I think part of what makes the ending of Nemesis so hard to stomach (for me at least) is that I can’t dismiss it as being bad writing or out of character. It would be easier I think to be able to say “wow, that was soout of character, the writer obviously doesn’t understand Data at all, wow” and then mentally discard it from canon.
But it isin character. It is 1000% in character. If Data was in that situation, I know in the deepest places of my heart that he would absolutely sacrifice himself for his friends. And I think that’s what makes it hurt so badly.
“That might have been the most Data thing you ever did.”
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[ID: Illustration of Lt. Commander Data as he appears in the movie Star Trek: Nemesis. He is standing in front of the Thalaron Generator with his phaser in his right hand. The Thalaron Generator is emitting a green glow, illuminating the entire image in green shades. The bottom of the image has blurred text that reads “Goodbye.”]
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