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   From: thetruemelissa@gmail.com   
      
   Verily, in article <107q1ik$28p7$1@gallifrey.nk.ca>, did   
   doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca deliver unto us this message:   
   > In the end, Picard makes the difficult decision   
   > to allow Jono to return to his adopted family,   
   > a choice that acknowledges the boy's true   
   > identity and emotional connection.   
   >   
      
   I saw this one recently. With today's mores, there's no real dilemma or   
   ambiguity. The boy knows his own home. Picard's just wrong and needs to   
   face it.   
      
   When it was broadcast, this was seen as a more difficult decision   
   because the decision was rightly Picard's, not the boy's own. He has to   
   choose what's best for the kid regardless of what the kid wants, and it   
   counts as a happy ending when he realizes those things match this time.   
      
   I wonder if that episode would be hard for young people to watch. With   
   no exposure to a culture where Picard's interest is seen as valid, would   
   they just perceive Picard as an evil, controlling dick?   
      
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