The story has some elements of classic drama. The son who just wanted a chance to please his father. A father who can overlook the evilness of a son because of the love he has for him. A love he shares equally between his two "children" And, of course, there are the two brothers themselfs. However, it doesn't really work. You can't have sympathy towards Lore because of his past. You don't want him to redeem himself and in the end he shows, again, he really is the bad apple. Similar you don't feel sympathy towards Soong because you've just met him. We only know what we've been told about him so far. You do understand his intensions but that's about it. Data is left with the short straw so to say. Just meeting his "father" only to be loosing him again. Which, due to the lack of emotions, he can't even really grasp. Emotions he should have gotten hadn't it been for Lore's deception. There's tragedy for you.
Nevertheless this is another episode whos story will become more important moving forward. And, I remember from watching the first time, re-introducing Lore was a real surprise. I don't saw that coming. The b-story is pretty much neglectable.
Review by FinFanBlockedParentSpoilers2019-12-22T22:13:42Z
The story has some elements of classic drama. The son who just wanted a chance to please his father. A father who can overlook the evilness of a son because of the love he has for him. A love he shares equally between his two "children" And, of course, there are the two brothers themselfs.
However, it doesn't really work. You can't have sympathy towards Lore because of his past. You don't want him to redeem himself and in the end he shows, again, he really is the bad apple. Similar you don't feel sympathy towards Soong because you've just met him. We only know what we've been told about him so far. You do understand his intensions but that's about it. Data is left with the short straw so to say. Just meeting his "father" only to be loosing him again. Which, due to the lack of emotions, he can't even really grasp. Emotions he should have gotten hadn't it been for Lore's deception. There's tragedy for you.
Nevertheless this is another episode whos story will become more important moving forward. And, I remember from watching the first time, re-introducing Lore was a real surprise. I don't saw that coming. The b-story is pretty much neglectable.