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I'm pretty ambivalent about her, but I agree it was an interesting performance, particularly for a woman at that time in television.
She was horribly underused - it's downright criminal that she doesn't pay a significant role in "The Measure of a Man."
I watched that one last night and had the same thought - she's been the face of nonacceptance towards Data and although Bruce Maddox is far more extreme in his views it seemed like a waste of her character building.
That said, they'd already shoehorned in a Guinan scene so I don't know where they'd find the time.
Could you please expand on what you mean by shoehorning in the Guinan scene? How would you handle it if you were the episode writer?
Edit: to be clear, I know what shoehorning is, I just want to know why you think it occured here.
I was referring to this trivia:
I took it as true, although I had a quick go at finding where this claim came from and am drawing a blank
I think that scene was necessary. “Disposable people” was a powerful summary of the issue.
Interesting and cool if true. Thanks!
Agreed, probably one of the mellowest character, cool, calm and composed.
I think obvious that she would have sided with Maddox and disagreed with the ruling. I don't think her capable of overcoming her prejudices against artificial life forms.
Except she did. She even apologized to Data
I think that's something that gets forgotten. Season 2 gets skipped through a lot during rewatches I know. All anyone remembers is her being racist to data.
She starts out mean to Data but she comes around by the end of the season. She is also a former lover of Kyle Riker, which could have made for a much more interesting dynamic for and with Riker if it had continued.