“The Ensigns of Command”
“The Ensigns of Command” The insectoid Sheliak demand that the human colony on the planet Tau Cygna V which is in their territory, according to the Treaty of Armens of 2255, has to be evacuated within three days; otherwise they would kill the colonists. Because the radiation on the planet is harmful, Data is on his own to convince the colonists to leave, and he eventually sees no other way but to destroy their water supply. Picard studies the old treaty and finds a paragraph that gives the Federation several weeks for the evacuation. summary by Ex-Astris-Scientia
I’m not sure about this title. Actually, I don’t have a clue why it’s named like that. What ensigns? What’s going on?
But, as you’d expect me to, I did like the episode. Not only because it featured Data but because this supposed love afair. It was really interesting for me to see this woman (what’s her name?) almost fall in love with a robot. The kiss… “Because you looked like you needed it” was disarming.