Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987): Deleted Scenes: S07E10 – Inheritance

Scene 3 (partial) Int. Ten Forward Juliana is delighted to be reunited with her “son”, but Data has no memory of his “mother”. Juliana’s deleted recollection reminds us that Noonien Soong was not only brilliant, but eccentric. Scene 8B Int. Troi’s Quarters Data looks to Counselor Troi for advice. Although largely redundant, this scene includes a delightful callback to Data’s own experience with parenthood in “The Offspring” (S03E16). Scene 15 (partial) Int. Ten Forward Before Juliana’s revelation that she left Data behind on Omicron Theta, she tells of the power of the emotion of guilt. Believing that Data is fundamentally different from her, Juliana doesn’t expect him to understand. Scene 31 Int. Ten Forward Friends congratulate Data and Juliana after their recital. Deletion of this dialog allows the episode to cut directly from the recital to Data following through on his suspicions about this “mother”, better preserving the narrative.