Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

Descent (1993)

Marina Sirtis: Counselor Deanna Troi

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• Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Data!

  Counselor Deanna Troi : That's not Data.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : What?

  Lore : You should listen to her, Captain. She's way ahead of you.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Lore!

  Lore : Right! But I am not alone.

  [Data stands next to Lore] 

  Lt. Cmdr. Data : The sons of Soong have joined together; and together... we will *destroy* the Federation!

• Counselor Deanna Troi : I don't think that an exploration of anger need necessarily lead to hatred or malice.

  Lt. Cmdr. Data : But what if it does, Counselor? What if those are the only emotions I am capable of experiencing? Would that not make me a bad person?

  Counselor Deanna Troi : We've served together for a long time; and I think I've come to know you pretty well. I have to believe, if you ever reach your goal of becoming human... you won't become a bad one.

• [Data has tried with various methods to evoke different emotions in himself, without success] 

  Counselor Deanna Troi : I'm curious. Why're you ignoring the one emotion you've already experienced? Why aren't you trying to make yourself angry again?

  Lt. Cmdr. Data : Anger is a negative emotion. I wanted to concentrate on something more positive.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Data - feelings aren't positive and negative. They simply exist. It's what we do with those feelings that becomes good or bad.

• Lt. Cmdr. Data : [on his 'other' emotion]  It was just after I had killed the Borg. I looked down at his body... I felt something.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : If you had to give this... feeling a name - what would you call it?

  Lt. Cmdr. Data : I believe... it was... pleasure...

• Lt. Cmdr. Data : For the past six hours, I have attempted to produce an emotional response by subjecting myself to various stimuli.

  Counselor Troi : Like what?

  Lt. Cmdr. Data : I listened to several operas known to be uplifting, I watched three holodeck programmes designed to be humorous and I made four attempts to induce sexual desire by subjecting myself to erotic imagery.

  Counselor Troi : What happened?

  Lt. Cmdr. Data : Nothing.