While Picard navigates the Enterprise through an unstable region of space, Data attempts a romantic relationship with a human crewmate, Lt. Jenna D'Sora.

Whoopi Goldberg (Guinan)
Michele Scarabelli (Lt. Jenna D'Sora)
Rosalind Chao (Keiko O'Brien)
Colm Meaney (Lt. Miles O'Brien)
Pamela Winslow (Ensign McKnight)

• This is Patrick Stewart's directorial debut.
  
• Lt. D'Sora works in Security under Lt. Worf. She was working with Data in torpedo control to modify a photon torpedo for use in studying the dark matter nebula.
  
• Jenna breaks up with Data at the end of the episode and he deletes the appropriate subroutine.
  
• In a woodwind quintet concert in Ten Forward, Data plays the oboe, Jenna plays the flute, and Keiko plays the clarinet. (There are 2 unknown crewmen on bassoon and french horn.)
  
• Data's cat, Spot, is seen in this episode.