The Quality of Life

Episode aired Nov 14, 1992
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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LeVar Burton and Ellen Bry in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

When Geordi is assigned to survey a new mining development with Dr. Farallon, who invented an experimental mining technology, she uses a new sophisticated robot called an Exocomp to repair a... Read allWhen Geordi is assigned to survey a new mining development with Dr. Farallon, who invented an experimental mining technology, she uses a new sophisticated robot called an Exocomp to repair a power grid.When Geordi is assigned to survey a new mining development with Dr. Farallon, who invented an experimental mining technology, she uses a new sophisticated robot called an Exocomp to repair a power grid.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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Trivia
LeVar Burton was allowed to regrow his beard because he needed it for his wedding. But unlike The Outcast (1992), it didn't just appear and disappear, it was written into the episode. It's unknown whether or not he shaved the beard off in future episodes because he lost his bet with Doctor Crusher.

Goofs
When Data meets Geordi and Dr. Farallon in the transporter room in the first scene after the opening credits, he clearly smiles as he welcomes Dr. Farallon aboard. Data doesn't experience emotions, but has been practicing on the human act of smiling on several other occasions and it is safe to presume he has learned to use it correctly in situations like these by now.

Quotes
[last lines]
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Something more, Mr. Data?
Lt. Commander Data: Yes, sir. I thought you might want to know why I was willing to risk your life for several small machines.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I think I understand the predicament you were in. It could not have been an easy choice.
Lt. Commander Data: No, sir, it was not. When my own status as a living being was in question, you fought to protect my rights. And for that I will always be grateful. The exocomps had no such advocate. If I had not acted on their behalf, they would have been destroyed. I could not allow that to happen, sir.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Of course you couldn't. It was the most human decision you've ever made.