I like this episode. You're right, the fingers are great. It's a bit like watching avatar, the aliens are perfectly palatable until you see them standing next to the humans. That visual comparison actually made my stomach twist. I felt the same about the fingers. I can handle the facial prosthetics but the fingers are hard to swallow. Also, data is not supposed to have feelings but he sure seems to have a lot of them. I mean, he doesn't get angry but he seems to feel friendship, compassion and empathy all the time.
I like this episode. You're right, the fingers are great. It's a bit like watching avatar, the aliens are perfectly palatable until you see them standing next to the humans. That visual comparison actually made my stomach twist. I felt the same about the fingers. I can handle the facial prosthetics but the fingers are hard to swallow. Also, data is not supposed to have feelings but he sure seems to have a lot of them. I mean, he doesn't get angry but he seems to feel friendship, compassion and empathy all the time.
Aye, Data is convinced he doesn't have any feelings, but he's clearly mistaken. This theme actually plays out again and again in TNG.