ST:TNG:35 - "The Measure Of A Man" (Stardate: 42523.7) - this is the 9th episode to air in the second season of The Next Generation. This is one of the more intelligent of the TNG episodes dealing with an ethical and moral dilemma - what is the measure of a man, is Data just the property of Starfleet to do with whatever they want just because he's an android (and therefore has no personal freedoms) - would that border on slavery as Whoopi Goldberg (in another appearance as Guinan) points out? Also, Picard meets someone from his past - Judge Advocate General, Phillipa Louvois who was at Picard's Stargazer court martial hearing. Trivia: this is the first time you see the Enterprise crew playing poker together (including Data, Geordi, Riker, Pulaski, and O'Brien) - Data learns the meaning of bluff and what a poker face really means. This is also the first of 3 appearances by Clyde Kusatsu as Admiral Nakamura and a hologram appearance by Tasha Yar. VERY intelligent writing in this episode which makes it one of my favorites.
Review of The Measure of a Man
