Brent Spiner commented, “I always love to play another type of character. The challenge here was to make sure my character didn’t sound or act like Lore, and I don’t think he did. It’s really fun to get those curves, because so much of Data is already defined. When you get to play someone else and let loose like Leonard Nimoy occasionally got to do in the old show, it’s really rewarding.”
Unless he was standing on something off-camera. Oh. Wait. Sorry.
Evil Troi: Hey, Evil Data, while you’re behind the bar there fix me a drink will ya?
Something rarely seen in Star Trek appears in this episode: seatbelts, in the type 15 shuttlepod Campbell.
Braga remarked, “In the end it turned into a really great action show. To me, it was a breath of fresh air. It had no pretensions. Instead of exploring some theme or idea, it was just action and phaser blasts. What are you going to do, deny that and say it’s not fun?”
Piller was not as pleased with the final result. “Power Play had the distinction of being one of the best directed episodes of the season, but only made me angry because it was empty. We need to do bottle shows on this series in order to pay the piper…It was meant to be a show that was dark and brooding, and the shows I’ve always used as prototypes were Key Largo and The Petrified Forest. Very contained situations. We had a hard time making that work and making it interesting for five acts. It’s not a difficult premise, it’s been done on a lot of shows, a lot of times and television has found a way to make those premises kind of work…Ultimately it became a major action show and instead of helping us get even, knocked us into the stratosphere. I wasn’t very fond of that show, but very fond of David’s direction. If that show had any merit at all, it was because he directed it with an extraordinary sense of style. The three actors who were given the job of being the aliens carried it with wonderful performances…Brent, Marina and Colm really put together interesting performances, but I was not happy with the script.”
I love this.
I thot Cain was suppose to be kept away from First Officers. We don’t want to see another one killed do we?
She can’t kill Riker. His beard protects him.
But… what do ghosts need with a starship? 
Huh. I must have been thinking of a different episode. Her hair didn’t change at all. Oh well.
I don’t know if you saw my earlier post in this thread, but did you see that Plinkett review that cited this episode a good TNG action (in contrast with “action” oriented attempts in a particualr TNG movie (though I forget which one he was talking about).?
Data: “You’re restraint was most remarkable.”
Worf: “You have no idea.”
They’re condemned criminals. Why would they care about saving their brethren? And why wouldn’t they take the Enterprise with them when they had the chance?
I keed about Deanna, but I love her character and especially the actress who plays her.
Yeah. They wuz no General Zod.
WWJTKD?
Kirk and Spock talk to Scotty and Bones. They rig up some fancy tech (ultras-high pitch sound device or something) to disable the three baddies. They surrender themselves with protective ear gear intact. Scotty bringz the noize. Incapacitated, Bones removes the baddies and encases them in some kinda chamber. Negotiation ensue, the baddies try and trick the crew. Oops, was that the kill button? No more troubles. Spock mentions that they have been released from their prison.
Considering that Kirk & co. dealt with exactly this problem on numerous occasions, I’d say it’s kind of a moot point.
Any decent WWJTKD would have to somehow involve sex with Evil Troi.
That would be in the Special Edition.
Note the study that shows that 80% of accidents are caused by men driving: new york times writeup
Afternoon/evening
I love Worf 
Of that percentage, was a woman distracting them at the time?
For example: nagging and side seat driving, walking along the street in skimpy clothing, bending over to pick something up, etc.
I keed. I keed.