Similar plots concerning a villain that wants to add the protagonist's unique body to their collection of rare items. The villains in both stories try to coerce the protagonist's cooperation by threatening the life of a woman, since they cannot hurt the protagonist himself. Jonathan Frakes appears in both productions.
When Wesley and Geordi are in Data's quarters, one of them lifts up the covers to one of Data's paintings. The image on the painting is that of the top view of the energy vortex the Enterprise was caught inside of in Time Squared.