Datalore

DVD, TNG S1 (Datalore)

A good episode, that introduces Data's brother Lore into the series, with disastrous results. Brent Spiner does one of his famous doubleacts as both characters, infusing Lore with such subtlety of emotion and slyness in bearing and sound, that he really is a different character! I especially enjoyed the action at the end, with a super fast battle with the two androids fighting, it's just a shame there wasn't more of it. The only thing I felt it failed on was a suitable ending.

After all the touchiness at Data's 'feelings' regarding the discovery of his brother, Picard briskly finishes the episode telling Data to get into uniform, and sends Wesley back to the bridge, then quick conversation with Riker over how human they'd like Data to be, then done. It was a terribly throwaway end to something that meant more. There's no questions as to what happened to Lore, Dr. Crusher comes in again, her apparent injury only flame damage to her labcoat it seems, and no apology for not listening to Wes! It didn't fit with the rest of the episode where they all care so much about Data's reactions, yet here he doesn't have time to be upset, or the equivalent for an unemotional being, and accepts his brother is just gone. It was too basic and out of context compared to the rest of the story.

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