One thing bothered me about this episode. When Debin of Atlec expressed his displeasure with the roguish Thadiun Okona (Billy Campbell), believing that he got his daughter Yanar (Rosalind Allen) pregnant, Captain Picard's (Patrick Stewart) response to the matter was quite dismissive, stating that it was an 'arcane' concept to be upset over something like that. I'd hate to think that humanity is getting that indifferent where it would simply be okay for a guy to get a woman pregnant without consequences. That was the implication I got out of that scenario.
I much rather enjoyed the side story of Data (Brent Spiner) attempting to understand humor in human terms. Seeing Joe Piscopo as the comic on the holodeck was cool, quite patient as he tried to walk Data through some of the finer points of telling jokes and funny stories. Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) tried to do the same, although her distinction using the terms 'noid' and 'annoyed' was a little opaque. I didn't see how that could have helped the would-be android comedian.
The overarching story with the aggrieved fathers going after Okona's hide was handled satisfactorily enough when it was revealed that he was the go-between for Yanar and Benzan (Kieran Mulroney), who was the real father of the woman's baby to be. However, with Okona making the romantic rounds with a handful of ladies aboard the Enterprise, including transporter operator Teri Hatcher, I wonder how Captain Picard would have felt if he found out that one of his crew was pregnant after Okona left the starship. Would his attitude have been considered arcane?
I much rather enjoyed the side story of Data (Brent Spiner) attempting to understand humor in human terms. Seeing Joe Piscopo as the comic on the holodeck was cool, quite patient as he tried to walk Data through some of the finer points of telling jokes and funny stories. Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) tried to do the same, although her distinction using the terms 'noid' and 'annoyed' was a little opaque. I didn't see how that could have helped the would-be android comedian.
The overarching story with the aggrieved fathers going after Okona's hide was handled satisfactorily enough when it was revealed that he was the go-between for Yanar and Benzan (Kieran Mulroney), who was the real father of the woman's baby to be. However, with Okona making the romantic rounds with a handful of ladies aboard the Enterprise, including transporter operator Teri Hatcher, I wonder how Captain Picard would have felt if he found out that one of his crew was pregnant after Okona left the starship. Would his attitude have been considered arcane?