Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Data explicitly quotes Counselor Troi's Episode 626 advice—that feelings are neither positive nor negative and that actions determine good or bad—to justify the hatred and anger Lore has installed in him."
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Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This is a direct inversion of Troi's therapeutic work: her own counsel is twisted by Lore into a rationalization for Data's rejection of humanity and ethics.
About Callback Connections
B explicitly references A. A later moment deliberately echoes an earlier one, creating a sense of narrative completeness and rewarding memory.