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[–] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Data is autistic coded for sure. And yeah, you get it! They end up having a great relationship. I guess people could complain that it's just a rehash of the McCoy and Spock dynamic but, if nothing else, I'm glad she was around for a season just for Data's character growth.

Edit: This might be a bit of a hot take but I think Picard is more of a dick to Data in general, especially in the early seasons.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Data is autistic coded for sure.

    The funny thing is, it was completely unintentional. Spiner has said he had no idea when he was doing the show that Data was appealing to neurodivergent people, and also said he's glad he didn't know at the time, because being aware of it and trying to appeal to them might have ruined the performance.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    That's interesting! Especially given how Picard and some of the others treat him. You could have fooled me saying it was written into the show that way.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    It seems that writing a character that has no emotion just naturally lends itself to comparisons with neurodivergence.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Also his tendency to info dump, his inability to fully judge social situations, how his "emotional" needs get dismissed by some people (cough picard cough). There's just a lot of social things going on with Data that feel familiar.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    No I don't think that's a hot take at all, which is why I'm confused/incredulous that Pulaski is apparently a dick... no, you're right, Picard is more often shown being pretty curt with Data in the earlier episodes.

    But again, most of the time, this makes sense... dude has quite a lot on his shoulders, and Data often has trouble basically getting to the point, in terms of 'what is the potentially relevant and actionable information needed in a high stakes situation'.

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