10 Modern Star Trek Plots That Are The Same

10. Sam Rutherford Vs Red/Data Vs Lore

In Lower Decks' third season episode Reflections, Ensign Rutherford finds himself at odds...with himself. Or at least, he's battling a variation of himself, a holdover from a time before his implant was grafted to his skull. This version of himself, Red, is far less agreeable, and far less of a people pleaser. The two sides of this personality must battle each other for control of the one Rutherford body.

In Picard's third season episode Surrender, Data and Lore are revealed to now be sharing the same golem body. Without total control, it seems as though the Titan-A will fall to the Changeling forces under Vadic. There follows a beautiful exchange between the brothers, as Data hands items from his memory to his evil twin.

Though neither outcome was unexpected, there is a catharsis in seeing both Sam Rutherford and Data gain complete control of themselves again. It is certainly a similar plot point between the two shows, with some lovely easter eggs in Picard (hello Tasha), and some crucial information in Lower Decks (Commander Buenamigo?!)

Here, it simply boils down to taking a good idea and applying it across the board.