The Offspring story
Data creates a young gynoid, which he considers his daughter, "Lal". But a Starfleet admiral arrives demanding she be removed from the Enterprise. Guest star Hallie Todd as Lal.
29 total · 5 choice · 13 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| AI point of view | choice | Lal |
| AI rights | choice | Does Data have parental rights over Lal, and does Lal have right to choose her own fate? |
| android | choice | Data, Lal, Soong Type Android :: Data creates Lal |
| father and daughter | choice | Data/Lal :: Data and Lal |
| what is sentience | choice | The android Lal grew more and more sentient over the course of her short life. |
| adolescence | major | Lal :: Lal |
| AI prejudice in society | major | Haftel considers Data and Lal to be brute machines, but has a change of heart at the end |
| belonging | major | Lal :: Lal comes to feel accepted aboard the Enterprise |
| clash of wills | major | Data/Anthony Haftel :: Data and Haftel |
| coping with the death of a child | major | Data was devastated when his android daughter, Lal, died. |