#Data Soong

[spocks-got-a-glock]

Spot 🥹

[…] and though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend, I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend

DATA & SPOT in STAR TREK: the next generation (1987-1994) + STAR TREK: generations (1994)

+ bonus:

[hollis-art]

even in the future, cats really like interrupting your work (featuring the obscene number of tablets they use in star trek because i find it so funny)

[nicjeann]

who told data to have such a slutty little waist in star trek it’s distracting the fuck out of me

[planetlongjourney]

Do you think they dream of yellow roses?

[cozmicclown]

Data in that fedora checks so many boxes for me as an android detective enjoyer (sorry not you Holmes.) it’s embarrassing

i love it when they put my dear boy in little situations with his little outfits

go you funky little android give us 🌌holodeck chic!! 🎆

set phasers to

💫STUNNING💫

[astriiddev]

concept: noonien soong wearing a t-shirt that reads "my body is a machine that turns machines into bodies"

[mostly-natm]

Good morning, handsome!

[encounteratnearpoint]

Yeah I mean I’ve always been of the opinion that Data does experience emotions in his own way, his emotions are just different from what organic lifeforms experience and therefore he doesn’t recognize them for what they are. But the fact that he desires emotions in and of itself demonstrates that he does have emotions, because that’s was desire is, an emotion. So much of what he does shows that he experiences emotions, from being offended when someone is rude to him, to keeping a little hologram of Tasha Yar after she dies, to being nervous when given a strange order that violates regular procedure, to being excited to talk about the projects he’s working on, to being “highly motivated” to rescue Geordi when he’s in trouble, emotion is a driver behind so much of what he does. He just doesn’t “feel” his emotions in the human way, so in his mind, he believes he doesn’t have emotions at all.

My belief is when he got the emotion chip, it didn’t actually change anything in his mind, it just caused him to have conventional human reactions to his feelings. Because he already loved his friends, enjoyed his work, was interested in science, etc., and none of that changed when he got the chip. He just got new programing to make him have more “human” reactions to things.

Data: I am incapable of emotions, therefore it is not possible for me to ever be offended by anything

Data the second someone says something rude to him:

[cymopolee]

Data and Spot, because Data and Spot

[shedonemegood]

Does anyone wanna talk about Lore in 'Brothers" because my god ..... the WEALTH in that gold mine of an episode....

Firstly, Lore is so not evil in that episode at first. He shows up, realizes that he was not called for on purpose, and, because he's hurt and insecure he decides to fucking dip ! He's more upset than vengeful. And he almost does leave, until Soong says he's dying .... And this is I think when we get to see genuine emotion from Lore in the whole series. When he stops and turns and he looks crushed.

"Dying? What do you mean you're dying? You're not that old! You're fine! You look fine!"

Such horrible devastation in his voice poor thang.

Above it all, he's sad to lose him. Even though later in the episode he is obviously mad and bitter, as he feels that Soong does not care for him as he does for Data (middle child syndrome), and that's why he takes the chip. "You don't fill Data with substandard parts." That's what causes his 180, that, after all this time, Soong still doesn't love him like he loves Data. He deserves that chip! He was broken, and instead of fixing him and loving him he shut him off and built Data. I'd be mad too tbh.

Unfortunately, because Soong did program his android with mental illness, he lashes out far worse than he should. Yada yada.

I guess its my fave episode because Lore is so unabashedly genuine for most of it. Its great insight into his character, and his weird little idiosyncrasies! His ticks! Drumming his fingers on his arms, smacking random things around in the room because he's peeved, putting his tongue in his cheek. Singing because he's just quirky like that. It's delicious.

You can also see exactly when he decides to trick them both, to take the chip. Riiiiiight here.

Its a great ep. He's so complex. If only we got more time with him.

[cutesyname]

lt cmd data

[neopuff]

[angelic-kitty-of-light]

me in front of the mirror every morning

I understand the necessity of wardrobe & makeup tests but why would they put this horrifying music over it? It makes the whole thing seem so surreal and creepy for no reason

[ur-battdoll]

It's so precious

Went to my grandparents house and robbe them of this beauty ✨

It's hanging up now

[andyoullhearitagain]

People are always like "why do they let Data play poker with them, his brain is a computer, he has an unfair advantage," and the answer is simply because it's for fun!! He's their friend! Like can you imagine if they told Data he can't play, he'd be like "I understand, that's a logical decision, and as an android I am unable to feel left out," but then any time the poker game came up he'd be looking at Riker across the bridge like