"There was a moment today I was worried that we might actually survive." Is the second greatest line as Worf Michael Dorn has had. We need a Worf series.
I absolutely LOVED the Human Data. What a perfect ending to his story. He finally achieved his goal of becoming human. And he only had to die twice to make it happen! Lol
I honestly believe it was a huge mistake that they didnt go this route way earlier! Like, he got emotions in Generations, ... and kinda lost them again for no reason in the next movies. He got SKIN from the Borg queen in First Contact, but they somehow didnt use that to work on full skin for him afterwards. Like comon!! Brent coulda played Human Data with emotions in Insurrection already and maybe wouldn't have had to die in Nemesis!
@NinjaChris77 I dunno. I wonder if living with the character of Data for years helped Brent Spiner develop this human Data. Like, most actors walk away from a role but Spiner's been bringing Data back in movies, conventions even sprinkling him into his human Soong characters. I honestly think we're seeing a Data born of Spiner's 35 years living with the character... 🤷♂️
Was the only thing I felt was missing as they left. Have Data pause at the Turbo Lift, look back over the bridge with McCoy's quote playing. "Thank you." He says to the ship but is looking out at the screen as well as the doors close. Just visualizing it in my head makes me tear up just a bit.
Isn't that the way that most Klingons worth their brow ridges want to die ? Beats becoming a shriveled lump of beef jerky in some disgusting rest home.
I honestly believe that comment from Troi was also directed towards the fans because I don't know about you but like Data I also had a shit-eating grin on my face lol.
True but remember Data is not the same as he was on TNG and has changed for the better in my opinion, because he has become more comical. Also it amazed that Geordi and the rest did not trust him at first and it had to take Data to beg just to be able to do it.
@@PeachWookiee He finally got his wish of becoming fully human, by going with his gut. So glad they managed to squeeze this into everything else they had going on!
The fact that Data just flew the equivalent of a building like an f22 raptor and was loving every second of it is what made this episode extra special to me.
Not just that, but also the technology to FINALLY see what D was/is capable of. No more sitting and firing from static positions or minimal maneuvering.
It’s very gratifying to see Data, who we learn earlier in the episode now hates the Borg, take it out on the cube with everything he’s got. Data was already an incredibly dangerous being, but now he *enjoys* it. That’s a little bit of Lore spice baked into the Data cake and the blend is fantastic.
As they said earlier in the season, Lore loves chaos. And you can see that in Data after they merged. This scene and the "I hope we die fast" with a smile, when asked to be more positive, great. Not malicious but that chaos gremlin is still in there :D
He has Lore's capacities now. Things he never could have felt, but still held in check with his own conscience. He isn't murderous like Lore was, but Q help you if you make an enemy of him.
@@JamesTobiasStewart It's almost like Tom Hiddleston studied Brent Spiner in preparing to play Loki, The God of Chaos. Watch clips of Loki then Mr. Spiner as Lore.
Love love love Data's shit-eating grin as he's piloting. No bumps, no scrapes, no near hits, Just pure ungodly piloting skill. This is probably the most epic starship shot in all of Trek history.
And while we have known since at least DS9 that Galaxy Class ships have near ungodly maneuverability and speed for their size, to do this required not just skill, but the reflexes that only an android like Data brings to the game.
I'm sure Geordie's daughter's a great pilot but no one has Data's experience and skills. So glad he's back and got to have a bit of fun too. He does need a new Spot in his life though.
Just use your imaginations. It was awesome. We all loved it. It’s satisfying, who knows how Trek lore operates anyway? Perhaps Geordi had Scotty help him. Two engineers doing what they want, taking their time. I loved it. Not digging too deep to ruin the scene.
Everyone forgets Beverly is a cybernetics and programming savant on top of being a doctor. She did a ton of the research on Data for the federation when no one else could make heads or tails of Soong's positronic brain. She learned it all from that episode where everyone disappears on ship until she's all alone. She had to work various stations all day just to keep the ship from falling into disrepair and listing into the void of space.
Matalas said that the Enterprise was the last member of the ensemble to introduce which tells me he gets it. I’m so glad we got to see her dance like the bad ass she is.
There are many things I can say about this ... the only thing I will say is that the Enterprise D is finally showing off what she can do when pushed to the absolute limit. 1:13 - She's not sensing that from Data, she is sensing the entire fandom.
I’m just gonna take this opportunity to point out that if the enterprise was capable of this type of maneuvering all along, Dianna really should’ve been busted down for crashing it on Veridian III….. and if not, she really really should’ve been court martialed for crashing the Double E into a Reman warbird.
I was crying, screaming "Fly you big beautiful bitch! FLY!!" I haven't done that in years, and it was spectacular to see her soar and roar. She will always be my Enterprise. Always.
Time for some Nerdom. What limits the ships maneuverability is power. The ship has 2 systems, the Structural Integrity system and the Inertial Dampening system that keeps the ship together and not flying apart. For faster turns, and acceleration the 2 systems need more power, however there is a limited power supply available and systems like Life support and Gravity take up a lot of power. However here all that can be diverted to shields, weapons, Structural Integrity system and the Inertial Dampening system, as there is no one else on the ship other than the Bridge. One last fact, the Bridge has its own Fusion generator and life support. So all the rest of the power can be diverted.
@@jacara1981 If you look at the course the Enterprise takes, it wouldn't have been so impossible in a fighter or the Defiant. The Enterprise's maneuverability was exactly the reason it was so hard. Data knew in his gut that he could push the old girl as far as she needed to get through without breaking her
When you need to fly a 747 like an F-16 you apparently need Data! Seriously though, that moment where Geordi has to look at Beverly and basically ask her to fire…not only is her whole world down there, it’s her finger on the trigger. Just amazing & heart wrenching
@@Crunkboy415 When I first saw this, I said the Enterprise D is cosplaying the Falcon. I had no problem with even though she is a massive ship. Maybe Starfleet needs to reinstate her?
I loved that the "trusting your guts" bit is a call back to a simple conversation between Geordi and Data in one of the earliest TNG episodes, about trusting your gut vs logic, and how neither are totally right, and its in learning the difference between the two and which to trust.....I like that the last season has embraced Star Trek, when the first two seasons seemed to be doing everything they could to be NOT star trek.
When your brain tells you it's statistically impossible and the consequence of losing is death, that's the worst possible time to say fuck it and just wing it going by your gut. Everyone on the bridge, especially Data, would have known that. A better argument would have been "we have no other choice, but we have to at least try something no matter how improbable success is" and having them brace for the inevitable suicide run rather than everyone going "well I guess his gut has this 100,000,000 : 1 fools gambit". If that was the lesson about trusting your gut they were trying confer, then I think Data learned the wrong lesson.
The first season was simply boring and stupid for me. The second was the worst, that ever called itself "Star Trek". The third? I love it. And i love the fact, that the producers here clearly showed the second season two middle fingers right into its ugly face. The Borg were finally a threat again and "Jurborgi" was never a thing here. Even Raffi was better and the actress showed, that she can do some acting. But after this finale, i think the Borg are finally wiped out. The Virus from Voyager really must had spreaded out all over the collective and that giant Cube/Transwarp Conduit was the last rear up of the Borg
@@guyincognito8440 Data was never portrayed as the best pilot on TNG. Logically you can argue he should have been but he wasn't. Generally it was Riker followed by Geordi although in a few cases they suggested Picard was very good as well (he piloted them out of the ancient trap). Regardless Data was never represented as the best so your argument is invalid.
Also... the fact that Riker stayed was why the four of them were rescued. He became a homing beacon for Deanna. The loyalty this family has for each other is inspiring. Family isn't only about shared DNA. It's who you love and are loved by. This series finale just hit all the right feel buttons (like Data flying Enterprise-D thru a Borg cube).
People often say "blood is thicker than water," but that's a shortening of the original saying which unfortunately reverses its original message. It's really meant to be "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the vein." The family you're born to isn't as important as the family you choose. Sometimes they're one and the same; sometimes you have to find them first.
Man Beverly’s slow nod of approval was so good. “The needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few.” We haven’t a quality starfleet moment like that in ANY of the Kurtzman era of New Trek.
@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq But he was right. Why Starfleet thought to put families on the flag ship was always the most ridiculous aspect of the show to me. Flag Ships literally frontline all major conflicts (except for some reason there was no enterprise in the Dominion war...) , it was always stupid to put civilians and kids on the ship.
after seeing this you have to question laforge every time in tng when he said data couldn't do it cause if he says data cannot do it and yet he still pulls it off despite the odds he could have done it in tng as well then to
@@raven4k998 not really, take in consideration that this Data is not the same as the TNG Data, this new one has the experiences and knowledge of Altan Soong and Lore. While Data had vast knowledge and his personal experiences, still his approach to many things was machine like. An example of this is the episode in which they the battle simulation, he kept going into a loop of what could Rikers actions be until Troy stop him and told him to consider the human factor. TNG Data had the knowledge but lacked the emotional experience to go take some actions.
I never thought the Enterprise D would return but also would cosplay as the Millennium Falcon flying into the Death Star. I was smiling through this whole scene. 😍
I had that exact same thought upon seeing this scene for the first time. Add to the fact that data finally has actual human emotions only added to the scene since he never truly had them before.
@@Ambaryerno Well technically none, D the ship was pushed in to the planet by the shockwave so not really much she could do at that point and she was told to crash the E into Shinzons ship by Picard.
This series helped my husband pull through his recovery from a paralyzing hemorrhagic stroke. Star Trek has given him wisdom, courage, and a good heart from the time he was a boy beaten down by life. Let's pray humanity really does turn out this way when we learn to outgrow greed, poverty, and focus on altruism.
If the -D had that kind of manoeuvrability in the Yesterday's Enterprise timeline, they would've made short work of the Klingon cruisers that were attacking them while the -C was making its getaway.
Seeing Geordi agonize over whether to fire on the cube and to ultimately give the order reminds me of the episode “Thine Own Self.” In it, Deanna learned the hardest thing a commanding officer has to do is to give an order that will knowingly cost someone their life. Looks like Geordi knows full well the blessing and the burden of sitting in that chair. He learned from the best.
Sad to see he still never got promoted. Everyone outranks him now, and Picard gave the con to Geordie as he left the ship, Data isnt even second officer any more.
He piloted her for Years. He knows waht the frame is capible of. Yes those kind of manouvers would essentially ping frame stresses, but we finally got the budget to show what the grye lady could do, and by God does she dance beautifully.
@@singletona082 that and with a empty ship with no crew, no children, no personnel items on board and only needing to ensure inertial dampeners and artificial gravity needed to be maintained for the bridge only, probably helped. Pretty sure anyone on any other deck would be a floating low mass puddle by now.
The acting by the entire cast was fantastic in this finale, but the subtle yet powerful emotion portrayed by LeVar Burton in this episode was truly next level. The man is an amazing actor.
Agreed. Overall he has a lovely sense of accomplishment and calm about him but then he nails the big moments. His involuntary exhale when Crusher makes the call to sacrifice their own for the good of everyone is extremely powerful, that’s real top drawer drama right there.
And that's one of the reasons why this incarnation of Star Trek it's still the best out of all of this crew knows each other and we grew up with them that's one of the reasons why Star Trek strange new worlds in my opinion just sucks it seems like the the relationships on that show-off forced and unrealistic this version and the original are the true essence of what Star Trek is about
Brent Spiner has really excelled this during this last season. All those years ago, when Data originally died in Nemesis I was gutted, but got it (especially after listening to Spiner’s interview in the dvd extras). More recently it’s felt like he’s been a spare part that they want to keep but can’t really find a place for. I’ve often found the different incarnations of Sung confusing, and dare I say a little boring at times. I think what they’ve done with him (and what he’s been able to do) in season 3 of Picard was pure genius.
Agreed. When I saw that not only was data back but finally getting what he always longed for in true emotions it hit home. This was the best part of the final season bringing him back full circle like this and letting him show off extreme piloting skills.
worth noting that not a single one of the borg weapons inside the cube, shooting at point blank, even manage to hit the 1701-D, that's how good Data is
you forget they had to be toned down as the missed shots would have destroyed the cube from the inside meaning the Borg could not use all it's weapons at full power. it would be like killing cancer with a lethal dose of radiation the cancer could be eradicated ,but at the expense of the patients life.
'We're going with Data's gut" probably THE least expected line in all of Star Trek (and darn glad to hear it). The look on his face while navigating the cube was great.
"Please, everyone! Just trust me!" This took me back to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, with the quip between Bones, Kirk and Spock and the quality of the latter one's guesses.
Full circle for Data. It was in the TNG episode ''Data's day'' (season 4 ep 11) that Data complained to Bruce Maddox that he had no intuition and wished he had ''gut feelings''
There’s a whole lot of circles closed here. We know how lonely Picard is going back to “Encounter at Farpoint” and “Lonely among us.” When Data and McCoy are talking in “Farpoint,” McCoy says to always treat the Enterprise like a lady, and she will always bring you home.” The scene on the bridge in the fleet museum where Picard asks Geordi to take good care of her, and Geordi says that “she’s always taken good care of us” was a direct callback. Data still doesn’t get to complete the bawdy limerick from, I believe, “The Naked Now.” Obviously, the OG Borg story, from “The Neutral Zone” and “Q Who?” to here. There are more, but those come to mind right now.
@@SamCogley Yes, I agree. Now we need a Star Trek Janeway series because that STV finale didn't really close any circles and unlike TNG there were no voyager movies.
I have waited thity six years... For this event. An event I didn't realize I needed to see... Data, wow... Welcome to being human... after all, you made it here.
What is also so exceptional about this writing is that everyone besides Data (even Data, when you count his "daughter" Lal or maybe even Spot) knows what it means to be a parent. So destroying the cube and therefore possibly at least Jack is a consequence of Beverly's everyone understands on a very personal level.
Data's grin during the flight maneuver scene was almost as epic as his grin during the holodeck dance lesson scene, when Dr. Crusher told him to "smile". :-D
I like that we get a glimpse of Geordi's leadership style as well. He is still the boss and making the final decision, but he puts a lot of emphasis on trusting his team, as well as on their input and buy in. E.g., waiting for Troi and Crusher to agree before giving the order to attack the beacon. I think it's in line with the character we always knew.
Geordi in command was epic. How he handles the Beverly, Data, and Deanna during the tough decisions shows serious command chops. They could really do a series with him in command and it would be epic….
ST-TNG is my all-time favorite TV show. It was fantastic to see my heroes of yesteryear return in such grand and fulfilling fashion for this finale. Very well done. Bravo!!! Good things! 👍
remember when youre watching this that the Enterprise D is a 1 mile long, 42 story building thats supposed to have 1000 crew, 200 minimum, and its being tokyo drifted by a half crazed, 110 year old android.
That's really what I expected him to say. You don't need to trust his 'new humanity'. Just trust the 872 he's saved your asses before with his praeternatural abilities.
Seeing Data fly the Enterprise through the Borg cube was like watching Joker flying the Normandy through the Omega 4 relay; two large ships doing effortless space ballet in the most crucial of moments
I’m so glad to read this, I absolutely believe the way the Enterprise swooped in and departed to save them was based on Mass Effect. I see you fellow fan!
Joker stayed clutch, let's not forget ya boy Jeffy Moreau dropping the MACO into a space the size of a football field then pulling up out of the steep dive.
Let us sit back and take in the fact that while Data is straight up Tokyo drifting the Big D through the cube, Crusher is John Wicking the hell out of it at the same time!
I loved that happy feeling of Data and his quickly dancing fingers. Not to forget the face the Borg Queen made at 1:32/1:33 seeing what the good ol' big D actually can do. It seems like she never assimilated that information. Great to have you back big D.
Imagine if THIS Data was on the bridge of the Enterprise-D in Generations, he would have given the Enterprise-D a huge shot at possibly surviving the attack.
I haven't seen the Picard season. But I always wondered what happened to B 4 on Star Trek nemesis. I remember the data transfer from Commander data to B 4. Then I heard other stories about Q returning, talkin with commander data when he was already dead. I've truly missed out on a lot.
'The solution is simple. if they can penetrate oru shields then we simply have to ensure we are not hit.' *enterprise does that falling leaf thing from top gun and unloads all her torpedo tubes on the duras sisters.*
(0:47) ~ I was half-expecting to see *_Billy Dee Williams_* to saunter onto the Enterprise-D bridge, cape and all, and say with his carefree grin, _"Perhaps I can be of some assistance..? I have some flight-experience with this kind of scenario."_ *;p* Thanks for uploading this, *Star Trek Friendly.* :)
And didnt the enterprise seem kind of small when it was above them. I mean that sucker is almost a half mile long but it almost fit in frame. I know it could have been higher up than it appeared but watch the scenery as the camera moves. It appears to only be 4 or 500 feet up.
remembering the scene where Geordi explains to Data what a guy instinct is makes this scene so much more powerful and makes Data's plea to his best friend so much more tender and heartfelt
I really appreciate how each of the original TNG's got a moment of standout activity with Enterprise D in an unusual role. From Data flying with *that* grin and his gut, to Beverly on tactical and leaving everyone speechless with her weapon attack. Deanna suddenly becoming a transporter pro and Geordi taking the reins and commanding the ship. Meanwhile Will and Worf become a funny double act and where we learn there was a phaser the whole time! But the biggest change is Will and Jean-Luc who set aside their responsibilities to Starfleet and are just the men they want to be (father or friend).
@@Mars-xc1ns Given we saw full on telepathy in S1? They GENUINELY underutelized her. Sure that level of telepathic bond wouldh ave to ahve bene cultivated, but abusing that with Will on a planet and technobabble communications jam? Or usign Will as a locator that diena could trace? The writers simply had no idea how to use her.
@@jeremydale4548 That's true! It's just too bad the old regime in charge of Star Trek: TNG never allowed that to happen, not even during the days of the physical models. But I'm sure they're probably licking their wounds by now, especially after seeing the Enterprise-D fully resurrected and back in action after what they did to her in Generations.
This, THIS is what happens when you take advantage of modern technology. In this episode, we got a full, clear, UNDENIABLE view of what we have always known. Galaxy Class starships, and ships named Enterprise, are absolute BADASSES!
This brings back so many memories of the TNG days. The crew using their skills, knowledge, experience, and gut instincts, to get through life and death situations.
I met Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, and Jonathan frakes in 1987, when they came into my hanger and we're looking at my helicopter I was building, TNG had just started and I had only seen one episode at the time, so wasn't real familiar with them but they seem to be duly impressed with my aircraft. In hindsight, it was a huge event even though at the time I didn't realize it.
Piloting skill doesn't really make sense to me the way it's portrayed in most of Star Trek, because it's all still just inputting commands with what amounts to an old-school 8 directional joypad.
@@Tim85-y2q When they give course numbers, say "course 123 mark 4" they represent 2 circles. 123 degrees on the horizontal plane, then 4 degrees on the vertical plane. "Mark" is said to differentiate between the 2 circles. So turn around, and pitch up slightly. If Mark isn't said, you just turn right/left, and travel on the same plane you're facing like a flat road.
@@tetravega567 I understand that. My issue is that they tend to act like the pilot is actually working a mechanical rudder instead of a software-driven interface and even more that that interface as we see it looks rather limited in terms of detailed manual piloting ability.
The brings back a rush of emotions. Mostly in Season 3 of Picard. Wow. Watching this is like watching an actual Star Trek movie. With the advancement in CG and techniques, the small screen looks like a high budget movie production. Simply amazing!!! When they showed the Enterprise D scene, I lost it. I mean, I didn't cry, but I contained it all in me until the tears just began to roll down my eyes and snot coming out of my nose. I didn't expect this to hit me to hard, but it did. The theme song played, how the original senior crew walked onto the bridge together, seeing the computer panel all light up, the ships plaque on the wall, the computer's voice (Majel Barrett), Cpt, err Admiral Picard saying "Engage", just wow! So legendary, so epic beyond words. For those that are fans of Star Trek, you know this feeling. I'm sure every single one of you felt that scene and blew you away somehow. Some may yell out in joy and excitement, some in shock where they're speechless, some cheer with applause, and then the people like me where it's more than words and actions - but raw emotions takes over to the point where you get teary eyes as if a loved one died. Incredible. Everything was perfectly done. I can't find a fault...just sheer joy and enjoyment. I wonder if there will ever be another Star Trek again like this one. Or at least, the continuation of the timeline. Not the Star Trek reboot from JJ Abrams movie. It's not the same. I want to the Picard era timeline. Even if it is a new adventure. Star Trek Picard may very well be the very last "Star Trek" ever!!!
The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) was a 24th century Federation Galaxy-class starship operated by Starfleet, and the fifth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise. During its career, the Enterprise served as the Federation flagship and was in service from 2363 to 2371 when it was destroyed during the Battle of Veridian III. During the Changeling/Borg threat of 2401, the rebuilt Enterprise was pressed back into service by her old command crew and flown from the Fleet Museum, where it was stored at the time. Command crew: ◾ Commanding officer (CO) - Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (2363-2371, 2401-) ◾ First officer / executive officer (XO) - Captain William T. Riker (2364-2371, 2401-) ◾ Second officer / Operations officer - Data (2364-2371, 2401-) ◾ Chief engineer - Geordi La Forge (2365-2371, 2401-) ◾ Tactical officer and security chief - Worf (2364 - 2371, 2401-) ◾ Chief medical officer (CMO) - Admiral Beverly Crusher (2364, 2366-2371, 2401-) ◾ Counselor - Deanna Troi (2364-2371, 2401-) ◾ Flight control officer (conn) - Geordi La Forge (2364, 2401-)
Wolf is a captain, Beverly is resign / retired (not sure, I didn’t notice it was mentioned in the series ) , data is still a commander, he was KIA, so he still hold the commander rank.
Agreed. I loved this season. I’m still surprised Disney didnt have Luke, Leia and Han have one scene together. This season did fan services and plot progression right.
Damn, you are absolutely right, even that 1701-D maneuver inside the cube and firing upon the Borg's beacon is straight SW:ROTJ Millennium Falcon stunts.
The way spiner acts is brilliant this new data really is a blend of data , lore, b4, and soong, like that was more lore telling Geordie that his gut tells him he's got this
Never underestimate Data or piss him off, I love the more human looking data, Data got his wish I am happy for him, and the fact that Picard is facing the one thing he dreaded for 29 years for his own son who has an amazing place in Picard's heart shows that Picard would've been great at parenting
Yeah, but he needs to ride in the tumbler again like he did in Nemesis and see what he thinks of it! (Because he didn't really have an opinion about it the last time because he didn't have any emotions and he really couldn't articulate his feelings about it, and he looked like he didn't like it much!)❤ WE LOVE YOU BRENT SPINER ❤
Android reflexes and calculation, his ability to multitask (I take it he was both piloting and firing - that, or Beverly's gotten really good at tactical) and now, with REAL confidence, determination and the joy of meeting a very tough challenge (not to mention saving his friends and a big chunk of the galaxy. Data's better then ever!!! 💖
It speaks volumes when Geordi claims that not even his daughter Sidney could navigate a starship through this Borg cube. She seems to be an excellent pilot and he acknowledges that. 😊🖖
What an incredible way to wrap up this final season. From episode one of this season I've had a huge grin on my face the entire time. This team of writers, producers & the director really got what made TNG such an amazing series and while the final movie with this cast was a letdown in many fans eyes they weren't about to repeat that mistake and the crew & fans finally got the sendoff they so rightfully deserved. Bravo 😊
Agreed. This makes up for the substandard ending for the last next generation movie ten times over. Hands down the best ending out of any science fiction franchise. The ending for Picard topped the ending for The Mandalorian and that was a perfect ending for the season as well.
the least they could have done would have been at least separate the saucer so the star drive could kick some Borg ass without having to protect the saucer section and haul it around inside the cube like that I mean why would they do it with the model then not do it with CGI? it should be easy as pie to do with cgi for god sakes
@@raven4k998CGI wasn't the issue; building another set for the battle bridge was. They were running out of money and I doubt the battle bridge was loved enough by fans to justify going over budget.
@@ianbui5356 I never really cared for the NCC 1701 - D. It's WAY TOO BIG. If it were a multigenerational ship, okay, but as a warp - capable ship, it might as well be from Clark's Rendezvous With Rama or Greg Bear's EON.
My unshakable head canon is that Data saw Return of the Jedi, and one of the very first things he did when he got his emotion chip was to create a holodeck program of the Battle of Endor. But some part of him always wanted to try it in real life, and so in this moment, he thought, "My time has come." 😂
@@mkiel705 Paris was good but he's only human, he might be able to make voyager pull off those moves but a galaxy class? Data's android brain is essentially required to make those insane microsecond adjustments to adjust for not only every possible random obstacle but dodge weapons fire too.
Having done something similar in Star Trek Online with the Galaxy Dreadnought on both the Voth Fortress ship and in the Delta Flight mission of the Iconian war I understand how Data feels.
Been there and done that with the Terran Lexington Dreadnought Cruiser. I got it to dance like an escort whilst still being tanky enough to take a lot of hits and still keep dancing.
I like the little bit of Lore integrated into his personality. He's having fun just like a human with a fast car. Brent Spiner is horrifically underrated. The smile isn't a happy Data. That's Lore. Remember, it's primarily Data, but Lore, minus the evil is there, and B4 too. Spiner literally integrated the characters. Best series ending ever.
"I will never understand the human predilection for driving vehicles at unsafe velocities."
Well, you do NOW, Data!
Movie name Insurrection iirc?
No the movie was Star Trek: Nemesis
@@joewebb4495 Now it rings bells. Desert planet they found B4 on.
I'm sure that's a bit of Lore that survived.
Haha, yeah now he TOTALLY knows! XD
"There was a moment today I was worried that we might actually survive." Is the second greatest line as Worf Michael Dorn has had. We need a Worf series.
The first being for me during the baseball game in.
Is he out?
Nog: What do i do?
Worf: Kill him!
“Death to the opposition!”
Let me guess, the first is, "Today IS a good day to die!" from Star Trek: First Contact?
I thought it was "prepare for ramming speed."
First is "Die." ... to Q, ua-cam.com/video/pA31ZiM3-Hc/v-deo.html
Brent Spiner is a terrific actor. He's able to play Data as a human while still being completely recognizable as Data.
I absolutely LOVED the Human Data. What a perfect ending to his story. He finally achieved his goal of becoming human.
And he only had to die twice to make it happen! Lol
He's a synthetic hybrid
I honestly believe it was a huge mistake that they didnt go this route way earlier!
Like, he got emotions in Generations, ... and kinda lost them again for no reason in the next movies.
He got SKIN from the Borg queen in First Contact, but they somehow didnt use that to work on full skin for him afterwards.
Like comon!! Brent coulda played Human Data with emotions in Insurrection already and maybe wouldn't have had to die in Nemesis!
@@NinjaChris77 I wish Data was in season three longer, because his character development was by far the most complex and interesting.
@NinjaChris77 I dunno. I wonder if living with the character of Data for years helped Brent Spiner develop this human Data. Like, most actors walk away from a role but Spiner's been bringing Data back in movies, conventions even sprinkling him into his human Soong characters. I honestly think we're seeing a Data born of Spiner's 35 years living with the character... 🤷♂️
“You treat her like a lady and she’ll always bring you home” - Admiral "Bones" McCoy, on the Enterprise D's maiden voyage
That gives me tears
Damn, that line really hits hard after this.
Was the only thing I felt was missing as they left. Have Data pause at the Turbo Lift, look back over the bridge with McCoy's quote playing. "Thank you." He says to the ship but is looking out at the screen as well as the doors close.
Just visualizing it in my head makes me tear up just a bit.
I cried when I read this.
Then they drift through and savage a cube from the inside.
Sometimes gentle ladies like to play rough.
"There was a moment today where I was worried we might actually survive" Is such a great Worf line and I don't think it gets enough credit
Isn't that the way that most Klingons worth their brow ridges want to die ? Beats becoming a shriveled lump of beef jerky in some disgusting rest home.
Happy to be the 100th like for this gem of a comment
"why do I sense enjoyment"
That smile on his face was epic😅
I honestly believe that comment from Troi was also directed towards the fans because I don't know about you but like Data I also had a shit-eating grin on my face lol.
@@adamvillegas5040 I hadn't thought about it from that perspective, but like you I had the same feeling!!! 🖖🏽🖖🏽🖖🏽
Dude! It made me so happy for Data
that The part data absorbed from lore LOL
Data was basically saying, "Eat my dust, Borg!"
"Please, everyone! Just trust me!"
I'm more taken aback that he shown that degree of emotion to get there.
WORD. 🖖🌱
True but remember Data is not the same as he was on TNG and has changed for the better in my opinion, because he has become more comical. Also it amazed that Geordi and the rest did not trust him at first and it had to take Data to beg just to be able to do it.
Facts 💯💯💯💯💯
This man has been trying for decades to reach the point where he could even have gut feelings. Of course you trust it when he finally has one.
My response: "Always, Data!"
Everytime I see Data work one of those panels I always remember him singing :) "Lifeforms! Itty bitty lifeforms. Where. Are. You?" 😂😅
😂😂😂😂😂
I thought that, too. 😅😅
😂😂
Wasn't it "you precious little lifeforms"?
@@TheIrvy YES! That was part of it!! 🤣😂🤣 It actually goes on longer than I remember it! :D
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Until this episode, I had no idea how much I needed Data Tokyo drifting The D through a Borg cube in my life.
If you add some initial d music to this video, Im sure it would be epic
Positronic Dorifto!?!?!
FACTS
@@ladyethymeahem I believe you mean FAX
I heard there was a secrect chord, that Data played and please the Borg.......
He has achieved an understanding of the human predilection for piloting vehicles at unsafe velocities.
3:15 Worf: "There was a moment today where I thought we would actually survive!!'
Our beloved Klingon warrior has an excellent sense of humor 😆😅
Best thing is with Klingons it may not be entirely a joke
@@TheSpiderByte Those were two good comments. Now I shall make it a threesome.
@@TheSpiderByte I mean it really was a good day to die. The weather over Jupiter was breath taking.
“Find him and kill him!!”
Yes. Especially that part when Worf said he'd be part of a threesome with Riker and Picard.
I mean, if someone had to pilot the Enterprise inside a Borg Cube, I'd go with the guy who can do trillions of operations per second.
And Data now is fully in balance. I love who he’s become!
Tom Paris: Hold my beer. I'd bet on him or Dax being able to do this if shit hit the fan.
@@PeachWookiee He finally got his wish of becoming fully human, by going with his gut.
So glad they managed to squeeze this into everything else they had going on!
Damn, the processor core of the Galaxy-class computer must be like, "slow down operator, I can't process each command input that quickly!".
Laughing hysterically ❤
The fact that Data just flew the equivalent of a building like an f22 raptor and was loving every second of it is what made this episode extra special to me.
the Galaxy class is more like a mini city, than a building, but i was also loving every freaking second.
@Hunter6213 by Star Trek Online standards, that means Geordi must've upgraded both the Engineering section and maneuvering thrusters 5x over 😆
“It’s been a minute, huh mav”….
"She's built like a steakhouse but handles like a bistro."
And the structural integrity field along with inertia dampers are going "ow ow ow....wtf..."
Lot of mass to swing around like a Louisville Slugger.
Admit it, STAR TREK fans. This is a moment you've been waiting for since the 1980s - a big ol' grin on Data's face.
Not just that, but also the technology to FINALLY see what D was/is capable of. No more sitting and firing from static positions or minimal maneuvering.
It must have been so fun for Brent Spiner to go back to one of his most memorable characters and get to portray this whole new side of him.
Man, what are you guys smoking? This is horrible and silly as hell. This is everything I never wanted to see in TNG.
@@sprayr908 sucks to be you then
This is awesome! I’ve wanted to see the Enterprise move like this! I knew the Defiant could, but this is far more fun!
It’s very gratifying to see Data, who we learn earlier in the episode now hates the Borg, take it out on the cube with everything he’s got. Data was already an incredibly dangerous being, but now he *enjoys* it. That’s a little bit of Lore spice baked into the Data cake and the blend is fantastic.
As they said earlier in the season, Lore loves chaos. And you can see that in Data after they merged. This scene and the "I hope we die fast" with a smile, when asked to be more positive, great. Not malicious but that chaos gremlin is still in there :D
He has Lore's capacities now. Things he never could have felt, but still held in check with his own conscience. He isn't murderous like Lore was, but Q help you if you make an enemy of him.
Lore gave Data happiness.. Data gave Lore a family.
@@Drakoni23Lore acted almost like *LOKI* without the " glowstick of destiny " or Asgardian abilities. Strange.
@@JamesTobiasStewart It's almost like Tom Hiddleston studied Brent Spiner in preparing to play Loki, The God of Chaos. Watch clips of Loki then Mr. Spiner as Lore.
Love love love Data's shit-eating grin as he's piloting. No bumps, no scrapes, no near hits, Just pure ungodly piloting skill. This is probably the most epic starship shot in all of Trek history.
And while we have known since at least DS9 that Galaxy Class ships have near ungodly maneuverability and speed for their size, to do this required not just skill, but the reflexes that only an android like Data brings to the game.
I'm sure Geordie's daughter's a great pilot but no one has Data's experience and skills. So glad he's back and got to have a bit of fun too. He does need a new Spot in his life though.
Just use your imaginations. It was awesome. We all loved it. It’s satisfying, who knows how Trek lore operates anyway? Perhaps Geordi had Scotty help him. Two engineers doing what they want, taking their time.
I loved it. Not digging too deep to ruin the scene.
I have to admit, seeing this, just put Travis Mayweather, Erica Ortegas, Hikaru Sulu, Tom Paris, Brad Boimler, Zero, and Kayla Detmer ON NOTICE!
I fully expected a repeat of his singing.😉
Let's just also appreciate that Beverly is also crushing it on manual weapons while keeping up with Data.
I was just gonna say that. 🖖
Don't you mean... CRUSHER-ING...? 😁😄
Everyone forgets Beverly is a cybernetics and programming savant on top of being a doctor. She did a ton of the research on Data for the federation when no one else could make heads or tails of Soong's positronic brain.
She learned it all from that episode where everyone disappears on ship until she's all alone. She had to work various stations all day just to keep the ship from falling into disrepair and listing into the void of space.
@@mattshuey1 Yeah, no one else on the ship would have ben able to do all that alone!
Data: Borg disruptor on the left...
Beverly: Got it, firing phasers...
Data: Borg disruptor on the right...
Beverly: Got it, torpedoes away...
Matalas said that the Enterprise was the last member of the ensemble to introduce which tells me he gets it. I’m so glad we got to see her dance like the bad ass she is.
I was just saying the the old girl still got some moves!😄
Yeah we never got to see her really shine like this
@@rehpotsirc not bad for a starship thats 40 years old
@@star86703 In the Canon the Galaxy Class was designed to last 100 with upgrades. She is a Beast mode ship. The greatest Enterprise.
@@tangylizardk6117 nah ain’t bad ass enough if you don’t want to live in it for years of service.
He's flying that Galaxy class like it was the defiant! Go DATA!
There are many things I can say about this ... the only thing I will say is that the Enterprise D is finally showing off what she can do when pushed to the absolute limit.
1:13 - She's not sensing that from Data, she is sensing the entire fandom.
I’m just gonna take this opportunity to point out that if the enterprise was capable of this type of maneuvering all along, Dianna really should’ve been busted down for crashing it on Veridian III….. and if not, she really really should’ve been court martialed for crashing the Double E into a Reman warbird.
I was crying, screaming "Fly you big beautiful bitch! FLY!!"
I haven't done that in years, and it was spectacular to see her soar and roar.
She will always be my Enterprise. Always.
Time for some Nerdom.
What limits the ships maneuverability is power. The ship has 2 systems, the Structural Integrity system and the Inertial Dampening system that keeps the ship together and not flying apart.
For faster turns, and acceleration the 2 systems need more power, however there is a limited power supply available and systems like Life support and Gravity take up a lot of power.
However here all that can be diverted to shields, weapons, Structural Integrity system and the Inertial Dampening system, as there is no one else on the ship other than the Bridge. One last fact, the Bridge has its own Fusion generator and life support. So all the rest of the power can be diverted.
@@jacara1981 If you look at the course the Enterprise takes, it wouldn't have been so impossible in a fighter or the Defiant. The Enterprise's maneuverability was exactly the reason it was so hard. Data knew in his gut that he could push the old girl as far as she needed to get through without breaking her
Iam totaly agreeing with you
When you need to fly a 747 like an F-16 you apparently need Data!
Seriously though, that moment where Geordi has to look at Beverly and basically ask her to fire…not only is her whole world down there, it’s her finger on the trigger. Just amazing & heart wrenching
That's not flying a 747, like an F-16, that's taking a cruiseliner and making it dance like a jet ski
@@alexandercross9081 Or taking an Imperial Star Destroyer and making it fly like the Millennium Falcon🤣
@@Crunkboy415 When I first saw this, I said the Enterprise D is cosplaying the Falcon. I had no problem with even though she is a massive ship. Maybe Starfleet needs to reinstate her?
1970’s movie car chase where they slide around in big Detroit land yachts?
@@erikberg8098 in whole ass shopping malls
I loved that the "trusting your guts" bit is a call back to a simple conversation between Geordi and Data in one of the earliest TNG episodes, about trusting your gut vs logic, and how neither are totally right, and its in learning the difference between the two and which to trust.....I like that the last season has embraced Star Trek, when the first two seasons seemed to be doing everything they could to be NOT star trek.
When your brain tells you it's statistically impossible and the consequence of losing is death, that's the worst possible time to say fuck it and just wing it going by your gut. Everyone on the bridge, especially Data, would have known that. A better argument would have been "we have no other choice, but we have to at least try something no matter how improbable success is" and having them brace for the inevitable suicide run rather than everyone going "well I guess his gut has this 100,000,000 : 1 fools gambit".
If that was the lesson about trusting your gut they were trying confer, then I think Data learned the wrong lesson.
The first season was simply boring and stupid for me. The second was the worst, that ever called itself "Star Trek". The third? I love it. And i love the fact, that the producers here clearly showed the second season two middle fingers right into its ugly face. The Borg were finally a threat again and "Jurborgi" was never a thing here. Even Raffi was better and the actress showed, that she can do some acting.
But after this finale, i think the Borg are finally wiped out. The Virus from Voyager really must had spreaded out all over the collective and that giant Cube/Transwarp Conduit was the last rear up of the Borg
@@guyincognito8440 Data was never portrayed as the best pilot on TNG. Logically you can argue he should have been but he wasn't. Generally it was Riker followed by Geordi although in a few cases they suggested Picard was very good as well (he piloted them out of the ancient trap).
Regardless Data was never represented as the best so your argument is invalid.
@@guyincognito8440 what is your argument?
It reminded me of Star Trek IV with the conversation between Spock and McCoy about Spock guessing.
Also... the fact that Riker stayed was why the four of them were rescued. He became a homing beacon for Deanna.
The loyalty this family has for each other is inspiring. Family isn't only about shared DNA. It's who you love and are loved by.
This series finale just hit all the right feel buttons (like Data flying Enterprise-D thru a Borg cube).
Data was practicing just on incase he ever had to blow up the death star
@Senya Higurashi what are you talking about? You just saw him do it.
People often say "blood is thicker than water," but that's a shortening of the original saying which unfortunately reverses its original message. It's really meant to be "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the vein."
The family you're born to isn't as important as the family you choose. Sometimes they're one and the same; sometimes you have to find them first.
A damn shame they waited so long to get back together. One short season just isn't enough.
Did they forget that they sent that woman back as the Borg Queen in series 2? I don't get it....
Man Beverly’s slow nod of approval was so good. “The needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few.”
We haven’t a quality starfleet moment like that in ANY of the Kurtzman era of New Trek.
She was put into a hell of a position: kill her son or save the galaxy. Not many mothers would be up to the task.
Uh, Picard _is_ Kurtzman-era Trek? We literally wouldn't have Picard without him. What are you going on about?
the other shows walked so PIC can run
I really think Gates McFadden is an underrated actor. They didn't give her much to work with on the original show, but she's got real depth.
Seeing the Enterprise D flying around like its the size of the Defiant is amazing! Data’s grin is the best bit!
I am sure when Sisko returns he'll build a Defiant successor the size off the galaxy class and get Data to fly her
She's like the cute thic chic at the party who has all the moves.
Shows what the galaxy class was really capable of without having to consider the families it had aboard or in this scenario anyone not on the bridge
@@robertmiller9983 Jean Luc's negative sentiments about families with kids took a heap of pummeling.
@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq But he was right. Why Starfleet thought to put families on the flag ship was always the most ridiculous aspect of the show to me. Flag Ships literally frontline all major conflicts (except for some reason there was no enterprise in the Dominion war...) , it was always stupid to put civilians and kids on the ship.
Very appropriate since it was Geordi who tried to explain what "gut instinct" was to Data
after seeing this you have to question laforge every time in tng when he said data couldn't do it cause if he says data cannot do it and yet he still pulls it off despite the odds he could have done it in tng as well then to
@@raven4k998 not really, take in consideration that this Data is not the same as the TNG Data, this new one has the experiences and knowledge of Altan Soong and Lore. While Data had vast knowledge and his personal experiences, still his approach to many things was machine like. An example of this is the episode in which they the battle simulation, he kept going into a loop of what could Rikers actions be until Troy stop him and told him to consider the human factor. TNG Data had the knowledge but lacked the emotional experience to go take some actions.
I never thought the Enterprise D would return but also would cosplay as the Millennium Falcon flying into the Death Star. I was smiling through this whole scene. 😍
I had that exact same thought upon seeing this scene for the first time. Add to the fact that data finally has actual human emotions only added to the scene since he never truly had them before.
@@johnbagwell3981 That may be how he pulled it off.
Data: “here goes nothing 🥴”
Troi: “Wait…what you mean by nothing? 🤨”
😂😂😂
Troi's one to talk. How many Enterprises has she crashed?
don't worry about it, Counselor .... just hang on! 😂
@@Ambaryerno Why do you hate women?
@@Ambaryerno Well technically none, D the ship was pushed in to the planet by the shockwave so not really much she could do at that point and she was told to crash the E into Shinzons ship by Picard.
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They just reenacted the Death Star trench run with a flying convention center. Brilliant.
The Galaxy Class Hilton OR Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
They even quoted Lando Calrissian
@@Usurpus616 I was just watching a clip from RotJ. I completely forgot Lando said the line
This series helped my husband pull through his recovery from a paralyzing hemorrhagic stroke. Star Trek has given him wisdom, courage, and a good heart from the time he was a boy beaten down by life. Let's pray humanity really does turn out this way when we learn to outgrow greed, poverty, and focus on altruism.
From your keyboard to God's / Whoever's running things monitor.
They just pulled off a Death Star run. In a Galaxy-class cruiser.
No joke. It brought tears. This was an Endgame-level of fist pumping.
Luuuuke trust your instincts,trust the force...
The part into the Cube is like a hand-shaking between ST and SW!
Albeit they ignored the tech manual for the Galaxy Class. It does not have that much maneuverability, but still a hell of a run in the Borg Deadstar.
Only thing missin was Data goign "free-hand" like luke when he flips off the optic
If the -D had that kind of manoeuvrability in the Yesterday's Enterprise timeline, they would've made short work of the Klingon cruisers that were attacking them while the -C was making its getaway.
The look between Data and Geordi when he asks everyone to trust him...
That spoke more to me than the entire scene.
"There was a moment today where I was worried we might actually survive" classic Worf!
hahaha a pure Worfism
:)😁
"I owe him a lifetime, the least I can spare is a minute". One of many lines of dialogue which were overwhelmingly emotional...
Riker was always a bad ass.
Seeing Geordi agonize over whether to fire on the cube and to ultimately give the order reminds me of the episode “Thine Own Self.” In it, Deanna learned the hardest thing a commanding officer has to do is to give an order that will knowingly cost someone their life. Looks like Geordi knows full well the blessing and the burden of sitting in that chair. He learned from the best.
So good to see Data got his groove back and can work his way on the computer just like the good old days
@Brandon Taylor leave him alone, he loves scanning for lifeforms.
@Brandon Taylor That was Lore, not Data 😉
That console is old territory for him
And he got his game face on 1:16
Sad to see he still never got promoted. Everyone outranks him now, and Picard gave the con to Geordie as he left the ship, Data isnt even second officer any more.
In Data's hands, the Enterprise-D doesn't just fly....she dances.😎😎🖖
And she dances beautifully.
She danced with a charm like never before
He piloted her for Years. He knows waht the frame is capible of.
Yes those kind of manouvers would essentially ping frame stresses, but we finally got the budget to show what the grye lady could do, and by God does she dance beautifully.
@@singletona082 that and with a empty ship with no crew, no children, no personnel items on board and only needing to ensure inertial dampeners and artificial gravity needed to be maintained for the bridge only, probably helped. Pretty sure anyone on any other deck would be a floating low mass puddle by now.
Series Finale Data and the Enterprise D vs Wash and the Serenity
Who's the better leaf?
The acting by the entire cast was fantastic in this finale, but the subtle yet powerful emotion portrayed by LeVar Burton in this episode was truly next level. The man is an amazing actor.
Agreed. Overall he has a lovely sense of accomplishment and calm about him but then he nails the big moments. His involuntary exhale when Crusher makes the call to sacrifice their own for the good of everyone is extremely powerful, that’s real top drawer drama right there.
And that's one of the reasons why this incarnation of Star Trek it's still the best out of all of this crew knows each other and we grew up with them that's one of the reasons why Star Trek strange new worlds in my opinion just sucks it seems like the the relationships on that show-off forced and unrealistic this version and the original are the true essence of what Star Trek is about
Brent Spiner has really excelled this during this last season. All those years ago, when Data originally died in Nemesis I was gutted, but got it (especially after listening to Spiner’s interview in the dvd extras). More recently it’s felt like he’s been a spare part that they want to keep but can’t really find a place for. I’ve often found the different incarnations of Sung confusing, and dare I say a little boring at times. I think what they’ve done with him (and what he’s been able to do) in season 3 of Picard was pure genius.
Agreed. When I saw that not only was data back but finally getting what he always longed for in true emotions it hit home. This was the best part of the final season bringing him back full circle like this and letting him show off extreme piloting skills.
@@johnbagwell3981 He has a need. A NEED FOR SPEED - & thrills !
@@johnbagwell3981 Data combined logic AND intuition. That makes him " human " & I'd trust him with my life & safety ANY DAY.
worth noting that not a single one of the borg weapons inside the cube, shooting at point blank, even manage to hit the 1701-D, that's how good Data is
He's processing like a quadrillion bits per millisecond. No surprise!
you forget they had to be toned down as the missed shots would have destroyed the cube from the inside meaning the Borg could not use all it's weapons at full power. it would be like killing cancer with a lethal dose of radiation the cancer could be eradicated ,but at the expense of the patients life.
@@timoshea1767 a fine point
@@tim72184 Eloquent & well - put. Hit the nail right between the eyes, as I've been known to exclaim.
Lando: Here goes nothing.
Data: Here goes nothing. As a fan of both franchises I love these little homage to their counterpart
funny because Londo was also a fighter pilot and flew for the Centauri forces when he was young.
It’s funny because Lando is a human that f$&@s robots and Data is a robot that f$&@s humans.
@@walmartpimp2 We do not consider that canon, that's a bullshit Disney creation.
@@shogun2215That was in the original trilogy, 4head
@@shogun2215 Canon isn't real. Grow up.
2:04 I'm sure Data is checking his memory bank and found Admiral Janeway's instruction on how to destroy the Viculum/Core to destroy the Borg Cube
I think he just found his brother Lore telling him to go for it & keep the bastards wondering what the hell he was up to. 😉
Data would only reference competent individuals which would leave out Janeway.
'We're going with Data's gut" probably THE least expected line in all of Star Trek (and darn glad to hear it). The look on his face while navigating the cube was great.
that's like when Spock took a guess
"Please, everyone! Just trust me!"
This took me back to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, with the quip between Bones, Kirk and Spock and the quality of the latter one's guesses.
"He means that he feels safer about your guesses than most other people's facts." - Dr. McCoy
Data became human, psychologically.
Contractions, "gut feeling", enjoyment. yup, Pinocchio got his wish.
Mr. Data's Wild Ride. LOL.
Full circle for Data. It was in the TNG episode ''Data's day'' (season 4 ep 11) that Data complained to Bruce Maddox that he had no intuition and wished he had ''gut feelings''
There’s a whole lot of circles closed here. We know how lonely Picard is going back to “Encounter at Farpoint” and “Lonely among us.” When Data and McCoy are talking in “Farpoint,” McCoy says to always treat the Enterprise like a lady, and she will always bring you home.” The scene on the bridge in the fleet museum where Picard asks Geordi to take good care of her, and Geordi says that “she’s always taken good care of us” was a direct callback.
Data still doesn’t get to complete the bawdy limerick from, I believe, “The Naked Now.”
Obviously, the OG Borg story, from “The Neutral Zone” and “Q Who?” to here.
There are more, but those come to mind right now.
@@SamCogley Yes, I agree. Now we need a Star Trek Janeway series because that STV finale didn't really close any circles and unlike TNG there were no voyager movies.
@@resiplayerz it’s called “Prodigy.”
I have waited thity six years... For this event. An event I didn't realize I needed to see... Data, wow... Welcome to being human... after all, you made it here.
I’d argue he made it in Nemesis. He understood in his final moments what it was to be human in his final act, sacrificing himself for his friend
@@TheRealMediaMan Normally. I'd agree but This Data doesn't have access to those memories. But that said, you are not wrong... :)
What is also so exceptional about this writing is that everyone besides Data (even Data, when you count his "daughter" Lal or maybe even Spot) knows what it means to be a parent. So destroying the cube and therefore possibly at least Jack is a consequence of Beverly's everyone understands on a very personal level.
Especially because it was PICARD’S son too and Picard was still trapped trying to rescue him. What a huge moment
Data's grin during the flight maneuver scene was almost as epic as his grin during the holodeck dance lesson scene, when Dr. Crusher told him to "smile". :-D
I like that we get a glimpse of Geordi's leadership style as well. He is still the boss and making the final decision, but he puts a lot of emphasis on trusting his team, as well as on their input and buy in. E.g., waiting for Troi and Crusher to agree before giving the order to attack the beacon. I think it's in line with the character we always knew.
Geordi in command was epic. How he handles the Beverly, Data, and Deanna during the tough decisions shows serious command chops. They could really do a series with him in command and it would be epic….
That's the former Captain of the USS Challenger right there.
I really wish the stardrive section had been that of the uss challenger as a nod to future captain laforge from voyager timeless.
One thing I learned...the Enterprise D can dance! This series deserves an Emmy...
OMG. Once again, I must say it.
Trust Data.
And then the "Why am I sensing enjoyment?"
Well, probably because Data was having the time of his life!
Exactly, his face spells it all out!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
That was a fourth wall break - she was sensing all of us! 😁🖖
ST-TNG is my all-time favorite TV show. It was fantastic to see my heroes of yesteryear return in such grand and fulfilling fashion for this finale.
Very well done.
Bravo!!!
Good things! 👍
remember when youre watching this that the Enterprise D is a 1 mile long, 42 story building thats supposed to have 1000 crew, 200 minimum, and its being tokyo drifted by a half crazed, 110 year old android.
i love 'tokyo drifted' as a verb. It... is utterly appropriate here.
All the times Data pulled their asses from the fire, never doubt him when he says he can do something.
That's really what I expected him to say. You don't need to trust his 'new humanity'. Just trust the 872 he's saved your asses before with his praeternatural abilities.
@@Scipio488 But even Data admits that it's a long shot, even with his skills. That's what he means when he's talking about probability.
Seeing Data fly the Enterprise through the Borg cube was like watching Joker flying the Normandy through the Omega 4 relay; two large ships doing effortless space ballet in the most crucial of moments
I’m so glad to read this, I absolutely believe the way the Enterprise swooped in and departed to save them was based on Mass Effect. I see you fellow fan!
Joker stayed clutch, let's not forget ya boy Jeffy Moreau dropping the MACO into a space the size of a football field then pulling up out of the steep dive.
Let us sit back and take in the fact that while Data is straight up Tokyo drifting the Big D through the cube, Crusher is John Wicking the hell out of it at the same time!
....someone pair 'running in the 90's with this. Please.
@@singletona082 I figured someone would want to eurobeat this... i want it.
Amen!!!
@@OxTitan Nah, definitely needed the Doom music, lol
I loved that happy feeling of Data and his quickly dancing fingers.
Not to forget the face the Borg Queen made at 1:32/1:33 seeing what the good ol' big D actually can do. It seems like she never assimilated that information.
Great to have you back big D.
Data was having the time of 2 lives ! He EARNED THIS. Like Clark Kent's first flight as Superman !
This series has gotten so good. Also enjoying strange new worlds. Trek is really coming back strong
Imagine if THIS Data was on the bridge of the Enterprise-D in Generations, he would have given the Enterprise-D a huge shot at possibly surviving the attack.
He would have also said. "Oh shit muthafucka, time to get us out of this!"
It was Data and Lore that was flying the Enterprise.
I haven't seen the Picard season. But I always wondered what happened to B 4 on Star Trek nemesis. I remember the data transfer from Commander data to B 4. Then I heard other stories about Q returning, talkin with commander data when he was already dead. I've truly missed out on a lot.
No amount of fancy flying would have saved the D after the Duras sisters hacked the shields.
'The solution is simple. if they can penetrate oru shields then we simply have to ensure we are not hit.'
*enterprise does that falling leaf thing from top gun and unloads all her torpedo tubes on the duras sisters.*
Why am l sensing enjoyment?
Data's face 😂
(0:47) ~ I was half-expecting to see *_Billy Dee Williams_* to saunter onto the Enterprise-D bridge, cape and all, and say with his carefree grin, _"Perhaps I can be of some assistance..? I have some flight-experience with this kind of scenario."_
*;p*
Thanks for uploading this, *Star Trek Friendly.* :)
With an ice-cold can of Colt 45 in hand.
Yeah, it did have that vibe and that run was the first thing I thought of. However, as much of a Star Wars fan as I am, Data pulled it off better.
I'm sorry but data just took the crown from Lando.
And didnt the enterprise seem kind of small when it was above them. I mean that sucker is almost a half mile long but it almost fit in frame. I know it could have been higher up than it appeared but watch the scenery as the camera moves. It appears to only be 4 or 500 feet up.
Data going full Han Solo is something I never knew I needed.
remembering the scene where Geordi explains to Data what a guy instinct is makes this scene so much more powerful and makes Data's plea to his best friend so much more tender and heartfelt
I really appreciate how each of the original TNG's got a moment of standout activity with Enterprise D in an unusual role. From Data flying with *that* grin and his gut, to Beverly on tactical and leaving everyone speechless with her weapon attack. Deanna suddenly becoming a transporter pro and Geordi taking the reins and commanding the ship. Meanwhile Will and Worf become a funny double act and where we learn there was a phaser the whole time! But the biggest change is Will and Jean-Luc who set aside their responsibilities to Starfleet and are just the men they want to be (father or friend).
Deanna had a lot more to offer and her abilities were fully realized on this show
@@Mars-xc1ns Given we saw full on telepathy in S1? They GENUINELY underutelized her. Sure that level of telepathic bond wouldh ave to ahve bene cultivated, but abusing that with Will on a planet and technobabble communications jam? Or usign Will as a locator that diena could trace?
The writers simply had no idea how to use her.
@@singletona082
Exactly
This sequence is top notch . The VFX were great in this part 🖖🖖🖖 . This episode is made for the fans of the TNG 👏👏👏 . Well done Terry Matalas.
Maybe Terry should take over Star Trek and get it out of the hands of Kurtzman before he destroys it further.
In all the years I've known the Enterprise-D, I've NEVER seen her fly into action like that. And that in itself was pure Gold!!
Thank you modern CGI awesomeness.
Modern CGI is what the old girl needed to show us what she could REALLY do.
@@jeremydale4548 That's true! It's just too bad the old regime in charge of Star Trek: TNG never allowed that to happen, not even during the days of the physical models.
But I'm sure they're probably licking their wounds by now, especially after seeing the Enterprise-D fully resurrected and back in action after what they did to her in Generations.
She had families in her when she was Active Duty. Of course she would have never been flown in such a manner.
This, THIS is what happens when you take advantage of modern technology.
In this episode, we got a full, clear, UNDENIABLE view of what we have always known.
Galaxy Class starships, and ships named Enterprise, are absolute BADASSES!
@@JarvisBrodie I would say it has to do with the limits of technology at that time.
This brings back so many memories of the TNG days. The crew using their skills, knowledge, experience, and gut instincts, to get through life and death situations.
I met Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn, and Jonathan frakes in 1987, when they came into my hanger and we're looking at my helicopter I was building, TNG had just started and I had only seen one episode at the time, so wasn't real familiar with them but they seem to be duly impressed with my aircraft. In hindsight, it was a huge event even though at the time I didn't realize it.
LOVED it! Very much appreciating the "real vibe" style they're all now expressing through their characters. Totally dig the direction of all this. 🌱🛸
What’s crazy, Data could pilot the ship even faster if he didn’t have to physically input commands with his hands
Piloting skill doesn't really make sense to me the way it's portrayed in most of Star Trek, because it's all still just inputting commands with what amounts to an old-school 8 directional joypad.
@@Tim85-y2q what's not to get? There would still be skill in the hand technique, reaction time, speed and accuracy of operation.
@@Tim85-y2q When they give course numbers, say "course 123 mark 4" they represent 2 circles. 123 degrees on the horizontal plane, then 4 degrees on the vertical plane. "Mark" is said to differentiate between the 2 circles. So turn around, and pitch up slightly. If Mark isn't said, you just turn right/left, and travel on the same plane you're facing like a flat road.
@@tetravega567 I understand that. My issue is that they tend to act like the pilot is actually working a mechanical rudder instead of a software-driven interface and even more that that interface as we see it looks rather limited in terms of detailed manual piloting ability.
"Let's see what this Galaxy Class starship can do" - Jean Luc Picard
The brings back a rush of emotions. Mostly in Season 3 of Picard. Wow. Watching this is like watching an actual Star Trek movie. With the advancement in CG and techniques, the small screen looks like a high budget movie production. Simply amazing!!!
When they showed the Enterprise D scene, I lost it. I mean, I didn't cry, but I contained it all in me until the tears just began to roll down my eyes and snot coming out of my nose. I didn't expect this to hit me to hard, but it did. The theme song played, how the original senior crew walked onto the bridge together, seeing the computer panel all light up, the ships plaque on the wall, the computer's voice (Majel Barrett), Cpt, err Admiral Picard saying "Engage", just wow! So legendary, so epic beyond words.
For those that are fans of Star Trek, you know this feeling. I'm sure every single one of you felt that scene and blew you away somehow. Some may yell out in joy and excitement, some in shock where they're speechless, some cheer with applause, and then the people like me where it's more than words and actions - but raw emotions takes over to the point where you get teary eyes as if a loved one died. Incredible.
Everything was perfectly done. I can't find a fault...just sheer joy and enjoyment.
I wonder if there will ever be another Star Trek again like this one. Or at least, the continuation of the timeline. Not the Star Trek reboot from JJ Abrams movie. It's not the same. I want to the Picard era timeline. Even if it is a new adventure.
Star Trek Picard may very well be the very last "Star Trek" ever!!!
This ain't Picard Season 3...it's TNG Season 8 that we have been waiting for so long time!
The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) was a 24th century Federation Galaxy-class starship operated by Starfleet, and the fifth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise. During its career, the Enterprise served as the Federation flagship and was in service from 2363 to 2371 when it was destroyed during the Battle of Veridian III.
During the Changeling/Borg threat of 2401, the rebuilt Enterprise was pressed back into service by her old command crew and flown from the Fleet Museum, where it was stored at the time.
Command crew:
◾ Commanding officer (CO)
- Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (2363-2371, 2401-)
◾ First officer / executive officer (XO)
- Captain William T. Riker (2364-2371, 2401-)
◾ Second officer / Operations officer
- Data (2364-2371, 2401-)
◾ Chief engineer
- Geordi La Forge (2365-2371, 2401-)
◾ Tactical officer and security chief
- Worf (2364 - 2371, 2401-)
◾ Chief medical officer (CMO)
- Admiral Beverly Crusher (2364, 2366-2371, 2401-)
◾ Counselor
- Deanna Troi (2364-2371, 2401-)
◾ Flight control officer (conn)
- Geordi La Forge (2364, 2401-)
Except Geordi is now a Commodore and technically outranks Riker, Data and Worf.
Wolf is a captain, Beverly is resign / retired (not sure, I didn’t notice it was mentioned in the series ) , data is still a commander, he was KIA, so he still hold the commander rank.
@@runemastertan he wasn't a commander, he was lieutenant commander. And Beverly is now an Admiral.
All of my friends call it The Big D. They went to Starfleet and they got the Big D.
This episode of Star Trek just taught modern Star Wars how to do Star Wars the right way. Very good scene.
Agreed. I loved this season. I’m still surprised Disney didnt have Luke, Leia and Han have one scene together. This season did fan services and plot progression right.
Nah Nah Nah. The Death Star drop will always be the Death Star drop :)
I thought the "Last Generation" was a jab at the Last Jedi.
Damn, you are absolutely right, even that 1701-D maneuver inside the cube and firing upon the Borg's beacon is straight SW:ROTJ Millennium Falcon stunts.
"Data the probabilities can deceive you- use your gut"
"Remember, your gut will be with you...always"
The way spiner acts is brilliant this new data really is a blend of data , lore, b4, and soong, like that was more lore telling Geordie that his gut tells him he's got this
And some of Lal too!
It was great seeing this cast on this ship for one final, grand adventure.
Never underestimate Data or piss him off, I love the more human looking data, Data got his wish I am happy for him, and the fact that Picard is facing the one thing he dreaded for 29 years for his own son who has an amazing place in Picard's heart shows that Picard would've been great at parenting
hah XD good ole Brent Spriner is one badass of an actor XD able to pilot the D thru hell and back :3
True, especially when played a more human data clearly enjoying navigating through the cube, he was having fun
I have never seen Data this happy ever.
Yeah, but he needs to ride in the tumbler again like he did in Nemesis and see what he thinks of it! (Because he didn't really have an opinion about it the last time because he didn't have any emotions and he really couldn't articulate his feelings about it, and he looked like he didn't like it much!)❤
WE LOVE YOU BRENT SPINER ❤
I was literally cheering him on when I saw this
Great work, Mr Data, you killed it! ❤
Too bad he didn't "kill it" in Picard, season 1!
Android reflexes and calculation, his ability to multitask (I take it he was both piloting and firing - that, or Beverly's gotten really good at tactical) and now, with REAL confidence, determination and the joy of meeting a very tough challenge (not to mention saving his friends and a big chunk of the galaxy. Data's better then ever!!! 💖
Don't forget the final thing android Data or a computer lacked. Instinct.
Bev was firing. They are all extraordinary. That is why we love them.
this my most favourite scene from the entire series!
Data steerig the Enterprise is like a great master playing on his piano.
It speaks volumes when Geordi claims that not even his daughter Sidney could navigate a starship through this Borg cube. She seems to be an excellent pilot and he acknowledges that. 😊🖖
Sydney has the skill and talent, but something like this would require levels of reflex speed that no human has ever possessed. Only Data has that.
What an incredible way to wrap up this final season. From episode one of this season I've had a huge grin on my face the entire time. This team of writers, producers & the director really got what made TNG such an amazing series and while the final movie with this cast was a letdown in many fans eyes they weren't about to repeat that mistake and the crew & fans finally got the sendoff they so rightfully deserved. Bravo 😊
Agreed. This makes up for the substandard ending for the last next generation movie ten times over. Hands down the best ending out of any science fiction franchise. The ending for Picard topped the ending for The Mandalorian and that was a perfect ending for the season as well.
Data: I do not think even I can fly this like that.
Lore: oh pfft. Then let me drive, you big baby
Enterprise, after seven seasons and **movie redacted** finally hitting God mode in the hands of Data.
Poetry.
the least they could have done would have been at least separate the saucer so the star drive could kick some Borg ass without having to protect the saucer section and haul it around inside the cube like that I mean why would they do it with the model then not do it with CGI? it should be easy as pie to do with cgi for god sakes
@@raven4k998CGI wasn't the issue; building another set for the battle bridge was. They were running out of money and I doubt the battle bridge was loved enough by fans to justify going over budget.
@@ianbui5356 I never really cared for the NCC 1701 - D. It's WAY TOO BIG. If it were a multigenerational ship, okay, but as a warp - capable ship, it might as well be from Clark's Rendezvous With Rama or Greg Bear's EON.
Best episode of all 3 seasons. I smiled, I laughed, I applauded.
The 3rd person perspective of flying the ship through is pure gold.
"Why am I sensing enjoyment?" God that was a great line.
Really needed a wookiee on the bridge there to show his appreciation. Loved the Return of the Jedi flashback
they should have grabbed that Tribble at section 31
After watching this I kind of realized lando really didn't have it all that hard It was more of a straight line....
Really needed someone to comment "hmm the force is strong with this one"
that shot of datas face of pure joy is literally all of us watching this happening
Speak for yourself.
@@Rocket1377 i generally do, it's how i buy things
Data feeling like playing a flight simulator while the rest of the crew hangs on for dear life 😂
My unshakable head canon is that Data saw Return of the Jedi, and one of the very first things he did when he got his emotion chip was to create a holodeck program of the Battle of Endor. But some part of him always wanted to try it in real life, and so in this moment, he thought, "My time has come." 😂
Data got his piloting skills back and he became the best Starfleet pilot ever, even better than Tom Paris
Tom cheated .. he used joysticks ..
Star Wars Han Solo:
I Did the Kessel-Run In...
Star Trek Data/Lore:
Amateur!!!
😏😈🤣
I Think Paris Would've Done The Same Thing
@@mkiel705 Paris was good but he's only human, he might be able to make voyager pull off those moves but a galaxy class? Data's android brain is essentially required to make those insane microsecond adjustments to adjust for not only every possible random obstacle but dodge weapons fire too.
@@adambrown6669 So True
NOW THAT'S WHAT A GALAXY-CLASS STARSHIP CAN DO!
NOW THIS IS POD-RACING!!!
😏😈🤣🤗😉✊👍
you funy
Having done something similar in Star Trek Online with the Galaxy Dreadnought on both the Voth Fortress ship and in the Delta Flight mission of the Iconian war I understand how Data feels.
Been there and done that with the Terran Lexington Dreadnought Cruiser. I got it to dance like an escort whilst still being tanky enough to take a lot of hits and still keep dancing.
I like the little bit of Lore integrated into his personality. He's having fun just like a human with a fast car.
Brent Spiner is horrifically underrated.
The smile isn't a happy Data. That's Lore. Remember, it's primarily Data, but Lore, minus the evil is there, and B4 too.
Spiner literally integrated the characters.
Best series ending ever.
I like to think of this scene not as Data flying the Enterprise, but dancing with her.