![]() ![]() Even the post-generations novels spun off into their own universe by the master of ego, William Shatner, had more Data about them than this offering. yet the depth of Data is left here to wilt away, disused and seemingly unmissed. ![]() You're going to be an interesting companion," Riker said. ![]() Where's that vital spark that some other authors captured so well? That was portrayed onscreen to such brilliant perfection?"Nice to meet you - Pinocchio. It seems inexcusable that we're so far into the series yet the major character of the novel is treated as no more than a puppet on a string. data's experiments performed upon La Forge reminded me unerringly of the EMH's lack of ethical subroutines in Equinox (which I found equally distasteful). Other episodes, novels and characters deal with the Borg, at other times and places: this work was, or should have been, Data-centric.īut just As with the lack of emotional depth in the novelisation of Star Trek Insurrection I came away with a sense of missing something, a sense of "oh, well, that's that and everything's gone back to normal". ![]() Onscreen, this episode was quite powerful because of the way in which emotion takes hold of the android, and despite the terrifying nature of the Borg, the repercussions of their actions were purely transient here. Despite the obvious inferences of technological inanity, Data is a very complex, powerful character. ![]()
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