Oooh, I’ve heard a lot about this episode, but I don’t think I’ve ever actually seen it! Excite!
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The Federation really needs to update their protocols for entering weird new places. How are you gonna scan for viruses and bacteria AFTER you’ve entered a sealed corridor? Seow.
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Wait, Data can be roofied?
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The Boy being told to “shut up” twice almost makes up for the fact that he once again saved everybody by being the first (and only) crew member to realize that Lore had switched places with Data before he started actively attacking, but c’mon, how is the entire bridge crew this dumb? Lore uses contractions, he calls Riker by his name instead of “Commander”, and doesn’t know what “Make it so” means. All of you should be fucking ashamed of yourselves that only The Boy clocked this. And the writers should be ashamed that they wrote this switcheroo so poorly. But I did like the various revelations about Data’s past, though I honestly thought this was already common knowledge in Starfleet. Like, how are you gonna turn on an android you know nothing about, then let him join Starfleet and rise up the ranks? What if he had been Lore? Starfleet is fucking weird sometimes, man.
Fashion Talk: That ensemble they put Lore in after they turn him on is kind of weird. It looks like a bathrobe with pantlegs. And a half turtleneck? I assume this thing is what civilians usually wear in the future, and if so, civilians wear some friggin’ ugly clothes.
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