[18], In 2020, Looper listed this as one of the best, but saddest episodes for Data. Star Trek TNG - EDIT 5 - "The NaQed Now" Betsyoji. Data has been acting unusually secretively since returning from a cybernetics conference. Star Treak The Next Generation, episode 64: THE OFFSPRING, which first aired on television March 12, 1990. I have just been advised of a highly unusual project undertaken by Commander Data." Hallie Todd is best known to audiences as "Jo McGuire" on Disney's hit series Lizzie McGuire and The Lizzie McGuire Movie for … Star Trek: The Next Generation "The Offspring" Air date: 3/12/1990 Written by Rene Echevarria Directed by Jonathan Frakes. 44:06. (TNG: \"The Measure Of A Man\") When he learned of a newly-developed submicron matrix transfer technology at a cybernetics conference he had attended in 2366, he decided to proceed with the creation of one like himself. "You've never been a parent. After he leaves, Data turns Lal back on and she asks him quite curiously what her purpose is; her function, her reason for being. If he were to be damaged or destroyed, he would be lost forever. Visibly moved at Data's determination to save his child, Haftel explains the failure was irreparable. Commander Riker, returning from leave and unaware of Data's creation, walks into Ten Forward and begins flirting with Lal, asking her casually if she is new around here. "The Offspring," one of Star Trek: The Next Generation's most memorable, heartwrenching and morality-challenging episodes, aired on March 12, 1990—or 25 years ago tomorrow. Data becomes a father when he creates a Soong-type android in the form of a daughter named Lal. [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. Data points out that he can give her attention but that he is totally incapable of giving her love. Star Trek TNG - S03E16 - The Offspring. (, In contrast, Melinda Snodgrass commented, ", Michael Piller named this episode (along with ", At Michael Piller's behest, this episode was given a repeat airing on the second of two weekends when people who would be voting in the technical categories of the 1990. To her, that suggests a child. Given how it's clearly possible to make an android look human, and Data strives to be human, why doesn't he have a human skin tone? Experiencing an overload of information and emotions, Lal soon stops speaking and wanders off, eventually returning to Data's lab (as she is programmed to do in the event of a malfunction). "I am functioning within normal… I'm fine, thank you." However, the magnitude of his accomplishment quickly attracts the scrutiny of Starfleet, who wants to separate the child from Data and the Enterprise for study. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, being informed about Lal and her progress, expresses concern to Data for constructing Lal in secrecy, but Data reminds him that he would not express such concern were two human crewmembers to decide to procreate, to which the captain has little argument. "It is a limitation we must learn to accept, Lal." Lal is irritated and clearly frightened, unable to comprehend what she is feeling. Jean-Luc Picard leads a new Enterprise on missions to explore unknown worlds. Star Trek. Data takes Lal into their quarters and tries to acquaint her with her new life, explaining to her that they are a family now. [3] Patrick Stewart said it was also one of his favorite episodes, along with "The Inner Light" and "In Theory" (his directorial debut). Nevertheless, Picard, as per general orders, reports to Starfleet, prompting Admiral Haftel to arrive to evaluate Lal. 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. But Lal wonders why she is needed instead of someone else, she wonders where she came from. Guinan "hires" Lal, and tells her that the most important aspect of working in a place like Ten Forward is the art of listening. Not while I'm his captain," Picard states firmly. Admiral Haftel finally arrives and the captain realizes that he did not come here to form an opinion, but to justify one. ... TNG - Genesis. In the Next Generation episode "The Offspring" Data constructed a Soong-type android that looked exactly like a human woman. 46:14. ", "Why are they leaving?" "The Offspring" is also the writing debut for Rene Echevarria. And then another. Star Trek The Next Generation. "Does the admiral have children, Sir?" Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. A shocked and confused Riker hastily excuses himself and rushes out of the bar. Data does not answer her questions directly, but rather moves on to point out that all her questioning is a very good sign, for now she will be able to process information on logic, aesthetics, metaphysics, and epistemology; she is truly becoming sentient by developing the awareness to question and examine her perceptions. ), Wesley, La Forge and Troi are heading to Data’s lab to … It does not matter that they will never reach their ultimate goal, the effort itself yields its own rewards. "The Offspring" is probably more of a rejection of Gene Roddenberry's utopian vision for humanity in TNG than anything in the Dominion War. TNG, Episode 3x16 when Data walks in on them. Crusher finds that hard to believe. "Then why do you still try to emulate Humans? The episode could've spent the first scenes exploring what inspired Data to procreate, and then going through the difficulties of acting on that inspiration, but this is a much more interesting approach. Some time later, a worn-out Haftel leaves the lab and informs Troi, Wesley, and Geordi that they have failed. Wars are nasty, vile things that drag even the good guys (whoever that happens to be) into the dark and filth. The admiral agrees with him and asks Data whether he could assist in his efforts. If I would be damaged or destroyed, I will be lost forever. Watching Data using every ounce of his inhuman speed, trying to stay ahead of Lal's breakdown, the admiral did not see an engineer trying to preserve his invention, only a father who refused to give up on his child, and sadly concludes, "it just… wasn't meant to be. He was hired as a writer, and will go on to pen 17 more TNG episodes and 23 DS9 ones. 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Lal thanks her father for her life and the things she learned about: flirting, laughter, painting, family, female, Human…. "Good. Star Trek. Data first aids Lal with cognitive and standard behavioral algorithms, as well encourages her to interact with other members of the crew to learn behavioral and social customs. The episode was written as a spec script by René Echevarria and was bought by the show. [20] The first Blu-ray release was in the United States on April 30, 2013. 2:22. Troi asleep while waiting for Lal to choose an appearance. [9] Also in 2017, Den of Geek ranked this episode as one of the top 25 "must watch" episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the Next Generation episode "The Offspring" Data constructed a Soong-type android that looked exactly like a human woman. 0:29. Q-Squared (Star Trek) [PDF] Full Ebook. After a failed attempt to place her in school, due to the other children being intimidated by her, he places her under Guinan's care at Ten Forward. What purpose does it serve except to remind you that you are incomplete?" 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. As they are walking, they speculate about what Data might have in store for them. La Forge points out that no one has ever been able to do such a thing, at least not after Data was created. 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 … He was remarkable. Check back daily for the latest review. It was Frakes' directorial debut. 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. Data invites Deanna Troi, Wesley Crusher and Geordi La Forge to his lab and surprises them by introducing a featureless humanoid android, whom he created based on his own structural design and recent advances in Federation cybernetics technology, describing it as his child. Jonathan Frakes He is her father. He spent over three hundred hours watching editors, other directors, going to the dubbing stage, attending seminars and reading up on the subject before being allowed to try his hand on this episode - the first time an actor from a Star Trek show was … ", "Then he is questioning my ability as a parent." Determined to put an end to this, Picard still has a conversation with Data in his ready room. "The Offspring" Troi asks why he hasn't given it a more Human look, as this model looks androgynous. However, she leaves it up to Data to explain to Lal what follows after the couple leaves Ten Forward in a hurry. The Outrageous Lwaxana Troi - Star Trek TNG. ""I am functioning within normal… I am fine, thank you.". Haftel wants Lal out of there and wants her to report to him for an interview. Review by Jamahl Epsicokhan. Data apologizes to Lal that he could not save her, but Lal thanks Data for her creation. He is about to suggest that the admiral go with him to Starfleet about this, when Counselor Troi urgently calls Data to his lab. Data (Brent Spiner) surprises the Enterprise crew when he reveals his research project-Lal (Hallie Todd), an android he has personally built and programmed. In the observation lounge, Haftel orders Data to hand Lal over to Starfleet. Guest stars Whoopi Goldberg. "Yesterday's Enterprise" is the 63rd episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. [7], In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter rated "The Offspring" the 79th best television episode of all Star Trek franchise episodes to that point, including live-action and animated series but not counting the movies. Fredamcummings1848. Data's offspring chooses to be a Human female. According to Michael Piller, ", In one of the scenes with Guinan tutoring Lal about Human, Jonathan Frakes also enjoyed collaborating with the shooting company that worked on this episode. Deanna wonders why biology, rather than technology, should determine whether it's a child for, after all, Data has created an offspring, a new life out of his own being. 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. Data, who doesn't seem to understand the seriousness of the situation, states that he doesn't agree with that decision because he feels that Lal can learn a lot from his own experiences, as well as his mistakes, and that he should not be separated from her. Using his own positronic brain as a template, Data thereby programmed the brain of the android that would ultimately be known as \… This made Wes see that she understood him. Data has been acting unusually secretively since returning from a cybernetics conference. Hours later, La Forge, Troi, and Wesley are waiting outside Data's lab when Admiral Haftel emerges, exhausted and heartbroken. Lal says that she wishes to remain on board the Enterprise. Troi responds by pointing out that Picard has never been a parent. 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In their quarters, Lal realizes that she will never know love. There is only so much you can learn on a starship. StephenFlagg. Star Trek The Next Generation episode transcripts. In-universe date We must strive to be more than we are, Lal. [2], Michael Dorn said it was one of his two favorite episodes, the other being "The Drumhead", which was also directed by Jonathan Frakes. "Lal, how are you? In this episode the android Data creates a "child" of his own named Lal and tries to raise her, while Picard takes on Starfleet Research to keep them from taking her away. 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. Por favor, siga nuestro canal de Youtube. "The Offspring", which initially had the working title "Bloodlines", originated in a spec script written by him. Data decides to leave Lal in the care of the bartender Guinan, who begins to teach her the fundamentals of Human interaction and behavior. Star Trek TNG - S02E19 - Mmanhunt. In Ten Forward, Lal, together with Guinan, is observing from the bar a couple engaged in typical courtship behavior. I'll never know love." The Offspring is an absolutely wonderful piece of Star Trek.In many ways, it is a spiritual successor to The … Star Trek The Next Generation S02E13 - Time Squared. Picard tells Data to belay that order, stating that he is willing to take this to the highest level of Starfleet himself if he has to. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. We'd repolarize one pathway and another would collapse. The Offspring (sh. The admiral refuses to give in, and orders that Lal be transferred aboard his ship. Star Trek The Next Generation Season 3 Episode 16 'The Offspring' Trailer This episode goes over some of the themes we’ve seen before with Data, and uses the story to overload us with fish-out-of-water android business. (, According to Jonathan Frakes, "The Offspring" was the best sci-fi episode ever written. 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. I was never very amused with that sort of thing with Data, and it’s less watchable with the new character. And I am prepared to accept the responsibility. She is distraught and stutters about an admiral from Starfleet coming to take her away and that she is scared. Star Trek. He is not even convinced that the behavior she observes here will have a good influence on her to begin with. The teacher, Ballard, explains to Data that she is too smart for most classes and the other children are afraid of her because she appears much older than them. "Captain's log, Supplemental. He tells Data that he has taken on quite a responsibility by creating a new life, which, according to Picard, has nothing to do with the challenges of parenting itself. 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. Potomak) je epizoda američke science fiction TV-serije Star Trek: The Next Generation, premijerno prikazana 12. marta 1990. godine.Radnja odluči kako se Data odluči replicirati u obliku ženskog androida po imenu Lal, ali i kako taj android postane predmetom zanimanja Istraživačkog odjela Zvjezdane flote, te kapetan Picard nastoji spriječiti oduzimanje … 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. He teaches her about painting, which she identifies as colors produced on a surface by applying a pigment. He is indignant to see a being that can run sixty trillion calculations a second working as a cocktail waitress. Technology in the 2360s prohibited the successful creation of a stable positronic brain, with Data being the one exception. During their conversation down the corridor, Picard insists that they do whatever they can to discourage the perception of this new android as a child, for it is not a child, to Picard, but an invention, an extraordinary one. Star Trek: The Next Generation "The Offspring" Air date: 3/12/1990 Written by Rene Echevarria Directed by Jonathan Frakes. I'm currently working through TNG for the second time, and somehow I missed this episode the first time through. Today marks the 25th Anniversary of Stark Trek: The Next Generation's pilot, Encounter at Farpoint, premiere. Picard states that he fails to understand how a five-foot android with heuristic learning systems and the strength of ten men can be called a child. No matter what they did, something else would show up: they repolarized one pathway and another would collapse, and then another. "I love you, father." ", "Commander, what are your intentions towards my daughter?" Lal is clearly confused and distraught, and to Troi's amazement, reveals that she is feeling fear. "I fail to understand how a five-foot android with heuristic learning systems and the strength of ten men can be called a child." Data thanks him for the sympathy, but points out that she is there with him: that her presence enriched his life so much that he could not allow her to pass in oblivion. Data: I can give her attention, Doctor, but I am incapable of giving her love. Deanna is startled to realize she can sense Lal's fear. [10], In 2019, The Hollywood Reporter ranked it among the top 25 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Lal is very enthusiastic about all this and wants to learn more. ", "Flirting… laughter… painting family… female… Human. "I have asked myself that, many times, as I have struggled to be more Human. Written by That's 25 years since Picard stared out into the great and infinite vastness of space and said "Let's see what's out there." [14], Screen Rant, IGN and Space.com recommended this episode as background for the series Star Trek: Picard. ", In the lab, Lal and Data share her last moments together: Data tells her that he is unable to correct the system failure, and that they must say goodbye now. "It is the difference between knowledge and experience. Picard tries to explain to Admiral Haftel that for Data, this android is his child and that he respects that. Data states that this appears to be a cascade failure, requiring initialization of the base matrix without wiping out higher functions. This was the first Star Trek episode written by René Echevarria. 46:02. [8] In 2016, Empire ranked this the 40th best out of the top 50 episodes of the 700 plus Star Trek television episodes. It does not matter that we will never reach our ultimate goal. Picard angrily states that Data and Lal are living, sentient beings that have rights in their society; rights he helped define. ", "We just want to broaden your experience. 7 months ago | 457 views. In this episode, Data incorrectly states that until the activation of Lal, he was the last of, The painting Data shows to Lal in his quarters can be seen on an easel in his quarters in the fifth episodes ", This episode's working title, "Bloodlines", later became a title for, The lift in the science laboratory was later reused in the chamber of the, This episode is obliquely referenced when in 2399 Jean-Luc Picard remarked that Data had "always wanted a daughter". 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. "Offspring" starts on the right note by opening with Data introducing his daughter to Geordi, Wesley, and Troi. 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. Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who is also taken aback by this, tells Data that he would have liked to have been consulted. Picard tells the admiral that Lal is under the strict supervision of a woman he has complete trust in. Lal's first day at school is not going so well either. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 Episode 16: The Offspring Summary: Stardate: 43657.0 Data constructs a daughter for himself, but Starfleet want to take her away for their own studies. Picard, whose state of mind borders ever closer to irritation, asks that Data see him in his ready room at his earliest convenience. All three are surprised when Lal uses a verbal contraction (saying "I've" instead of "I have"), a skill which Data has never been able to master. Data speculates on how much experience Haftel had as a parent when his first child was born. In the short story "The Embrace of Cold Architects" by David R. George III, collected in the Star Trek: Myriad Universes anthology Shattered Light, Lal's creation was delayed after Data missed the cybernetics conference referenced, and only completed his work shortly before the Borg invasion in "The Best of Both Worlds" and "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II". "Lal, how are you?" Why?" It was the first of many Star Trek episodes to be directed by a member of the cast. Data later meets Julia Tainer in the episode "Inheritance" and deduces that she's an android, even though she looks completely human. After undertaking a project of unusual secrecy, Data stuns the crew by revealing that he has created another android, Lal (Hallie Todd), which he … He advises him that if he is not satisfied with what he sees, he is empowered to take the android back with him. She thinks that they have no say in Data's wish to call Lal his child. Data states that he decided to allow his child to chose its own gender and appearance. 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. Wars are nasty, vile things that drag even the good guys (whoever that happens to be) into the dark and filth. Troi explains what has happened to Lal, how she was very frightened and then walked out of her quarters back to the lab. You acknowledge their sentience, but ignore their personal liberties and freedom. The Offspring (TNG spoilers) spoiler. "…their rights have been defined; I helped define them!". Then it finally dawns on him that the admiral is questioning his ability as a parent when suggesting to take Lal to a different environment. Not while I am his captain. Just… wasn't meant to be. 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. ), Wesley, La Forge and Troi are heading to Data’s lab to see what surprises he’s got in store for them. Echevarria was subsequently hired to rewrite the episode "Transfigurations" and became a regular writer and story editor for the show. No one can relieve him from that obligation. In an attempt to understand what Lal's life and development are like on the ship, the admiral decides to see her and talk to her. This episode is amazing, and emotional. ← 63rd of 176 produced in TNG → "The Offspring" is the 16th episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the 64th episode of the series overall. In that period the Enterprise often found herself in the middle of situations with old enemies (some now friends) such as the Klingons and the Romulans and with new threats including the omnipotent Q, the … The Offspring (1990) Full Cast & Crew. "I will feel it for both of us… thank you for my life. Data apologizes, stating that he did not anticipate his objections and asks whether he should just turn it off. Wesley bemoans his mother's attentiveness as a his parent and then tells Data that it is nothing personal. First aired: 12 March 1990 The reason soon becomes clear when he calls in Geordi, Troi, and Wesley to meet his creation, Lal, an … But the admiral insists that this is not the natural conclusion here. Though Data moves to comply, Picard orders him to stand fast and reminds him and the Admiral that Data is a sentient life form with defined rights and cannot be ordered to turn what is in essence his child over to the state. 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