough, then Riker appears. I am enjoying the whole read here, then I realized there was words Hi guys. While I appreciate that you credited my blog thevalkyriedirective. So I'd appreciate it if you removed my blog from your credit list.
Thanks :. Thanks for the heads up! It would take 2 hours for Jerry to get into the 7of9 uniform. It was that tight. Forget Deanna, what's up with her MOM?? I acknowledge she was looking good no doubt, but I didn't like the character and I didn't even want her on the screen most of the time. The story would be unfolding, and then here comes Troi, "I think we have to examine how they're feeling because blahblahwahhwaaah And I distinctly remember reading an interview when she said something about her husband wanting her to cover up more on the show.
I've still gotta go back and do my marathon of TNG, those were some good times. Marathon TNG sessions! Good times. I remembered when the change happened. It was strange no one until that point said: "why is a Starfleet officer not wearing a Starfleet uniform? It made the show more realistic. I never noticed it either at the time Rollo. It was like she was just lounging on the bridge in a bathrobe before.
It made her character stronger and the show much more realistic. She had a rank before she got promoted. That's the thing. They just had her in those outfits for sex appeal, like T'Pol's outfits in the last horrible seasons of Enterprise.
Me either, I never cared about the cleavage as a kid I just loved everything about the show. What people wore had no impact on what I thought of them. I want to bugger Marina Sirtis as the bird was in when the bird was 18, not as the bird is now obviously. Hi Great post I like it Gene Roddenberry, "progressive", obviously preferred his womens dress like tarts and reveal their tattas.
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