I was amused by 'not han solo' Okona managing to seduce Transport Lt. Hottie with the old 'coming on strong' approach to flirting. I was clearly born in the wrong century.
Okona's arc ultimately heads towards day time soap opera territory with a hidden pregnancy reveal towards the end of the episode..... I did laugh at the absurdity of this and the delicious soap acting.
Perhaps I am becoming a grumpy old man but I was really put off by Okona clearly being a tribute band for the character of Han Solo. The character itself was performed fine. It's okay to be cerebral and extremely nerdy ---- it's what so many love about you. Well, at least he didn't have a human sized dog creature who spoke in growls.
The data plot was fine. The message ultimately about being authentic? It is always interesting to watch this complexed android wrestle with understanding basic human emotions but this was lacking despite great performances from Guinan and Spiner.
There was a nice little tie-in to the A/B plots with data's confusion about sexuality/humor during a brief discussion with Okona. As a backseat driver I believe this episode would have worked better if the Okona/Data plot lines melded together more ---- perhaps Data could have offered a solution to Okona's dilemma or vice versa? Then again I can understand the need to establish space juru Guinan.
Average episode with a few chuckles here and there.
Okona's arc ultimately heads towards day time soap opera territory with a hidden pregnancy reveal towards the end of the episode..... I did laugh at the absurdity of this and the delicious soap acting.
Perhaps I am becoming a grumpy old man but I was really put off by Okona clearly being a tribute band for the character of Han Solo. The character itself was performed fine. It's okay to be cerebral and extremely nerdy ---- it's what so many love about you. Well, at least he didn't have a human sized dog creature who spoke in growls.
The data plot was fine. The message ultimately about being authentic? It is always interesting to watch this complexed android wrestle with understanding basic human emotions but this was lacking despite great performances from Guinan and Spiner.
There was a nice little tie-in to the A/B plots with data's confusion about sexuality/humor during a brief discussion with Okona. As a backseat driver I believe this episode would have worked better if the Okona/Data plot lines melded together more ---- perhaps Data could have offered a solution to Okona's dilemma or vice versa? Then again I can understand the need to establish space juru Guinan.
Average episode with a few chuckles here and there.