 In 2019, CBR rated "A Fistful of Datas" the 13th best 'holodeck' episode of the franchise.In 2007 it was listed among holodeck episodes by Io9, who noted that Data (Brent Spiner) appears as holographic versions of himself.In 2019, "Screen Rant" ranked "A Fistful of Datas" the tenth funniest episode of "Star Trek