By Chris Snellgrove | Published
Star Trek: First Contact generally considered the best of The Next Generation movies, pitting Captain Picard and his old crew against their worst enemy: the Borg. Fans love the movie, but one thing many of them hate is the inclusion of Alice Krige's Borg Queen. His life as a human makes no sense in a Group where everyone has the same nested mind. Plus, he's a time-traveling enigma, dying repeatedly on screen to appear in future TV shows whenever the writers need a cheap Big Bad reveal.
However, the stupidity of Star Trek was almost undone by the franchise's first prequel. Recently, a number of writers and producers of Star Trek: The Enterprise they came together for Trek Talks, a live telethon to help raise money for the Hollywood Food Coalition. Together, they revealed a number of rejected episodes that would electrify fans. Undoubtedly, the main attraction of these forums would be the origin story of the Borg Queen, which had the potential to answer the burning questions that Trek fans were debating. decades.
The Borg Queen's Origin Story
During the Trek Talks broadcast, Business writers Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens revealed that they wanted to “have another Borg show, but bring in the head of Starfleet Medical, to be played by Alice Krige.” Krige, of course, played the Borg Queen in the Star Trek: First Contactand the franchise has never revealed details about who or what he was before he was assimilated. In Reeves-Stevens' case, we were going to see his Starfleet Medical Officer “choose to join the Team,” and they wanted the episode to explore “what goes on in the mind” of someone who makes such a counterintuitive choice to throw away both his humanity and his humanity.
Sadly, Reeves-Stevens didn't elaborate on his pitch beyond those details, so all we know is that this Business The episode would have been the story of the Borg Queen explaining that this mechanical queen was once the human head of Starfleet Medical. Anyway, I can't help but think that this episode would have made his character more likable to the average fan. That's because a well-written episode can answer fans' biggest questions about the character while integrating him fully into the Star Trek canon.
Drone Attacks
For example, the Borg we first saw in it The Next Generation he spoke of the single concept of the hive, and the concept of humanity was unfamiliar to them. That's what made Picard's likeness so shocking. Not only did these bionic villains target everyone's favorite captain, but they turned their cold-hearted crew's mouth on him. I Business the episode played by Reeves-Stevens could explain why the Borg learned the importance of having a single spokesperson. Furthermore, showing Krige's character volunteering to join these pirates may provide context as to why the Borg Queen First Contact he wanted Picard to surrender willingly rather than be taken against his will.
Additionally, the Borg Queen's origin story may finally help fans chart a timeline of how and when Starfleet began learning about the Borg. In The Next GenerationQ seems obliged to introduce Starfleet to this new threat by plunging the Enterprise deep into Borg territory. However, the Voyager The episode “Dark Frontier” later revealed that Seven of Nine's parents were Federation scientists who were eager to study the Borg, a race they were very familiar with through rumors. I Business The episode “Regeneration” further mixed things up by revealing that Zefram Cochrane warned people about the Borg seen at First Contact, but later recanted after his claims were dismissed as tall tales from a known drunk.
Resistance Is Futile (He Brought The Pieces)
This led to endless questions, such as how long have Starfleet and the Federation officially known about the Borg? Illegallywho were chasing these criminals? Were they the shadowy figures (like Section 31) that refer to Cochrane's long stories and stories from the El-Aurian refugees and Captain Archer's account of malevolent, cybernetic beings? Right now, this is all a mystery, made even more frustrating because it involves some of Star Trek's most famous villains. If only we had found this Business episode, could have cleared up that mystery for fans while making it easier for future writers (say, Picard writers) to do more with the Borg Queen than just showing up and making bad speeches.
In the morning Business was viewed as a major letdown by Star Trek fans. But it started to get really good in its fourth and final season, and the Borg Queen scene from Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens proves that the show still has great stories to tell. If we had found this episode and others like it, Business may have been the franchise's most successful series. If nothing else, it could have been avoided decades Fan bickering over who and what the Borg Queen is and what she offers to the Team is more than (let's face it) dommy mommy eye candy for drones and fans alike.
