[TNG] Season 2, Episode 6 (Netflix: S2 E6): The Schizoid Man
Rating: 2
There are some interesting concepts floating around in the episode, but none of them are explored in any satisfying way. The whole of the plot can be guessed by the viewer within the first few minutes of the episode, so thematic depth and character moments provide the bulk of the entertainment, which is relatively thin.
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Notes:
Data acquires a beard
They have to do a “Near-Warp transport.” Deanna didn’t sign up for this
They have to do a medical checkup on the most brilliant man in the whole galaxy or something
“Excuse me sir, are you a Romulan?” She must be a star wars fan.
They discover Graves is going to die
I liked this conversation about Data’s nature. Graves also says he’s going to transfer his mind into a computer, and then wants to know if he could shut Data off
Data rejoins the group and announces that Graves has died
Graves-Data gives his own eulogy. No one likes it except Wesley
Data starts getting really jealous because Picard was talking to his lady friend
Data starts knocking people out
Then he feels guilty so he knocks himself out.
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