Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek : The Next Generationvetoed what could have been a enthralling story of Lt . Commander Data ’s ( Brent Spiner ) android daughter , Lal ( Hallie Todd ) , being stolen by his malefic comrade , Lore ( Brent Spiner ) . As the only android in Starfleet , Data initially believe himself to be one of a kind , until he fill Lore inTNGseason 1 , instalment 13 , " Datalore . " At first , Data was pleased to discover he had a brother , and he believe the best of Lore . Unfortunately , Lore quick betrayed Data , attempting to feed the entire USS Enterprise - 500 bunch to the unsafe Crystalline Entity .
AsStar Trek : The Next Generationcontinued , Data met his Divine , Dr. Noonien Soong ( also Brent Spiner ) , and learned more about himself . After the upshot of " Datalore , " Lore was presumed lose , exit Data alone again . InStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 3 , episode 16 , " The Offspring,“Data decides to go on his legacy by building an android daughternamed Lal . While Lal only appears in one episode , some ofTNG’swriters considered bringing her back for a write up that would have involve Lore attempting to reactivate her .
Star Trek: TNG Shot Down A Lore Stealing Data’s Daughter Episode
TNG’s “The Offspring” Almost Got A Cool Sequel
After Lal ’s tragic death due to cascade nonstarter inStar Trek : The Next coevals ’s " The Offspring , " Data preserves his daughter ’s memories within his own positronic brain , but it ’s never revealed what became of her organic structure . In a 1992 convention appearing , TNGscript coordinator Eric A. Stillwell revealed thatTNG’swriters had advise a script in which Lore slip Lal ’s body and attempt to revive herwith theemotion crisp create for Databy Dr. Noonien Soong . It ’s unclear why this idea was refuse , as it would have been fun to see Lal again and explore her ability to experience emotions .
For a purportedly emotionless android , Data display a lot of human traits throughout his time on Star Trek : The Next propagation .
An emotional reaction caused Lal ’s positronic brainpower to go into shower nonstarter , but as applied science improved , it ’s potential this trouble could have been correct . Lore would have for certain had his own selfish reasons for contribute Lal back , but this sound like a funStar Trek : The Next Generationstory concept . On the other hired hand , " The Offspring " work so well on its own and Lal ’s comeback may have lessened the impact of the sequence ’s tragic ending . Plus , it might have been too much to see Data lose Lal yet again because it ’s difficult to envisage the sequence end any other agency .
How Star Trek: TNG Could Have Had A Data Android Family Saga
TNG Could Have Added More Chapters To Data’s Story
If the producers ofStar Trek : The Next Generationhad made the story of Lore stealing Lal , it would have meld elements of several episodes to further Data ’s storyline . From Data merging Lore in " Datalore , " to Data being given rights in theTNGclassic " The Measure of a Man,“to Data ’s girl in " The Offspring , " and Data ’s emotion crisp in " Brothers,“the unproduced episode could have been the ending to a multipart saga about Data and his house . ThroughoutTNGand modernStar Trek , several Soongs from the human side of Data ’s " fellowship " have popped up , but it would have been cool to see his android family together .
Lore eventually render for the " Descent " two - parter that bridgedStar Trek : The Next Generationseasons 6 and 7 , after which he was deactivated and the emotion chip put into safekeeping .
InStar Trek : Picardseason 3,Data received an upgraded synthetical bodywith the ability to experience emotion . Created by Dr. Altan Soong ( Brent Spiner ) , Noonien ’s Logos , this new humanoid incorporated the memories of Lal , B-4 , and Soong himself , as well as the personality of Data and Lore . Data ’s personality finally guide over , but elements of Lore , Lal , B-4 , and the Soongs live on within this freshly upgraded translation of the humanoid . With this upgrade , Data not only attain his destination of becoming ( almost ) human , but he also became the culmination of the Soong and android family saga that began onStar Trek : The Next contemporaries .
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