Story: Elementary, Dear Data
Written By: Brian Alan Lane
Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Year: 1988
Here is the first really strong episode of the season. Data and Geordi are playing Sherlock Holmes and Watson, respectively, on the holodeck. Only Data is completely familiar with the known works of Holmes, so he solves the mystery too quickly, thus not making it any fun. It is also the first real episode showcasing the friendship of Geordi and Data, one of the best relationships depicted in the show.
Pulaski, in full evil taunter mode, tells Geordi and Data that Data could NEVER solve a real mystery, and they take this as a challenge. So they set the holodeck to create a mystery really difficult that even Data would find it difficult to solve. But this causes a bit of a malfunction, the only way for Data to have trouble solving it, would be for the holodeck to be able to beat DATA, not Holmes…as a result the Moriarty on the holodeck knows it’s a hologram…it is sentient.
It is a fascinating episode, with an idea that warrants being revisited, luckily they do revisit.
NEXT TIME: The Erstwhile
Written By: Brian Alan Lane
Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Year: 1988
Here is the first really strong episode of the season. Data and Geordi are playing Sherlock Holmes and Watson, respectively, on the holodeck. Only Data is completely familiar with the known works of Holmes, so he solves the mystery too quickly, thus not making it any fun. It is also the first real episode showcasing the friendship of Geordi and Data, one of the best relationships depicted in the show.
It is a fascinating episode, with an idea that warrants being revisited, luckily they do revisit.
NEXT TIME: The Erstwhile