13th episode season american science fiction television series star trek generation originally aired january broadcast syndication story created turned script creator final script credit star trek series director originally following delays pre production caused script writes reassigned set 24th century series follows adventures crew starfleet starship enterprise episode enterprise crew discover data brother lore league entity destroyed colony home world story underwent significant changes prior filming originally meant romance episode data female android altered evil twin plot suggestion elements data origin introduced alien creation hands named friend second world war edits script continued filming look episode praised cast crew script ratings episode came million broadcast lower previous subsequent episodes critical reception mixed criticism directed quality script praised dual role plot way computer maintenance enterprise arrives planet site vanished colony starship tripoli originally found android data away team travels surface finds farmland barren trace life soil team finds lab discover prominent designer built data team find android nearly identical data return ship course resumed crew data brother played refers lore explains data built perfect model crew shows signs intelligent letting later private tells data actually created opposite order colonists perfection explains space entity capable stripping away life force world responsible colony demise lore data revealing plans offer ship crew entity signal transmission detected data quarters arrives investigate finds lore data explains brother attacked doubtful pretends accept explanation soon entity attacked colony approaches ship lore pretending data enters bridge object enterprise explains brother turning causing doctor suspicious data previously treated existence feature closely guarded secret lore explains communicate entity suggests captain demonstration force object entity destroying ship lore attempts imitate data imperfect suspicion especially lore recognize usual command sends security detachment tail lore pursuit suspicious son unconscious data race cargo hold find lore plotting entity defeat enterprise lore discovers threatens orders leave data quickly rushes lore brawl data manages knock lore platform lore space longer aboard entity departs enterprise resumes journey production original story episode featured non female android intended love interest data new android intended created deployed dangerous hazardous situations described premise lines female android version fire fighter evil twin story suggested instead originally developed include creation data alien race instead dropped introduced named second world war friend character khan named final script credit star trek series script mention laws suggested included point spoken credit memo dated october executive producer episode suffered delays pre production caused writes script resulting script switched big goodbye meant director went direct episode instead previously told going direct big goodbye work short season instead assigned direct took new episode challenge belief producers didn think episode work caused determined good episode numerous discussions aspects episode technical requirements effects required additional day filming credited making episode work giving example scene office sitting lore discussion like human shot double turned read way shot half characters scenes different people painted characters differently edits script filming writers wanted introduce new element data order distinguish lore inability use data earlier episodes refused shoot scene final decision reached production stopped meeting subject producers writers middle bridge set music episode composed later released second disc album star trek generation ron jones project episode jones created note theme represent lore entity given theme notes played pieces entitled crystal attacks music played away team explore similar created film alien jones acknowledged link saying playing stuff like music beginning alien like like executive producer pleased outcome episode saying sets design look brilliant thought best looking season felt weren right opinion forward actor portrayed data lore thought data actions line expectations character episode second appearance chief chief engineers introduced season appear twice gaining role season later recalled stand actor episode irritated described stand looking like break dancer robot portray data lore said think guy playing android enthusiasm got end week pretty wanted sell nearest events episode followed later seasons entity returning fifth season episode avatar reprised role lore episodes brothers descent reception broadcast january broadcast syndication episode received nielsen ratings million broadcast dip big goodbye received ratings previous week angel gained ratings million week reviewers watched episode end series reviewed episode june summed saying episode important grand scheme things establishes data background episode bad clumsy script body double work thought ending characters acted dumb posts episode positive thing said episode teeth marks scenery onscreen lore gave score cast member watched episode december credited art direction episode criticised story saying comes lazy writing things happen supposed happen having happen characters skeptical audience isn surprised second act story problems gotten past draft remembered enjoying episode child felt didn hold repeat adult stated fantastic job creating distinctly different characters data lore wasn remedy faults episode gave grade reviewed episode thought knows follow ups great episodes thought reminiscent evil twin captain original series episode enemy mirror universe version seen felt lore lacked motivation intending crew look pretty stupid lore threat thought ending shocking transporting villain space occurred human moment utter lore told entity attack shields drop following activation website reviews valued episode providing backstory data said smart realize obvious crew realizes lore data silly adults brings attention helpful lines like shut lead helpful lines teenage rebellion complains officers listening simply annoying material continuing season trend child status plot device adults look gave episode score zack_handlen watched april whilst thought data origins significant saying ship originally found data didn think unusual farming colony wiped hadn searched planet lab forge finds roughly minutes looking thought role lore chance showcase abilities felt story surface possible routes taken thought issue problem despite saying data use promptly episode including immediately lore ship caused confusion paying attention half convinced wrong robot away lore won end disliked response crew thought gave episode overall grade home media theatrical release recent release season blu ray set july order celebrate 25th anniversary star trek generation promote release season blu ray episodes gone received theatrical release united_states july nearly cinemas chosen experts mike fan favourite status
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