Trekkie Tuesday

Datalore- Season 1, Episode 12
The Enterprise visits the planet that Data is from. The planet is found to be dead, a wasteland with no life around. They discover a hidden building which turns out to be the lab where Data was brought to life. They also find another android in disassembled form.

Data wants the other android to be assembled and activated if possible. He says that it is important for him to find out if this other android can be activated or not. He hopes that in doing so he may learn more about himself. Data is also intrigued by the idea of having another android walking around.
Data has always been my favorite character on Next Gen. so I tend to be drawn to the episodes that are centered around him.

 In this episode, we find Lore, the other android, who appears to be like Data in most ways except that he is more adapt at certain human faculties, such as humor. Lore also seems to be more human in his mannerisms and speech patterns. It's off the basis of this that Lore projects he is the superior android. While Lore may be more human it is these very human qualities that corrupt him.

He feels he is superior to all humans and especially to Data. This seems to be the motivation for Lore to put the people on board the Enterprise in danger. Lore can communicate with a being known simply as the Crystal Entity.

This entity feeds off all forms of life and was led to the colonists on Data's home planet by Lore, who then destroyed them. It was Lore's intent that the Crystal Entity also feed off the Enterprise.
I found it interesting that they chose to use the qualities that Data wishes to cultivate more in himself as a springboard for ill intent in a "brother" android. Data's loyalty to the captain and crew members seems to be what tempers this revolt in Lore, though he ultimately gets destroyed. So superiority of self is pitted against loyalty to others and I would agree that the latter would be a good mark of a well adjusted human.
What are your thoughts about Lore?
Until we meet again, live long and prosper!