TNG s3e16 “The Offspring”
The remainder of his speech:
You acknowledge their sentience, but you ignore their personal liberties and freedom. Order a man to hand his child over to the state? Not while I am his captain. If you wish, you can accompany us to Starfleet, where we shall see… [then Troi delivers the bad news]
Good ep. Moral dilemmas, philosophy and that meme of Lal failing to catch the ball.
Also Lal giving Riker a taste of the other side of the coin:
Haha guinan looking over at them before they do it
I’m only just realizing that she gives strong “Small Wonder” vibes. iykyk
Hadn’t thought about that show in ages.
He’s biting that female!
Guinan neglected to mention the mating rituals of Klingons.
Strangely, in the next season (s4e3) when Data finally meets his dying creator, he never thinks to mention Lal, despite the many dialogue lead-ins about procreation and disappointment over Data’s joining Starfleet instead of following in Noonien Soong’s cyberneticist footsteps.
Then all the way to Picard season 3, she just gets a quick name drop among the other personalities that went into the golum.
evil wins when good men do nothing
Is there ANY Situation you don’t have a Meme Response for?
“His hands – were moving faster than I could see, trying to stay ahead of each breakdown.”
That delivery with the pause by Nicolas Coster hit hard.
That part is where his character finally turns from just another badmiral to a so-so human. Still a dick for not ever intending to listen to their arguments.
Certainly. But the admirals and higher ups had to always be the “bad guy” to move the plot and give the crew something to push against. A “real” Starfleet would hopefully be better managed, especially when it’s not just humans running the show.
