Data takes command

[stagespectre]

Wasn't the Romulan commander a security officer on the Enterprise during the first season? She died while teleporting and Jordy was haunted by her for a time.

[thewondermikeshow]

@stagespectre Watch Yesterday's Enterprise it will explain everything.

[grownman455]

You better obey Data ....

[scdrumlinepit]

Data's way of saying "fuck you."

[sunnchilde]

What Hobson did was just one inch from mutiny. I understand that he's a junior officer, but what he did was so far over the line that I don't see how it could be kept out of his service record.

[CaitiVoltaire]

@sunnchilde Knowing Data, it very likely wasn't, however we don't see this in the screen episode.

[hyperion2hger]

"I understand your concerns... Request denied." lmfao

[gmhater88]

@hiltonlive32grnrngr

[Sailor231]

What a BOSS!

[pupbenny]

I'd give him permission to transfer.... just to get rid of him.

[hiltonlive32grnrngr]

Nah, Data's too strict. I'd rather sever under Troi's command.

[summerguy03]

i love that "nicely done" at the end.. he's so proud of him :)

[Lapp6192]

Lt. Cmdr. Hobsen kinda looks like Christian Slater.

[hiltonlive32grnrngr]

@Lapp6192 Interesting. I just went to Christian Slater's IMDB page and I don't see TNG listed. Must be someone else lol

[bluntman1138]

@Lapp6192 He has the same hair cut, but he doesnt look like Slater in the face at all.

[sunnchilde]

@Lapp6192 Christian Slater had a small part in Star Trek VI.

[Ateamgrl]

There was a leak and they are just standing around acting like nothin was happinin.

Data Burn!!!!!!

[AlphaOmegaAWH]

Proof that racism still exists in the 24th century.

[DeltaReconnaissance]

No one can fuck with Data lol

[DeltaReconnaissance]

I understand your concerns..go fuck yourself. LOL

[Gordon242011]

they over did the were not machines bit

[ilovejiyeonlee]

Fucking Hobson. I'd snap that damn douchebag's neck for insubordination.

[SPQRImperator]

Data is such a great character, second only to Spock.

[ace94d]

1. Data is awesomelarious. "Request denied."

2. Hobson really needs to not be insubordinate so fast, at least wait to dislike your captain.

[tirrus13]

damn he's so cool at the end!

[StephenColbert27]

I was so happy to see this episode. It was great to see Data get to do something for once.

[snaplesugar]

For an android with no emotion he seemed to get...frustrated at 6:00 

[Astbruchgefahr]

@snaplesugar He's probably just emulating what he has seen others do in such situations.

[snaplesugar]

@Astbruchgefahr perhaps. Realizing a firmer, more aggressive tone would cause the desired reaction is a posibilty for his actions.

[bluntman1138]

@snaplesugar Though he doesnt feel emotion, Data CAN emulate it. Data through his own experiences (26 yrs in Starfleet) knows how to emulate and detect emotion. He also knows Humans respond well to emotion.

He knows that even Picard would have gotten pissed at the situation. So Data emulated the emotion needed to make Hobson comply with his orders.

Like Spock, he is an observer of Human emotion, and understands it more than humans themselves most likely.

[snaplesugar]

@bluntman1138 Makes a lot of sense. Thank you.

[Nimmermaer]

Mr. Data, nicely done :)

[SPQRImperator]

@Nimmermaer Like a boss.

[freshmire]

Great, now i need to watch all of TNG for the 14th time... Wait, thats not a bad thing. Sweet!

[DSborg15]

i would love to serve under data's command, it would be fun.

[givebeesachance]

@DSborg15

More like under his command chair am I right?

[DSborg15]

@givebeesachance yeah something like that. :D

[bdsterne1]

@DSborg15 Fun? Doubtful. Rewarding? Fulfilling? I would like to think so.

[UltimateTARDIS]

Never fuck with Data!

[ChiefTroll302]

Romulan sensors are decent indeed; not only do they know what ship Data is on, but also that he is Captain!

[msinvincible2000]

I understand your concern. Request denied!

Data, you're a great captain, lol

[maxyboyufo]

FIRE

[maxyboyufo]

'Put the phaser and torpedos back online.' 'what should we do commander?' ' put the phaserz and torpedos back ONline,' i laughed so hard

[scvengeance]

Data went too easy on him... he should have relieved Hobson of duty at 6:00

[maxyboyufo]

@scvengeance MR Hobson was trolololing him, i wouldve too

[BrommaHerman]

@scvengeance I can understand Hobsons reluctance. Data and Hobson are of equal rank. It is a breach of military etiquette to send a officer of the same rank as one avalible to another ship.

[LordZontar]

@BrommaHerman — you're forgetting the issue of seniority. Data's commission predates Hobson's, making him the superior officer by dint of his being senior-in-grade. In any case, the appointment was by the order of the Fleet Captain —Picard— and Hobson was obligated to keep his fool mouth shut and obey the orders of his captain. Military etiquette can be and has been overridden when the situation demanded it. Data's seniority renders that whole issue moot, though.

[zdtfdfhgjk]

@scvengeance no i would say 3:40 is when Hobson should have been relieved of duty

[thomas007]

@scvengeance fire him out the torpedo tube

[AliTubelog]

@scvengeance

no see one thing ive learned from TNG is how sometimes when im boiling with anger at situations and want to take rash decisions..in the end it is the wrong thing to do...always try to reason with the person you're in conflict with and do it with patience.

:)

[cfs3mytube]

@scvengeance

I'd have fired him at the Romulans.

[Maupin001]

Hobson spends 3/4 of this episode acting out of borderline insubordination, then when things get hot, he goes to full-on gross insubordination. This should pretty much end his career.

[Calriec]

@Maupin001 Data understands that it would be difficult for someone unfamiliar with him to treat him like a person and not a machine, but I bet he made a note to Picard or Starfleet about the guy's behavior.

[Maupin001]

"I understand your concerns. Request denied." PWN'D.

[sajakram1]

that officer should know data would NOT be wearing a uniform if he was not worthy. a captain can take command of another starship say in time of war . with the prefix code . theres no time for a working relationship. that officer is just being a androidist turd

[sajakram1]

honkey thinks hes better than the flagships 2nd in command. why dint data put him in brig for being a turd

[shaithis80]

@sajakram1 because Data probably analyzed a human crew of a different ship would not take to kindly to following orders of an android captain and needed to establish a working relationship with the human first officer.

[sajakram1]

why wud troi ever fancy this ugly nigger

[picard47alphatango1]

is it just me or is data starting to get pissed at that officer

[UmbramMonstrator]

@picard47alphatango1 I noted the same thing, strange O.o

[GMAN95120]

"Request Denied"....famous words uttered by my scum bag boss, when I asked for a raise.

[sajakram1]

@GMAN95120 well you shouldnt have made a gay request when hes straight...

[stampede122]

Lt. Cdr Data taking comand of the U.S.S Southerner, or something like that

[CosmosFan1]

I freakin love this

[ColonelFleet]

Think about it....."um counselor i've been feeling depressed....."

"well TO BAD......you are a wimp who needs some pain sticks to be a true man..."

[NuclearFist]

2:05 "No one would suggest a Klingon would be a good ship's counselor." Oh, but imagine if someone DID make that possible.

[galonski64]

@NuclearFist it why a doctor who ep, when there was a Sontaran medic. They are mostly like a warrior race, so i thing i to would love to see a Klingon counselor.

[UmbramMonstrator]

I always wanted to see him being a ship's captain... but they destroyed that dream, damn writers ¬¬

[Clonetrooperkev]

Insubordination at it's finest :D

[willd3rbeast]

Awesome

[Tychoxi]

but... shouldn't they have issued Data with a red suit??

[KunKun85]

I hope that snob died during the Dominion war.

[Jinzuhl]

@KunKun85 Granted. He had preconceptions about androids. But otherwise he raised valid concerns about Data's orders, and despite that, he followed them. He even acknowledged that he was wrong.

He's by no means a hero from what we've seen, but I don't think he's derserving of death.

[Calriec]

@Jinzuhl No, but he should at least be demoted or do some hard time in the brig.

[chrismc410]

@Calriec He's not worthy of the brig or demotion. Four dozen with the lash on the observation deck would have straighted him out. Flogging, according to several of the books is still a technically legal Starfleet punishment though almost never used due to it being more expedient to simply reprimand, stunt and/or outright end careers to the point of outright discharge or halting advancement to the point they want to leave.

[duopfa01]

which episode is that? :)

[ajgoodwinaviation]

@duopfa01 Redemption, Part II from Season 5.

[JayZeeStorm]

nice editing ;)

[lyraclaceras]

"Hm I understand what you are saying but uhm no"

[ZeroPermission]

Racism is still a problem in the future. =/

[Damorann]

@ZeroPermission

Unfortunately, friend, where humans are and will be, their qualities and shortcomings will follow. Sadly not everyone in this world has the desire to improve themselves.

[EJNewbury]

@ZeroPermission I'm still on the fence as to whether his reasoning could be called "racism." In a cold hard light, racism is simply the belief that one person is "superior" to another due to their race. But, obviously, this is specious because "better" is hardly defined. I think that the point that the officer was making is that in this specific context that an android would perform "inferior" to a human captain. In conclusion, yes, a klingon might perform less empathetic.

[Kontorotsui]

At 7:08 looks like Palpatine ordering Anakin to kill Dooku.

[Raring93]

Did he say "I'm confused"? Data, you're not supposed to use contractions!

[AnteyPL]

@Raring93

It's to emphasize his confusion ;-)

[backinthecrystal]

@Raring93 No, he says "I am," if you listen closely.

[Raring93]

@backinthecrystal Yes, you're right. I hear it now

[FERViolin2010]

they should of gave data more roles in commanding a ship

[TheArtistDLIVAHH]

One of my favorite segments ... Nicely Done, Data!!

[mrbigck81]

In a possible future Data becomes the captain of Enterprise E

[MChauNsd]

@mrbigck81 data DID become captain of the Enterprise after Picard

[007RoyalFlush]

@MChauNsd Data died in Nemesis while Picard was still Captain

[FERViolin2010]

1:25 , THREE yellow stars on Data's neck 1:44 TWO and ONE black stars.... hmmp

[krendoshazin]

@FERViolin2010 That's just a reflection from the light. If you look closely you can see it's a darker colour than the other two, and the same thing happens to Hobson's pips.

[kaisergrendel]

@FERViolin2010 Same thing seems to happen to Hobson's stars O.o

[tfn105]

@FERViolin2010 That's just the reflection playing tricks. And anyway, it's fiction. It's not the worst sin ever committed.

[Nacthem]

Hobson's an ass. Data rules you Hobson.

[AeronPeryton]

Hobson's rank go from Lt. Commander to Commander and back again.

[ioannistsiv]

congratulations at the uploader !