"TNG: The Icarus Factor" - You know the scene where Geordi and Data are watching Worf in Ten Forward, trying to figure out what's got him all anti-social and bothered? (With the DaForge casual tender chest touch and then Worf's "BEGONE… sir.") And Geordi says that Wesley was supposed to do this, but Data fell for his bullshit "I have homework" excuse.
Well, here's the deleted scene of Data falling for it while Geordi sees through it. 😆
"Yeah, honey, I want to watch you kick that guy's ass so hard. 😍"
"What?"
"What?"
i couldn't find this clip of geordi fantasizing out loud about data wiping the floor with that smug zakdorn strategist in 2x21 Peak Performance so i cut and captioned it my goddamned self
Summary: Geordi understood the tough situation, he truly did. But that doesn't lessen the feeling of betrayal by what Riker does in the hearing to determine Data's personhood and rights.
There's something very interesting in Data's response to first seeing Maddox in "Measure of a Man."
That looks like a very instant and intense reaction of discomfort. Keep in mind that he doesn't know why Maddox is here yet. It could be something completely unrelated to him.
Which makes me wonder... All we're told is that many years ago Maddox didn't want Data to go to Starfleet Academy because he didn't believe Data was sentient and that he also wanted to take and study Data for himself. What if there was more to their history than that? Or if not direct history, maybe Data knows Maddox has a track record of unethical behavior and is therefore instantly on guard?
Maybe not anything too drastic, but something to account for Data's reaction at seeing him again.