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Jenna arrives at a romantic dinner planned by Data, but she's tells him that they "need to talk." She admits that her crush on Data was likely just a rebound from her previous relationship with an emotionally distant man. In truth, she needs to be with a partner who genuinely loves her back. Utterly unphased by getting dumped, Data tells her that he'll now delete the romantic program he'd written for their relationship. Data blows out the romantic candles he'd lit as Spot jumps up on his lap and purrs.

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Jenna arrives at a romantic dinner planned by Data, but she's she tells him that they "need to talk." She admits that her crush on Data was likely just a rebound from her previous relationship with an emotionally distant man. In truth, she needs to be with a partner who genuinely loves her back. Utterly unphased by getting dumped, Data tells her that he'll now delete the romantic program he'd written for their relationship. Data blows out the romantic candles he'd lit as Spot jumps up on his lap and purrs.
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* CasualDangerDialog: "Now would be a good time, Mr. O'Brien..."

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* CasualDangerDialog: CasualDangerDialogue: "Now would be a good time, Mr. O'Brien..."

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* RealityEnsues: According to WordOfGod, Jenna D'Sora was inspired by the female fans of ''TOS'' that expressed romantic feelings for Spock. This episode was written to explore what would happen if such a woman got her wish and found herself in a relationship with a man with no emotions.


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* TakeThatAudience: According to WordOfGod, Jenna D'Sora was inspired by the female fans of ''TOS'' that expressed romantic feelings for Spock. This episode was written to explore what would happen if such a woman got her wish and found herself in a relationship with a man with no emotions.
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* MoodWhiplash: Mostly a fluffy piece exploring Data's romantic life, right up until a crewwoman gets ''cut in half.''
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'''Original air date:''' June 3, 1991
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: At one point, the nebula causes the floor to go out from under one crewmember, then [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe resolidify right through her midsection]].


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* RememberTheNewGuy: Despite us never seeing Jenna before, she clearly has spent enough time with Data to consider him a friend and feel comfortable telling him about her personal life. [[WeHardlyKnewYe We won't see her again, either.]]
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Although Data lacks emotions and is therefore incapable of love, he would like to pursue a romantic relationship to explore that aspect of humanity. He seeks advice from all the major crewmembers aboard the ship. Word warns Data to treat Jenna right. Troi cautions Data that his experiment could hurt Jenna. Riker tells Dara to go for it. Picard refuses to comment. Data ultimately decides to do it. He invites Jenna to his quarters and tells her that he has devoted a considerable amount of his processing power to writing a romantic program for her. She is flattered and yields to his passionless, robotic advances.

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Although Data lacks emotions and is therefore incapable of love, he would like to pursue a romantic relationship to explore that aspect of humanity. He seeks advice from all the major crewmembers aboard the ship. Word Worf warns Data to treat Jenna right. Troi cautions Data that his experiment could hurt Jenna. Riker tells Dara Data to go for it. Picard refuses to comment. Data ultimately decides to do it. He invites Jenna to his quarters and tells her that he has devoted a considerable amount of his processing power to writing a romantic program for her. She is flattered and yields to his passionless, robotic advances.

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