top five Data moments?
Thank you, what a nice thing to get to choose from! I’m bad at ranking things, so I’m going to pick five that occur to me quickly.
- In “Liaisons,” Data encouraging Worf to go and talk to the alien ambassador that he’s having trouble with.
Data: How is your diplomatic assignment progressing?
Worf (in a growl): Fine.
Data: I have heard that in moments of diplomatic tension, it is often helpful to find elements of commonality.
Worf: Ambassador Byleth is demanding, temperamental and rude!
Data: You share all of those qualities in abundance. Perhaps you should try to build on your similarities. (very kindly pats Worf on the back and leaves)- “Tell him he is a pretty cat. And a good cat.“ Data doting on Spot is always good and this is my favourite example. (”Phantasms”)
- Patting his head and rubbing his tummy at the same time as proof of what a highly advanced artificial intelligence he is (”Brothers”)
- Data earnestly telling Deanna that he’d like to get married one day and Deanna assuring him he has a lot to offer. (”Data’s Day”)
- The utterly weird noise he makes feeding the alien pet in “The Most Toys”
