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Inheritance

Season 7, Episode 10, Aired 11/22/93

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Stardate: 47410.2 ''Data is disturbed by the claims of a woman who says she is Noonien Soong's ex-wife.

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Patrick Stewart

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Data meets his mom

9.5

"Superb"

By Bittman, Jun 19, 2011 Report Abuse

This episode captures Star Trek TNG Writing at its best. No huge space battles or an attack by the Borg. This poignant story delves deeply into family members who become estranged & by some freak chance (or fate) they are able to reconcile. The acting all around was tremendous in this episode. Data meets the wife / partner of Dr. Soong (data's creator) with whom she helped build Data & Lore. Data learns that Juliana wanted Data deactivated because he might turn out evil like his brother Lore. She regrets her decision & realizes the wonderful person he is & i'm sure she equally felt guilty like a mother who has abondoned her child. What happens at the end of this episode regarding Data's mother is Trek writing at it's absolute best. This episode is probably my favorite of any of the Trek Series!moreless

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Another long-lost relative arrives on the Enterprise's door.

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By pharoahsdance, Jun 19, 2011 Report Abuse

"The long-lost relative we've never heard about" is of course a huge cliche for human storytelling at this point, and I guess TNG was running out of ideas at this point as they used it at least four times during the 7th season - with Troi, Data, Worf, Picard.

Out of those 4 this episode is clearly the best. As was unfortunately common at this point in the series, the story is saddled with a thoroughly banal scifi backdrop - the kind that makes you wonder if the Enterprise was the Federation's handyman.

The story with Data's mom, though, is genuinely touching if somewhat slow. The last ten or so minutes in particular are the kind that show why Brent Spiner's ostensibly emotionless character is in fact one of the deepest emotionally on the show.moreless

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The "Enterprise" travels to Atrea IV in order to prevent a natural disaster from occurring. Atrea scientists, Pran and Juliana Tainer reveal that the Atrea molten core is trying to solidify which will make their planet inhabital.moreless

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By Pink_Floyd_AL, Oct 06, 2006 Report Abuse

The "Enterprise" travels to Atrea IV in order to prevent a natural disaster from occurring. Atrea scientists, Pran and Juliana Tainer reveal that the Atrea molten core is trying to solidify which will make their planet inhabital. Juliana Tainer claims to be Data's mother. Data has trouble believing, So he asks others for help. Juliana talks of Data's past. Data is interested in hearing of his own past. Data find that his mother is much like him, but she is human. Could Data be human after all? Watch this episode I give it a 9.5 for family values.moreless

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- Trivia: Juliana mentions a modesty subroutine to get Data to keep his clothes on. It was probably this program that overrode his passive resistance agenda in "The Most Toys." Edit
- Juliana beams down to the planet with Data in two-inch black-heeled boots, but when she materializes she's wearing flats. Edit
- Geordi says that Juliana has an aging program "just like Data," which contradicts several previous episodes when they've stated Data will never age and his appearance won't change. Edit
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- Fionnula Flanagan appears as Enina Tandro in the DS9 episode "Dax," and as V'Lar in the Enterpise episode "Fallen Hero." Edit
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- Dr. Tainer: Some of the colonists objected to having an anatomically correct android running around without any clothes on Edit
- Dr. Tainer: Deanna Troi, is that who you're going to visit? Data: Yes. Dr. Tainer: Your father would be so pleased. Data: Pleased? Dr. Tainer: He was worried that the sexuality program he designed for you wouldn't work. Data: You misunderstand. Counsellor Troi is a therapist. Dr. Tainer: Goodnight. (leaving) Edit
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