Dr. Julian Bashir Meets Lieutenant Commander Data

Star Trek The Next Generation Season 6 Birthright Part 1

[@TheRogueWolf]

I like how Data actually starts working on the device before catching himself. "Hey, wait a minute, I'm supposed to _stop_ this."

[@kentvesser9484]

Yeah, Bashir is a charmer.

[@scottrackley4457]

Julian used a Jedi mind trick on Data

[@ericjauregui3089]

The first comment I was looking for. lol.

[@GR-nz3om]

Props to Bashir. Data is a logical, calculation based being. Got em

[@Prisoner_849]

@@GR-nz3om Data is also a scientist so he is very fascinated when it comes to new sciences being discovered. Data and Julian should have had more screen time together.

[@SyzygyNoon]

The way Bashir's eyes light up when he realizes he's meeting the only android in Starfleet.

[@kentvesser9484]

That's intellectual curiosity there, but tempered with not wanting to destroy in order to learn as much as he can about how data works and thinks.

[@arcticridge]

I could watch an entire series of just Data and Bashir

[@VonSpud]

Another good choice of characters interacting. Data & Bashir...heck Data and anyone.

[@originaljackofhearts]

I imagine a hardy boys mystery type of show.

[@kentvesser9484]

@@originaljackofhearts Except they will be trying to solve physics conundrums and bio-medical curiosities. Probably would have to be produced by the BBC instead of an American studio or today they would dumb it down badly.

[@tubenachos]

I want Data and Quark

[@scottrackley4457]

@@tubenachos leave off the "uark"

[@tech83studio38]

Data would be a great friend.

[@gabrielcastejon7914]

I love Data but I don't think he's the type to shoot the shit.

[@alphazeroseven]

Imagine if data met odo! they'd communicate great because they're both so different

[@drunkrdm]

does the bridge ALWAYs have extra officer of to the side room going "i hope they called way, i'm SOOO bored>

[@kaicreech7336]

They probably do have a few generic bridge officers waiting in case the main crew has to leave the bridge.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

... And also they're usually the first to die, for dramatic effect.

[@barthburger]

Data: Ah welcome to the Enterprise Dr. Bashir, I see you have an unknown device that appears to utilize plasma pathways, could be quite dangerous. As per ships protocol I must ask we take it to Main Engineering and plug it directly into our warp core.. This way please.

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol

[@amhw8057]

He's so excited

[@September2004]

If anything, one wonders why more people are not immediately fascinated by Data. Like Sarek and his entourage. You’d think Vulcans would be fascinated by a being of pure logic.

[@zincwing4475]

Good point, but they were very busy with ambassador stuff and such.

[@September2004]

@@zincwing4475 They have enough time to see Mozart. Even just a reaction and small comment would be automatic.

[@silikon2]

Data: "You should not be testing this mysterious device in sickbay. We should take it to engineering and point it at the warp core."

[@Herowebcomics]

This was an epic meeting! And so much fun!

[@samoangimli2640]

Arik Soong (Data creator great grandfather) would of been so proud to have seen this

[@acs197]

Now I need to rewatch this episode.

[@Sideswipe66]

Am I the only one who was somewhat suspicious of this scene? The fact that Data wasn't expecting him to be there and the whole Changling thing made me worry he might not have been Julian for a second.

[@TheSwedeMoffo]

No. This aired while DS9 still was in it's first season, years before they introduced the Changeling plot line. Plus, the Enterprise was at DS9 at the time so we could expect that some DS9 personnel would be aiding in repairing and reinforcing the Enterprise since they were there.

[@collinsdarkwa281]

I remember this part

[@johnnelson7192]

Even Data couldnt tell he was an Augment

[@marugg78]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't Star Fleet want to know how Data was built? Since he's been teleported plenty of times so doesn't the computer know now how he's put together? Plus they have replicators.

[@mjrussell414]

Well, I don’t remember how this episode ends but that looks more like a weapon than a medical device to me. I’m sensing trouble ahead for our intrepid crew.

[@cbalan777]

If I remember correctly Data ends up getting hit by a blast from it which causes him to start having dreams.

[@danielhausser8038]

* meetS

[@JosueC730]

0:53 So... Data is a synthetic life form. An artificial life form.

[@ultramaximusreviews]

Where are all the Sick Bay staff?

[@davezdavezdavez]

I came here to ask the same question.

[@ABCDyeahyeahyeah]

Shore leave. Maybe it’s spring break and the Enterprise is down to a skeleton crew/passenger manifest lol. And that’s how Julian is able to find a way to sneak on board for a bit.

[@Cain-x]

Funny they don't just tell the personnel who should be station in sick bay during that shift? Why would sick bay be empty? The writers were being lazy to force this interaction, lol...

[@cbalan777]

Why would sick bay be empty? Cause no one was sick? :P