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The worse part of Labyrinth is the guys who dance with each others heads. It's alright for the first few minutes but it goes on way too long with very little pay off.
DC's "Star Trek" comic book once had a story called "Spot's Day," which followed Spot around the ship after he slipped out of Data's quarters. Very amusing -- especially when Spot wandered into one of Worf's holodeck training simulations.
The fact that Data is reporting to Maddox is awesome, considering Maddox wanted to disassemble Data before, but clearly has learned to respect Data and his growing process. Also this way Data is keeping his promise to help Maddox in his research.
He did change his attitude after the trial already and it is a nice way to show that now he does want to know Data not as object anymore. Great call back to a great episode
And don't forget that the entire monologue of this episode was Data recounting his day to Commander Maddux, who was the cybernetics expert who wanted to disassemble Data and re-engineer him, forcing Picard to defend Data's rights. At the end of that episode Data said that he hoped Maddux would continue his studies and would be happy to help him in the future. Data held no ill-feeling towards Maddux and continued to correspond with him, helping him to understand the positronic brain.
The magic and genius of Data's character is that while he cannot feel any emotions, he evokes them in the people around him, and especially for us as the audience. One of my fave episodes. Actually, the night before I left for boot camp, my family and girlfriend at the time sat down to watch some of my favorite stuff before I left. We watched a few episodes of Star Trek TNG, and this was one of the few I picked to watch.
I dunno, having Data call him a lunkhead out of nowhere might actually get a laugh out of Picard. It'd just be so absurd and unexpected, like how he reacted to the livestock on board.
O'Brien's wife is played by the same actress who played the woman who married klinger on the final episode of mash. Fun fact all the years klinger tried to get sent home from korea, she managed to keep him there after the war ended.
This shows what a great spirit Data has, he's making a report to a person who wanted to disassemble him to create others, and didn't value Data's uniqueness, but Data rises above this and sees the scientific benefits of the study of his reactions and interpretations to the future.
Data to Worf (about the duck) is one of my favorite TNG moments - "It is my understanding that the item selected should reflect the personality of whoever is giving it. This does not remind me of you." 😆
That scene always reminds me of a couple I knew, who were puzzled that a close relative who was kind of known for being self centered and cheap attended their wedding and reception did not leave them any gift, not even a card. She wrote a thank you card saying "Saying you so much for your gift. Every time I think of it I am reminded of you".
Admiral Mendak was played by Alan Scarfe, a Canadian Shakespearean actor of tremendous ability, who served as Associate Director of the Stratford Festival in 1976-77. I saw him at Stratford in the Summer of 1973, when he played Roderigo in Othello, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, and Tony Lumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer; three more different roles I cannot imagine, and he was brilliant in all of them.
Data’s Day is a HUGE fan favourite episode, for obvious reason Jen stated at the end! The simple perspective of getting insight on how Data sees his world alone is: PRICELESS!
Data effectively being pen-pals with the guy that wanted to literally take him apart is just about the most Data thing possible :). Such a fun episode, getting to hear Data's inner monologue, seeing him interact with everyone and the first appearances of Keiko (and Spot :) are all great but I especially enjoy the line they walk with his "feelings" - he's _right_ about the "Vulcan" ambassador for instance, so doesn't just the act of wishing he had confirmatory instincts kind of confirm _something_ is telling him that something dodgy's occurring ? And his calculation about Picard's response is essentially android for "I know my captain and he's gonna do the right thing" - admiration expressed in percentage terms :).
keiko is a botanist thats why she was in the garden, probably goes on some away missions to planet to study plants that we dont see because that wouldnt be much of an episode. but you will be seeing more of miles and her from here on out. not alot but they show up every now and then in TNG
"This is a very complex set of variables to coordinate." That's how I feel about dancing too 😅 Data and Worf have long been my favourite characters. Them getting together to talk about humans is great
Another of my personal favorite TNG episodes with a reliably brilliant performance by Brent Spiner. We also get to see Gates McFadden show off her dancing skills, get to meet the first of several different cats who play Spot the cat and we get to meet Keiko O'Brien.
Gates McFadden is also a choreographer in that profession she goes by her middle name Cheryl McFadden. She was the choreographer in the Labyrinth with David Bowie. On another note those of us who are on the Autism spectrum are closer to data that the others. Some of us have such difficulty socializing we choose solitude. I socialize better with my computer than people. I understand and having a background in computers it understands what I need from it.
He is learning, growing, changing, she said, as joy swelled in her heart and head. This episode made me so happy inside, seeing Data’s journey fills me with pride. I loved how the ship came alive, with moments small, where people thrive. Geordi's haircut, O'Brien’s bride, these little things, I never had spied. Data’s learning to feel, to care, in ways that humans sometimes share. He speaks of love, of friendship’s glow, in him, I see a human soul grow. There’s so much here that made me think, of all the ways our lives can link. The simple acts, the smiles, the grace, in Data’s quest, I see our place.
The Enterprise-D can be thought of as a flying city. It has multiple arboretums, several sickbays (even though the crew always speak as if there's only one), barbers, and bars/lounges, as well as gyms. The replicator room where Worf and Data were choosing a wedding gift is probably the closest thing to a store on board. If you want to know more about the workings of the Enterprise-D, look up Cetacean Ops. There have been minor references to it in some of the episodes, but the point is that the Ent-D has some dolphin crewmembers who act as navigators. Nope, I'm not joking. It's not something that ever appears in TNG, but there are references to it in several episodes and it's in the ship's blueprints.
It's a flying village really, but otherwise exactly. It seems like a necessity for long haul spaceflights. I've got a whole headcanon about the famous Five Year Missions and Starfleet evolving out of the early slow warp culture.
@@bigdream_dreambig Yup. Think about it - a ship with over 1000 crew plus families, civilian staff, passengers, diplomats, etc. is going to need more than one sickbay with four biobeds in it. Also, considering that the saucer can separate, you'd want at least one sickbay in the saucer section and one in the star drive section.
@@Tantalus010 Some cursory online research tells me that the US has 917k staffed hospital beds for its 333 million population. That's a rate of 2.75 per 1000 -- well under your "4" number. And although I agree that there'd need to be a backup space in case the first is damaged (or separated with the saucer), there's no need for it to be staffed until needed.
Love this one for the behind the scenes glimpse of an average day on the Enterprise. Makes the setting all that more well thought out and real to the viewer.
Gates McFadden, the doctor, was actually the director of choreography on the film Labyrinth. She was supposed to also be in the film but they needed her behind the scenes more.
This is one of my favorite episodes! I always loved to see more of the daily life on the ship...and especially from Data's perspective. I did not expect his dancing performance and that smile of his had me on the floor😂. His innocent dealing with our human "problems" is just priceless. As usual a wonderful reaction, Jen. I loved it!🤗
Jen, your reactions are dependably good. So nice to know I can sit down to any Jen reaction at the end of the day and have stress just fly off of me. Cheers!
The new streaming model of short seasons would never have room for an episode like this and it’s such an amazing episode with so many lore elements that make TNG such a great show.
I'm really enjoying sharing your enthusiasm is your reactions to TNG. It's so nice to see something from my childhood still making connections with new viewers. And, yes, you are correct to love this episode so much. It is one of Data's best outings.
I don't know if you noticed, but the recipient of Data's log entry, mentioned briefly at the beginning, is Bruce Maddox. He was the guy who wanted to disassemble Data and find out how he works, etc in the season two episode "Measure of a Man". Although Data won his right to refuse the disassembly, Data kept in contact with Bruce because he could appreciate the benefit of sharing this knowledge with such a genuinely curious scientist.
Gates McFadden was also a professional choreographer, so this gave her an opportunity to show off her skills. She was also the choreographer for Labyrinth.
Your joy on this episode reminds me on the joy I had on watching the Cuddy episode of Dr House. Like 1:1 I know exactly how you feel. Just beautiful to watch!
WE FINALLY MADE IT TO DATA'S DAY!!! This has got to be one of the definitive TNG episodes. What a special show. TNJ!!!!!!!!!! 🖖🖖🖖 Keep up the great work, you lunkhead!!!
11:54 "I can assure you, there is _no_ one being held captive aboard this ship." _"Liar!"_ You may note, at some point, Jen, the way the Romulans _excel_ at being dishonest _without_ outright lying. The fact is that Admiral Mendak knows this distinction _quite_ well. Is he outright lying? No. But is he being honest? No.
A few comments about the tap dance scene: Gates McFadden and Brent Spiner are both accomplished dancers. They worked up their own choreography and their own dialog for the scene. There are some parts in which you can tell that there is a professional dancer standing in for Data, but 99% of what you see is Brent Spiner performing, and the director of the episode praised him, saying that he was as good as his double. This scene is an awesome accomplishment for the characters and actors alike.
At least they uncovered the deception so the Federation can check what she had access to and what she is going to or already has revealed to the Romulans. The damage she did probably can't be reversed but it can at least be minimised.
This episode is one I come to when I’ve had a rough day. It’s calm, funny, entertaining and like you said, it makes you cherish being a human. A reminder of what is truly important in life.
It was wonderful to see O'Brien's role expanding here and there on the later seasons of TNG. His character and relationship with Keiko is really fleshed out in DS9 when he becomes one of the main cast members.
When Worf mentioned to Data that human rituals involved talking, dancing and crying that must be hard for Klingons to fathom crying. In Star Trek The Undiscovered Country, Spock mentioned to Scotty that Klingons cannot crying as they do not have tearducts.
Notice that the Commander Maddox to whom Data is sending this letter was the one who tried to get access to him in “Measure of a Man”. This means that both of them have come to a point in which Data is helping him understand how he (Data) thinks.
Spiner and McFadden are both acomplished dancers. This was a cool way of letting them show their talent in an episode. This is the first e[isode to show data's cat "Spot". The cat goes on to have significant importance in future episodes. It's kind of a call back to Sulu's pet plant Beauregard. It was mentioned in TOS that Spock had a pet sehlat. There was an episode in the animated series where we learned it's name was I-Chaya. In Startrek Enterprise, Capt. Archer has a pet beagle named Porthos. Klingons are mentioned to keep pet Targs. They keep them as pets and as food. Pets are recurring theme in Star Trek. There are even a couple of pet tribbles.
Data is so endearing because he believes that he is far away from being human, yet he is more human than a lot of people I've met, and in this episode, and many others, Brent Spiner does a wonderful job showing that to us! Also, this is the episode in which we meet Spot, the true master and commander of the Enterprise D. 😸
The funny thing about Data asking Dr. Crusher to teach him to dance is that Gates McFadden is also a professional choreographer. She was the choreographer on Labyrinth with David Bowie
Fun fact: Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) is a choreographer and dancer who used to work for Jim Henson Studios. She choreographed all of the dance numbers for Labyrinth.
One of my favorite episodes of TNG- also, my cat Hobbes looks a bit like Data's cat Spot. Spot, as you'll find out, is something of a terror with only Data and O'Brien being able to hold her.
This is an underrated episode, and showcases Spinner at his best. Multiple sets, with Data interaction with every character. Imo, this wasn't a normal day, and Data's need to evolve is totally due to how everyone treats him as human.
As soon as I seen where this episode was going, I knew that you were going to love it, Jen! The whole time I was watching it, I was anticipating what your reactions would be to the individual moments throughout the episode. 😊
Glad to see you watching this one. While not on anybody's top ten lists, episodes like this one and Disaster are some of my faves. While a Data episode on the surface, you learn so much about everybody. Maybe not a GOAT episode, but essential to understanding a lot about our characters.
Great reaction. It's really interesting to see your reactions from the TOS era to the TNG era in a matter of weeks and months whereas us older Trekkies had to wait for years from one series to the next. I hope you will continue your journey into the next three series (along with the TNG movies as well )
OMG I forgot. Keiko is played by none other than Rosalind Chao, who people like me remember from the last season of M*A*S*H (1972-1983). The TNG people were huge fans of M*A*S*H (I mean, who wasn't?) and there are M*A*S*H easter eggs all over TNG. I forgot that they actually scored an actor from the series! Go Rosalind Chao! Also at 2:15, "Supervising Producer: Jeri Taylor". Taylor would go on to be the creator and show runner of Star Trek: Voyager, my favorite post TOS/TNG series, starring Kate Mulgrew as Dr Katherine Janeway, Captain and chief scientific investigator of the USS Voyager. Gates McFadden ("Dr Beverley Crusher") is a talented dancer and choreographer. Among her choreography credits are Jim Henson's "The Dark Crystal" (1982) and "Labyrinth" (1986).
Gates McFadden is a dance choreographer. She was the choreographer for the film _Labyrinth_ with Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. She's credited as Cheryl McFadden on that film along with all her other choreography work. She's credited as Gates McFadden on her acting rolls.
You know Jen i really should start charging you for promoting you so much lol. The number of your reactions that get posted on my Facebook. I'm sure it's got you a few extra subscribers.
I’ve been down sick with Covid for a few days and have been looking forward to your Star Trek videos. Glad to see this episode was one of them. Such a good episode.
Gates McFadden (which is a stage name - her first name is Cheryl) had more credits as a dancer and choreographer than as an actor when she took the job on Star Trek.
Data is a really interesting character, it's a means to explore our own humanity! 🙂 Great episode and I loved the video 🙂 On submarines, we don't turn the lights down in Control at night as seen in this episode....basically the settings are off, on, and "rig for red". The latter is for when the periscope is up at night. It does two things: preserve the night vision of the Officer of the Deck (the officer in charge of the ship's mission and overall safety when the Captain is not in Control), and ensure that if anyone is looking in the direction of the periscope, they would at best see red light, which is hard for us to see at long distances at night. Every other section of the boat remains brightly illuminated, like an office building. You only know it is morning on a submarine because, when you wake up to get ready to go to watch, you smell eggs being made. 🙂
4:17 Dr. Crusher wanting her dancing past kept quiet, because she didn't want to be known as the "Dancing Doctor", is actually an inside joke. When Gates McFadden got hired on to play Dr. Crusher she insisted on not doing any dance routines on the show, because she didn't want the character to become known as the dancing doctor.
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Jen you should checkout the Picard series when your done with STG.
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Gates McFadden has actually organised the choreography for Labyrinth and Muppets Take Manhattan
The worse part of Labyrinth is the guys who dance with each others heads. It's alright for the first few minutes but it goes on way too long with very little pay off.
@@sidrat2009how come her head don’t come off? 👹
She was also the secretary for the scam producer
She was married to Jim Henson
And Jack Ryan's wife in The Hunt for Red October.
Introduced to Spot the cat, Beverly as the Dancing Doctor and Keiko!!
Spot is probably my favorite backstory joke in the series.
DC's "Star Trek" comic book once had a story called "Spot's Day," which followed Spot around the ship after he slipped out of Data's quarters. Very amusing -- especially when Spot wandered into one of Worf's holodeck training simulations.
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😂 I have GOT to track down a copy of that!
@@darthken815 It was in DC's "Star Trek: The Next Generation Special #1" from 1993.
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Thank you! 👍🏿
The squeal "Data with a kitty!" had me in stitches 😅
The fact that Data is reporting to Maddox is awesome, considering Maddox wanted to disassemble Data before, but clearly has learned to respect Data and his growing process. Also this way Data is keeping his promise to help Maddox in his research.
They weren't always great on continuity, but this was one time they nailed it
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One week of shore leave to the writers.
He did change his attitude after the trial already and it is a nice way to show that now he does want to know Data not as object anymore. Great call back to a great episode
Spot has entered.
As did Keiko!
Data and Crusher tapdancing is such a randomly iconic scene.
For a sec, I thought I read “lapdancing” 😳🤭🤣
McFadden was a choreographer and Spiner a Broadway actor before TNG, so they probably didn’t have to work too hard on this.
And don't forget that the entire monologue of this episode was Data recounting his day to Commander Maddux, who was the cybernetics expert who wanted to disassemble Data and re-engineer him, forcing Picard to defend Data's rights. At the end of that episode Data said that he hoped Maddux would continue his studies and would be happy to help him in the future. Data held no ill-feeling towards Maddux and continued to correspond with him, helping him to understand the positronic brain.
"I could be chasing an untamed ornithoid without cause." 😁😁😁
His deep nod when she clarifies xD
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The magic and genius of Data's character is that while he cannot feel any emotions, he evokes them in the people around him, and especially for us as the audience. One of my fave episodes. Actually, the night before I left for boot camp, my family and girlfriend at the time sat down to watch some of my favorite stuff before I left. We watched a few episodes of Star Trek TNG, and this was one of the few I picked to watch.
I spoke with Gates McFadden about this episode and she told be that she was four to five months pregnant during the tap dancing scene.
Cheryl "Gates" McFadden's background is dancing and choreography, mostly in theater but also with the Jim Henson group.
No quotes necessary Gates is her middle name. She choreographs under Cheryl and acts under Gates.
I dunno, having Data call him a lunkhead out of nowhere might actually get a laugh out of Picard. It'd just be so absurd and unexpected, like how he reacted to the livestock on board.
O'Brien's wife is played by the same actress who played the woman who married klinger on the final episode of mash. Fun fact all the years klinger tried to get sent home from korea, she managed to keep him there after the war ended.
Rosalind Chao is the actress.
Most recently she played Mulan's mother in the live remake movie of Mulan.
As well as Ye Wenjei in the Netflix adaptation of Three Body Problem.
I love when Data learns tap. Then proclaims he is ready to dance at the wedding 😂
When Dr. Crusher says, "You never told me this was for the wedding!" I always think, "Well, you didn't ask!"
This shows what a great spirit Data has, he's making a report to a person who wanted to disassemble him to create others, and didn't value Data's uniqueness, but Data rises above this and sees the scientific benefits of the study of his reactions and interpretations to the future.
Data to Worf (about the duck) is one of my favorite TNG moments - "It is my understanding that the item selected should reflect the personality of whoever is giving it. This does not remind me of you." 😆
That scene always reminds me of a couple I knew, who were puzzled that a close relative who was kind of known for being self centered and cheap attended their wedding and reception did not leave them any gift, not even a card. She wrote a thank you card saying "Saying you so much for your gift. Every time I think of it I am reminded of you".
Admiral Mendak was played by Alan Scarfe, a Canadian Shakespearean actor of tremendous ability, who served as Associate Director of the Stratford Festival in 1976-77. I saw him at Stratford in the Summer of 1973, when he played Roderigo in Othello, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, and Tony Lumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer; three more different roles I cannot imagine, and he was brilliant in all of them.
lucky you got to meet him, rip
Data’s Day is a HUGE fan favourite episode, for obvious reason Jen stated at the end! The simple perspective of getting insight on how Data sees his world alone is: PRICELESS!
It's also Brent Spiner's favorite episode.
This episode finally cemented my love for Data. 🥰
Data effectively being pen-pals with the guy that wanted to literally take him apart is just about the most Data thing possible :).
Such a fun episode, getting to hear Data's inner monologue, seeing him interact with everyone and the first appearances of Keiko (and Spot :) are all great but I especially enjoy the line they walk with his "feelings" - he's _right_ about the "Vulcan" ambassador for instance, so doesn't just the act of wishing he had confirmatory instincts kind of confirm _something_ is telling him that something dodgy's occurring ? And his calculation about Picard's response is essentially android for "I know my captain and he's gonna do the right thing" - admiration expressed in percentage terms :).
keiko is a botanist thats why she was in the garden, probably goes on some away missions to planet to study plants that we dont see because that wouldnt be much of an episode. but you will be seeing more of miles and her from here on out. not alot but they show up every now and then in TNG
"This is a very complex set of variables to coordinate." That's how I feel about dancing too 😅
Data and Worf have long been my favourite characters. Them getting together to talk about humans is great
O'Brien's wife, Keiko, is a botanist. Hence, the gardens, etc. -OG
I'm 60yrs old and have been watching since I was 13 and I still love Star Trek so much.🥰🥰
As you should, Good Sir! 👏🏼😀
Jen's joy at discovering this episode was immensely gratifying. Thanks chica!
I love that Data is staying in contact with Maddox, even after all that stuff in Measure of a Man 😇
It stands to reason, as Data is incapable of holding a grudge… or at least not as we know it.
I knew you’d love this episode Jen. Data’s journey is one of the best and most endearing journeys in Star Trek 🖖.
Another of my personal favorite TNG episodes with a reliably brilliant performance by Brent Spiner. We also get to see Gates McFadden show off her dancing skills, get to meet the first of several different cats who play Spot the cat and we get to meet Keiko O'Brien.
Gates McFadden is also a choreographer in that profession she goes by her middle name Cheryl McFadden. She was the choreographer in the Labyrinth with David Bowie. On another note those of us who are on the Autism spectrum are closer to data that the others. Some of us have such difficulty socializing we choose solitude. I socialize better with my computer than people. I understand and having a background in computers it understands what I need from it.
Other way around: Gates is her middle name.
He is learning, growing, changing, she said, as joy swelled in her heart and head. This episode made me so happy inside, seeing Data’s journey fills me with pride. I loved how the ship came alive, with moments small, where people thrive. Geordi's haircut, O'Brien’s bride, these little things, I never had spied. Data’s learning to feel, to care, in ways that humans sometimes share. He speaks of love, of friendship’s glow, in him, I see a human soul grow. There’s so much here that made me think, of all the ways our lives can link. The simple acts, the smiles, the grace, in Data’s quest, I see our place.
The Enterprise-D can be thought of as a flying city. It has multiple arboretums, several sickbays (even though the crew always speak as if there's only one), barbers, and bars/lounges, as well as gyms. The replicator room where Worf and Data were choosing a wedding gift is probably the closest thing to a store on board. If you want to know more about the workings of the Enterprise-D, look up Cetacean Ops. There have been minor references to it in some of the episodes, but the point is that the Ent-D has some dolphin crewmembers who act as navigators. Nope, I'm not joking. It's not something that ever appears in TNG, but there are references to it in several episodes and it's in the ship's blueprints.
It's a flying village really, but otherwise exactly. It seems like a necessity for long haul spaceflights. I've got a whole headcanon about the famous Five Year Missions and Starfleet evolving out of the early slow warp culture.
Several sickbays?!? This is the first I'm hearing of that!
@@bigdream_dreambig Yup. Think about it - a ship with over 1000 crew plus families, civilian staff, passengers, diplomats, etc. is going to need more than one sickbay with four biobeds in it. Also, considering that the saucer can separate, you'd want at least one sickbay in the saucer section and one in the star drive section.
@@Tantalus010 Some cursory online research tells me that the US has 917k staffed hospital beds for its 333 million population. That's a rate of 2.75 per 1000 -- well under your "4" number. And although I agree that there'd need to be a backup space in case the first is damaged (or separated with the saucer), there's no need for it to be staffed until needed.
"Computer, make sexy dance lady"
And she just happens to look a lot like Tasha...
Love this one for the behind the scenes glimpse of an average day on the Enterprise. Makes the setting all that more well thought out and real to the viewer.
Gates McFadden, the doctor, was actually the director of choreography on the film Labyrinth. She was supposed to also be in the film but they needed her behind the scenes more.
Production had long planned for her to do both, but ultimately her union wouldn't allow it.
Its weird to me that I actually look forward to your star trek reactions on Sundays now... 😂
This is one of my favorite episodes! I always loved to see more of the daily life on the ship...and especially from Data's perspective. I did not expect his dancing performance and that smile of his had me on the floor😂. His innocent dealing with our human "problems" is just priceless. As usual a wonderful reaction, Jen. I loved it!🤗
Jen, your reactions are dependably good. So nice to know I can sit down to any Jen reaction at the end of the day and have stress just fly off of me. Cheers!
The new streaming model of short seasons would never have room for an episode like this and it’s such an amazing episode with so many lore elements that make TNG such a great show.
Fun that you finally met Spot. 😺
FYI Brent Spiner said at cons he never enjoyed working with cats haha. He had tough times waiting for the cats to perform.
Data grows a lot in this episode. Another delightful Next Jen outing. 😊
In hard times, we will always need Star Trek and these characters.
I'm really enjoying sharing your enthusiasm is your reactions to TNG. It's so nice to see something from my childhood still making connections with new viewers.
And, yes, you are correct to love this episode so much. It is one of Data's best outings.
I don't know if you noticed, but the recipient of Data's log entry, mentioned briefly at the beginning, is Bruce Maddox. He was the guy who wanted to disassemble Data and find out how he works, etc in the season two episode "Measure of a Man". Although Data won his right to refuse the disassembly, Data kept in contact with Bruce because he could appreciate the benefit of sharing this knowledge with such a genuinely curious scientist.
Great thumb, Jen! I love Data's goofy smile when he dances with Beverly!
Jen, Data, and Spot in the thumbnail? Well, this is shaping up to be a mighty fine Next Jen Sunday. 🥃☮❤🖖
Gates McFadden was also a professional choreographer, so this gave her an opportunity to show off her skills. She was also the choreographer for Labyrinth.
Your joy on this episode reminds me on the joy I had on watching the Cuddy episode of Dr House. Like 1:1 I know exactly how you feel. Just beautiful to watch!
WE FINALLY MADE IT TO DATA'S DAY!!! This has got to be one of the definitive TNG episodes. What a special show. TNJ!!!!!!!!!! 🖖🖖🖖 Keep up the great work, you lunkhead!!!
Nice that we are watching a very fun episode of Star Trek: The Next Jeneration.
11:54 "I can assure you, there is _no_ one being held captive aboard this ship."
_"Liar!"_
You may note, at some point, Jen, the way the Romulans _excel_ at being dishonest _without_ outright lying. The fact is that Admiral Mendak knows this distinction _quite_ well. Is he outright lying? No. But is he being honest? No.
I like that the character's name is "Mendak," appropriate for his... mendacity.
A few comments about the tap dance scene: Gates McFadden and Brent Spiner are both accomplished dancers. They worked up their own choreography and their own dialog for the scene. There are some parts in which you can tell that there is a professional dancer standing in for Data, but 99% of what you see is Brent Spiner performing, and the director of the episode praised him, saying that he was as good as his double. This scene is an awesome accomplishment for the characters and actors alike.
"Somedays you get the bear and somedays the bear gets you."
Or 5 Romulan warbirds!!! hehe
@@stormcrow7838 The Romulans clearly learned their lesson from not bringing enough ships in the "The Defector."
At least they uncovered the deception so the Federation can check what she had access to and what she is going to or already has revealed to the Romulans. The damage she did probably can't be reversed but it can at least be minimised.
I always think of Sam Elliott in the Big Lebowski when I hear that expression. 😅
Arnold tried to smile to great comedic effect as well in the extended version of “Terminator 2”.
You got me into Star Trek. For real, I really enjoy this show now. 👍🏼✨
This episode is a "biggie" so bravo to everyone for having restraint and not spoiling it for Jen.
The crew's humanity juxtaposed with Data's desire to become human is a wonderful story. Wonderful reaction Jen.
Data basically narrated the entire episode with a letter to Commander Maddox.
This episode is one I come to when I’ve had a rough day. It’s calm, funny, entertaining and like you said, it makes you cherish being a human. A reminder of what is truly important in life.
It was wonderful to see O'Brien's role expanding here and there on the later seasons of TNG. His character and relationship with Keiko is really fleshed out in DS9 when he becomes one of the main cast members.
When Worf mentioned to Data that human rituals involved talking, dancing and crying that must be hard for Klingons to fathom crying. In Star Trek The Undiscovered Country, Spock mentioned to Scotty that Klingons cannot crying as they do not have tearducts.
Notice that the Commander Maddox to whom Data is sending this letter was the one who tried to get access to him in “Measure of a Man”. This means that both of them have come to a point in which Data is helping him understand how he (Data) thinks.
That is Spot, the cat. Spot appears in a few episodes. O'Brien was also in Deep Space 9, so some of us know him more.
spot also appears in two of the TNG movies!
I wouldn't even be mad if the almighty algorithm triggered ads when Jen says Commercial Break!
Gates McFadden (Dr Crusher) is an award winning choreographer and she did choreo for Labyrinth!
Spiner and McFadden are both acomplished dancers. This was a cool way of letting them show their talent in an episode. This is the first e[isode to show data's cat "Spot". The cat goes on to have significant importance in future episodes. It's kind of a call back to Sulu's pet plant Beauregard. It was mentioned in TOS that Spock had a pet sehlat. There was an episode in the animated series where we learned it's name was I-Chaya. In Startrek Enterprise, Capt. Archer has a pet beagle named Porthos. Klingons are mentioned to keep pet Targs. They keep them as pets and as food. Pets are recurring theme in Star Trek. There are even a couple of pet tribbles.
I find your episodic extrapolations quite fascinating.
Data is so endearing because he believes that he is far away from being human, yet he is more human than a lot of people I've met, and in this episode, and many others, Brent Spiner does a wonderful job showing that to us!
Also, this is the episode in which we meet Spot, the true master and commander of the Enterprise D. 😸
Keiko is a botanist. She is a part of the gardening crew.
Data's entire story to becoming more than the sum of his parts and programming will always be S Tier for me.
I don't know a single TNG fan who doesn't love this episode. It is absolute fun from start to end.
The funny thing about Data asking Dr. Crusher to teach him to dance is that Gates McFadden is also a professional choreographer. She was the choreographer on Labyrinth with David Bowie
The actress who plays the doctor is a professional choreographer
Average DS9 viewer seeing O'brien get married:
Look out, it's a trap!
Fun fact: Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) is a choreographer and dancer who used to work for Jim Henson Studios.
She choreographed all of the dance numbers for Labyrinth.
Your delight at viewing Data's Day was so good to see ❤️
You get to meet Spot! Yay!
One of my favorite episodes of TNG- also, my cat Hobbes looks a bit like Data's cat Spot.
Spot, as you'll find out, is something of a terror with only Data and O'Brien being able to hold her.
This is an underrated episode, and showcases Spinner at his best. Multiple sets, with Data interaction with every character. Imo, this wasn't a normal day, and Data's need to evolve is totally due to how everyone treats him as human.
Underrated? Isn't this one on a lot of favorites lists?
As soon as I seen where this episode was going, I knew that you were going to love it, Jen! The whole time I was watching it, I was anticipating what your reactions would be to the individual moments throughout the episode. 😊
"I seen"? You might want to revisit your old third-grade grammar book. 🙄
@@glennjpanting2081 Oh, you're one of those guys...
@@TerminatorJuice Yes, I am one of "those guys" who actually cares about the English language ... and you are clearly one of "those guys" who doesn't.
@@glennjpanting2081 I'm sure every time you correct someone's grammar, that they just really appreciate it, and end up thinking so highly of you! Lol
@@TerminatorJuice I'm well past the point in my life where I give the tiniest rat's ass about what anyone thinks of me ... including you.
Glad to see you watching this one. While not on anybody's top ten lists, episodes like this one and Disaster are some of my faves. While a Data episode on the surface, you learn so much about everybody. Maybe not a GOAT episode, but essential to understanding a lot about our characters.
Great reaction. It's really interesting to see your reactions from the TOS era to the TNG era in a matter of weeks and months whereas us older Trekkies had to wait for years from one series to the next. I hope you will continue your journey into the next three series (along with the TNG movies as well )
"we're getting an O'Brien episode!"
That sound right there was ten thousand DS9 fans bracing themselves.
OMG I forgot. Keiko is played by none other than Rosalind Chao, who people like me remember from the last season of M*A*S*H (1972-1983). The TNG people were huge fans of M*A*S*H (I mean, who wasn't?) and there are M*A*S*H easter eggs all over TNG. I forgot that they actually scored an actor from the series! Go Rosalind Chao!
Also at 2:15, "Supervising Producer: Jeri Taylor". Taylor would go on to be the creator and show runner of Star Trek: Voyager, my favorite post TOS/TNG series, starring Kate Mulgrew as Dr Katherine Janeway, Captain and chief scientific investigator of the USS Voyager.
Gates McFadden ("Dr Beverley Crusher") is a talented dancer and choreographer. Among her choreography credits are Jim Henson's "The Dark Crystal" (1982) and "Labyrinth" (1986).
There are quite a few people from M*A*S*H that wound up on TNG at some time or another. David Ogden Stiers turns up in this season, too.
@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t He DOES!? If I ever knew that, I had forgotten it. What a class act he was.
Gates McFadden is a dance choreographer. She was the choreographer for the film _Labyrinth_ with Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie. She's credited as Cheryl McFadden on that film along with all her other choreography work. She's credited as Gates McFadden on her acting rolls.
R.i.p patty yakutake who played nurse Alyssa ogawa on the next generation
Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher) is a well-respected dance choreographer as well as actress.
The words Picard says at the beginning of the Wedding are the same ones Kirk used at the Wedding ceremony in "Balance of Terror".
Ahh the beginning of the O'Brian's...........I love these two and Spot too as a bonus
You know Jen i really should start charging you for promoting you so much lol. The number of your reactions that get posted on my Facebook. I'm sure it's got you a few extra subscribers.
I’ve been down sick with Covid for a few days and have been looking forward to your Star Trek videos. Glad to see this episode was one of them. Such a good episode.
Gates McFadden is a dancer and choreographer more than she is an actor.
And a hottie even more than that!
The hint that the ambassador was suspicious was when she "tested" data.
Gates McFadden (which is a stage name - her first name is Cheryl) had more credits as a dancer and choreographer than as an actor when she took the job on Star Trek.
Fabulous reaction number one.
Great episode and nice to see one centred around data .
Glad you enjoyed this episode as much as I did . 🖖😊🇨🇦
Keiko's job on the Enterprise is a Botanist, so the ships Arboreum is where she works. There'll be more about her job/career in DS9.
Data is a really interesting character, it's a means to explore our own humanity! 🙂 Great episode and I loved the video 🙂 On submarines, we don't turn the lights down in Control at night as seen in this episode....basically the settings are off, on, and "rig for red". The latter is for when the periscope is up at night. It does two things: preserve the night vision of the Officer of the Deck (the officer in charge of the ship's mission and overall safety when the Captain is not in Control), and ensure that if anyone is looking in the direction of the periscope, they would at best see red light, which is hard for us to see at long distances at night. Every other section of the boat remains brightly illuminated, like an office building. You only know it is morning on a submarine because, when you wake up to get ready to go to watch, you smell eggs being made. 🙂
If you like O'Brain as much as I do you should definitely watch Star Trek DS9 it's all O'Brain all the time
4:17 Dr. Crusher wanting her dancing past kept quiet, because she didn't want to be known as the "Dancing Doctor", is actually an inside joke. When Gates McFadden got hired on to play Dr. Crusher she insisted on not doing any dance routines on the show, because she didn't want the character to become known as the dancing doctor.