Original Air Date: June 1, 1991
Starring: Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, LeVar Burton
Directed by: Patrick Stewart
Synopsis: As the Enterprise crew run tests on a dark matter nebula, a female crew member assigned to work with Lt. Data (Brent Spiner) on the scientific side of the tests shows romantic interest in him, leaving Data to question matters in love.
Kitty Cameo: Data’s pet cat Spot makes an appearance in this episode. Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) catches Data, saying he found Spot running around loose.
The two discuss how Spot managed to get outside of the room but can find no answer, as the computer states no one entered the room and Spot could not have triggered the opening mechanism.
At the end of the episode when things don’t work out with the romance, Data is left alone at the dining table in his room. Spot comes up to him as if to comfort him.
Spot jumps into Data’s lap and Data pets the cat.
Final Mewsings: Cats know when we need comfort, even if we don’t know it ourselves.
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