Data's offspring chooses to be a Human female. But Data tries to make him understand by pointing out that in most species there is a primal instinct to perpetuate themselves and, until now, he has been the last of his kind. Even though Data tries to explain to him the value of letting Lal be in such an interactive environment where she can observe Human behavior, the admiral seriously questions Data's intentions of appropriate guidance. Data says that when he created Lal, it was in the hopes that one day she enter the Academy, that she become a member of Starfleet. Picard angrily argues that he cannot just turn it on and off like a machine. Walking to the bridge, where everyone is gathered and concerned, Data explains that Lal suffered complete neural system failure at 13:00 hours and that he deactivated the unit. Crusher finds that hard to believe. The third-season hour, written by Rene Echevarria and directed by Jonathan Frakes, follows Data as he creates, bonds with, teaches, advocates for, struggles to save and then mourns Lal, his android … "I will feel it for both of us… thank you for my life. In her office in sickbay, Data tells Crusher that Lal wishes to be more like the others and that he doesn't know how to help her. "Then why do you still try to emulate Humans? The Offspring (sh. The painting Data shows to Lal in his quarters is evidently "Tableau I" by Piet Mondrian. After many hours of searching several thousand composites that Data has selected, the choices are narrowed down to four: an Andorian female, a Human male, a Human female, and a Klingon male. Given how it's clearly possible to make an android look human, and Data strives to be human, why … [19], The episode was included on the Star Trek: The Next Generation season three DVD box set, released in the United States on September 3, 2002. In the Next Generation episode "The Offspring" Data constructed a Soong-type android that looked exactly like a human woman. [12], In 2020, Gamespot recommended this episode for background on the character of Data. [14], Screen Rant, IGN and Space.com recommended this episode as background for the series Star Trek: Picard. But before the discussion can get any more tense, they are interrupted by a call from Troi who explains what has happened to Lal and asks everyone to come to Data's lab at once. Data has been acting unusually secretively since returning from a cybernetics conference. "It is a limitation we must learn to accept, Lal." Later in his quarters, Captain Picard receives the dreaded message from Admiral Haftel, who explains to him that he has discussed the situation with Starfleet Command and the Enterprise is to hold position until he joins them to personally review the android's development. "It is the difference between knowledge and experience. Matters are complicated further when the child begins to develop beyond Data's abilities. ", "I can give her attention, doctor. Wars are nasty, vile things that drag even the good guys (whoever that happens to be) into the dark and filth. [11] Variety listed "The Offspring" as one of the top 15 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Order a man to turn his child over to the state? With Troi's assistance and considering many of the on-board species as well as the databanks, Lal narrows down to four possibilities, including a Klingon male, which, as Troi points out, would make it "a friend for Worf", but in the end selects the appearance of a young female human. Later in his lab, Wesley asks Data what Lal does while he is on duty. [3] Patrick Stewart said it was also one of his favorite episodes, along with "The Inner Light" and "In Theory" (his directorial debut). She wonders if she has done something wrong since they are planning to move her away from her father. He is her father. René Echevarria After he first asked Rick Berman if he could try directing an episode, Frakes was told to go and learn the ropes. "TNG" chronicled the voyages of the starship Enterprise-D, under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard on its continuing mission of exploration through the Alpha and Beta Quadrants in the 2360s. The admiral agrees with him and asks Data whether he could assist in his efforts. "The Offspring", which initially had the working title "Bloodlines", originated in a spec script written by him. He also wonders why Picard is so insistent about this, asking him whether he seriously believes that they are breaking up a family of some sort. Lal nevertheless adapts very quickly, even, to everyone's amazement, surpassing Data as stated by her ability to use contractions, something Data never achieved. She experiments with some of her new knowledge by suddenly grabbing Riker from across the bar and kissing him; once she notices, Guinan quickly has her let go of Riker. Data: I can give her attention, Doctor, but I am incapable of giving her love. Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission, Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years, Star Trek Magazine Discovery Collectors Edition, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Data Box, Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Data Collection, Star Trek: The Next Generation - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition, https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Offspring_(episode)?oldid=2689630, Disapproving script notes in one-page memo from, The episode proceeded to develop as a group effort. It was the beginning of a long association for Echevarria, a writer, producer and story editor for numerous TNG and DS9 episodes. As a result, her existence allowed Picard to "distract" the Borg by focusing on Lal and the long-term implications of her existence after he became Locutus of Borg, allowing Riker time to give the order to destroy his Borg cube and kill Locutus before the Borg could find and adapt to their attack. "I love you, father." Picard asks for time, patience, and an open mind from the admiral – allowing Lal to stay with Data during her formative years until she is ready to move on to other tasks and challenges. Deanna is startled to realize she can sense Lal's fear. Upon arriving, Data's diagnostics find Lal's emotional outburst is a symptom of a cascade failure in her positronic brain, and they must work fast to stop it. 0:29. Captain's log, Stardate 43657.0 While Commander Riker is away on personal leave, the Enterprise has travelled to sector three nine six to begin charting the Selebi Asteroid Belt. Lal's subsequent breakdown was then averted by the intervention of Doctor Noonien Soong when he "summoned" Data to him, much as he does in "Brothers", Soong's expertise allowing him to repair the damage to Lal's neural net. However, she leaves it up to Data to explain to Lal what follows after the couple leaves Ten Forward in a hurry. When leaving, he asks Counselor Troi to accompany him. Follow. Troi responds by pointing out that Picard has never been a parent. 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