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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]

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[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Good ep. Moral dilemmas, philosophy and that meme of Lal failing to catch the ball.

[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

Also Lal giving Riker a taste of the other side of the coin:

[-] confuser@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

Haha guinan looking over at them before they do it

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago
[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Guinan neglected to mention the mating rituals of Klingons.

[-] cybervseas@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

I'm only just realizing that she gives strong "Small Wonder" vibes. iykyk

[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Hadn't thought about that show in ages.

[-] fireweed@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Then all the way to Picard season 3, she just gets a quick name drop among the other personalities that went into the golum.

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 12 points 1 day ago

evil wins when good men do nothing

[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago
[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 16 points 1 day ago

Is there ANY Situation you don't have a Meme Response for?

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago

"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.

[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago

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.

this post was submitted on 16 May 2026
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