Podcast # 188 - Hijacked!

[Daron]

Jen,

I appreciated your dissection of the episode. Sometimes I can get really carried away with a slick presentation, especially on the first viewing, without identifying script boo-boos. I remember really loving this episode the last time I saw it, eons ago.

The funny thing is I'm a firm believer in having an air-tight script, but you really pointed out some things to consider. Thanks for the "food for thought." I'll have to watch this again.

[Feathers]

I'm with Jen (or was it Angela?) on the 'was data fooled' issue.

I can't accept that Data didn't realise they hadn't left the Holodeck. As a machine capable of movement I imagine he'd have to have some form of internal Nav sensors. Given that the Holodeck is only just big enough to swing a cat it, no matter what was projected I can't imagine that he didn't realise he hadn't left this one very small area.

Brilliant show, both the main presentation and all of the additional features. Loved it!

[Jen]

I'm with Jen (or was it Angela?) on the 'was data fooled' issue.

I can't accept that Data didn't realise they hadn't left the Holodeck. As a machine capable of movement I imagine he'd have to have some form of internal Nav sensors. Given that the Holodeck is only just big enough to swing a cat it, no matter what was projected I can't imagine that he didn't realise he hadn't left this one very small area.

Brilliant show, both the main presentation and all of the additional features. Loved it!

It was me... Jen. :)  Thanks for the comments, glad you guys liked the "pick-apart". ;D

[X]

I think that Data was fooled because as Kirk pointed out often, androids or robots created by imperfect creatures tend to not be as perfect as they think they are.

Data has been fooled by a holodeck before and this was the guy that was created to beat Data that put the plan in motion. While Data might be strong and fast, the main computers are still better than him in calculations and data stuff and hold more information or else he would have never needed to use the computers to access something.

I think he got beat fair and square, but I did love the pickapart and agreed with many of your other observations.