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Data's quest to understand humanity through the mind-meld with Locutus

Data's quest to understand humanity through the mind-meld with Locutus

6 events in this arc

Events in This Arc

S4E1 · The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Data proposes a mind-meld with Locutus

With Picard’s assimilation into Locutus and the Borg’s subspace signals revealed as the mechanism controlling his mind, Riker and Beverly face an impossible choice: sever the signals to weaken the …

S4E1 · The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Data penetrates Borg collective mind

In Data’s laboratory, the android establishes a full neural link with Locutus (Picard), triggering a violent reaction in the Borg’s assimilated physiology. As Picard’s Borg arm thrashes to sever the …

S4E1 · The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
Borg self-destruct forces emergency extraction

The away team on the Borg ship—led by Shelby—discovers the collective is entering a catastrophic self-destruct sequence triggered by their malfunction. Shelby reports this to Riker, who immediately orders Data …

S4E11 · Data's Day
Riker’s wedding anticipation contrasts Data’s duty

The scene opens on the dimly lit nightshift bridge of the Enterprise, where Data—recording a personal log for Commander Maddox—observes the transition between shifts as a microcosm of human routine. …

S4E11 · Data's Day
Data dances with Keiko at wedding

In the aftermath of Keiko and Miles O'Brien's wedding ceremony aboard the Enterprise, Data—dressed in formal attire with a boutonniere—participates in the celebration by dancing with Keiko. The scene unfolds …

S4E11 · Data's Day
Picard and Data confront life amid destruction

In the dimly lit nursery, Picard—still in his dress uniform from the wedding—stands over the cradle of the newborn Juarez baby, a fragile symbol of life amid the Enterprise’s looming …