216. Live Data Reaction (TNG 4.11)

Come on a journey with us. A story of true love, as we watch Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Data's Day", one of the great romances of all time.  We speak, of course, of the relationship between Admiral Mendak and Subcommander Selok.  Also Miles and Keiko get married.  This is the third episode in our wedding series, and the first marriage between two enthusiastically consenting adults But is it? Is it really? Keiko is a controversial character for a lot of reasons, many of which boil down to sexism and racism, but ALSO her introduction here does her no favours Much like Deanna and Wyatt in "Haven", Miles and Keiko's relationship is written as if they are adolescents AND IT'S WEIRD We are obsessed with all the background details: Age Gap Couple! The USS Zhukov! 17 feline supplements! Helm Ken! Patricia Tallman!  Data considers Worf a kindred spirit, and we have to ask: does Worf feel the same way? One oblique hint at a time, we WILL make Beverly Crusher a three-dimensional character! LOVE the costumes in this ep, mostly, but we cannot endorse Keiko's hair chopsticks Not many people know this, but T'Pel's shark fin hat and Winn's Sydney Opera House hat are friends