Data is judged “property” and must submit himself to a (somewhat) evil scientist’s experiments. Picard goes to trial to defend him. How do we define consciousness in a world of advanced Artifical Intelligence. A much better episode than the “Short Circuit” synopsis would have you believe.
Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.
