Star Trek: VoyagerBorg’s episodes are a mixed lot, with some being considered some of Star Trek: Voyagers best episodes and others missing the mark. After being lost in the Delta Quadrant, it was only a matter of time before Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the USS Voyager crew encountered the Borg in Star Trek: Voyager. The Borg originated in the Delta Quadrant, so Voyager would need to pass through Borg space in order to make their way back home to the Alpha Quadrant. yet Star Trek: Voyager season 4, Captain Janeway ran into the castle on a semi-regular basis.
Although Star Trek: Voyager is often blamed for defanging the Borg as a credible one Star Trek evil, VoyagerThe best Borg episodes offer more insight into what makes Borg tick. New information about the previously inscrutable Borg usually comes courtesy of the US. it. Voyager’s resident ex-Borg, Seven of Nine (Jerry Ryan). Seven’s personal journey to individuality plays a large role in defining who and what Star Trek: Voyagers Borg are, nearly as much as Captain Janeway’s tight deal with the Borg Queen (Susanna Thompson, Alice Kriege). Better Borg episodes reveal Janeway and Seven as characters through dynamic storytelling; Fewer contribute to the Borg’s reputation as weaker.
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“Unimatrix Zero, Parts 1 and 2”
Star Trek: Voyager Season 6, Episode 26 & Season 7, Episode 1
Star Trek: VoyagerSeason 6 finale & season 7 premiere, “Unimatrix Zero”, is an odd entry in between VoyagerS Borg episodes. Unimatrix Zero itself is a virtual reality where some Borg drones experience their former lives when they regenerate. This is a potentially interesting, but underdeveloped, addition VoyagerS Borg knows who accidentally robs Seven of Nine’s agency Again, Since Seven was never aware that she was living a double life as a very human Annika Hansen in Unimatrix Zero.
Besides putting seven in an awkward position, “Unimatrix Zero” Mischaracterizes Captain Janeway, Ignores Priority of Keeping Voyager’s Crew Safe. Using Unimatrix Zero to secretly attack the Borg Queen, as Janeway plans, risks the lives of innocents: the people who used Unimatrix Zero as a refuge from their waking lives as drones, And Vizier crew members, who must be assimilated.
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“collective”
Star Trek: Voyager Season 6, Episode 16
Star Trek: Voyager Season 6, episode 16, “Collective”, introduces a small team of young Borg children on a not-so-abandoned Borg cube that they have called home since their separation from the larger Borg collective. Seven out of nine is reflected in the children, So she wants to take personal responsibility for their growth and development. The Borg kids have to be convinced to leave their cube, Captain Janeway has to be convinced to take the children, and the audience has to be convinced to like the Borg kids.
Most of the Borg children are somewhat forgettable and blend into the background like Naomi Wildman’s (Scarlet Pommers) new friends, but Icheb (Manu Intiraymi), stands out among the group of VoyagerS Borg kids As a smart, but conflicted young man trying to find his place. As Seven of Nine’s star protégé and surrogate son, Icheb eventually becomes a recurring character Star Trek: Voyager Character.
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“unity”
Star Trek: Voyager Season 3, Episode 17
Before Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay (Robert Beltran) properly meet the Borg team, Star Trek: Voyager Season 3, episode 17, “Unity”, teases that the Borg are definitely on the USS Voyager’s horizon. Chakotay is rescued by a Borg cooperative of early drones that originated in the Alpha Quadrant before their links to the team were severed. The cooperative represents a way that the Borg hive mind could potentially benefit the people in it, But it’s not all red, because Chakotay is still being assimilated into the cooperative against his will.
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While Star Trek: Voyager is not known for its particularly linear, The Borg cooperative in “Unity” effectively lays the ground for Seven of Nine’s eventual release from the collective in Star Trek: Voyager Season 4. “Unity” is also one of Chakotay’s better Star Trek: Voyager episodes, giving Chakotay believable motives and a proper Star Trek Moral conflict to think.
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“drone”
Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episode 2
in Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episode 2, “Drone”, the transporter accidentally fuses seven of Nine’s Borg nanoprobes with the Doctor’s (Robert Picardo) mobile emitter from the 29th century. With DNA samples from Lieutenant Mulcahy (Todd Babcock), The resulting technology creates a rapidly-growing 29th century Borg dronewho comes to be known as one (J. Paul Bohmer). One’s wide-eyed wonder at how charming a brand new individual is, but one’s inherent Borg programming contains a predictable threat: a beacon drawing the Borg ever closer to the USS Voyager.
of course, Star Trek: Voyager Must maintain its status quo, so One is a one-episode wonder who sacrifices himself for the greater good. Seven of nine’s emotional “You must comply” Pleas with one to receive treatment are no match for the power of Voyager‘s reset button, however, and one is never mentioned again.
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“Dark Frontier”
Star Trek: Voyager Season 5, Episodes 15 and 16
Originally presented as a 2-hour Star Trek: Voyager Movie, “Dark Frontier” works as a character study that examines how Seven of Nine releases to the Borg and to her own humanity against the backdrop of two action-packed heists. The first mission to recover a transwarp conduit from a derelict Borg sphere leads directly into the second, after Seven of nine agree to be recaptured by the Borg In exchange for the Borg Queen sparing the lives of Voyager’s crew.
Ultimately, “Dark Frontier” shows just how far Seven has come in the short time she’s been on Voyager.
“Dark Frontier” seems intended to stand on its own as a Star Trek: Voyager Feature, since A lot of exposition in “Dark Frontier” is rehashed from before Voyager Episodes. That retread almost does not matter, since “Dark Frontier” reminds audiences of relevant information amid the high tension of the Voyager crew fighting the Borg Queen for Seven of Nine’s lives. Ultimately, “Dark Frontier” shows just how far Seven has come in the short time she’s been on Voyager, and how willing Janeway is to fight for Seven.
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“The Raven”
Star Trek: Voyager Season 4, Episode 6
Not long in seven of nine’s tenure in Star Trek: VoyagerSeven follows a Borg homing beacon to the SS Raven, the starship that Seven of Nine’s human family, the Hansens, command on their quest to learn more about the Borg. In the course of “The Raven”, Seven’s story unfolds through flashbacks and dreams which are rife with poignant symbolism connecting Seven of Nine’s present on Voyager to Seven’s past as Annika Hansen.
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“The Raven” is a silent one Star Trek: Voyager Mystery that pulls Seven of Nine in two directions, with the Borg homing beacon quite literally calling Seven back to the only home she’s ever truly known, and Voyager representing Seven of Nine’s rebirth. Just a few episodes earlier, seven of nine would have jumped at the chance to return to the team. “The Raven” confirms that Seven of Nine does choose to stay on Voyager and rediscover her humanity of her own free will, While also revealing an emotional backstory that reveals Seven of Nine as a sympathetic character.
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“Endgame”
Star Trek: Voyager Season 7 Episodes 25 and 26
Star Trek: Voyagers series finale features an epic showdown between Admiral Kathryn Janeway from the future and the Borg Queen (Alice Krige). Admiral Janeway has been ruminating on how to defeat the Borg since her USS Voyager returned home After more than 2 decades in the Delta Quadrant. Equipped with knowledge and anti-Borg weaponry developed in the intervening years, Admiral Janeway travels back in time, knowing that the one-way trip to the past will help a younger Captain Janeway avoid certain tragedies.
Admiral Janeway takes the Borg down with her, so Captain Janeway can use the Borg’s transwarp conduit hub to get back to the Alpha Quadrant before Captain Janeway destroys the hub. Thanks to Admiral Janeway’s sacrifice, Present-day Captain Janeway and the USS Voyager crew experience a new, refreshingly Borg-Lite timeline With much fewer casualties on a much shorter trip back home.
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“Scorpion”, parts 1 and 2
Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 Episode 26 & Season 4 Episode 1
The introduction of the USS Voyager to Borg space is the best of Star Trek: VoyagerS Borg episodes. Captain Janeway willingly walks into the metaphorical belly of the beast and fearlessly confronts the Borg as an equal.In stark contrast to the fear and vengeance that Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) held after his own assimilation into Locust. Janeway’s thesis statement for the rest of Star Trek: Voyagers Borg episodes is neatly encapsulated in the deal Janeway makes with the Borg: Captain Janeway Will See your people home safely, no matter what else is at stake.
Although the Borg discard Seven of Nine after the deal is complete, Janeway accepts Seven.
The introduction and subsequent release of Seven of Nine in “Scorpion, Part 2” is another testament to Captain Janeway’s tenacity. Janeway’s knowledge of Locust as speaker for the Borg keeps Voyager’s crew from being assimilated, Since Janeway specifically requests a representative of the team to broker the deal on more humane terms, ineffective though they may be. Although the Borg discard Seven of Nine after the deal is complete, Janeway accepts Seven aggressively, kicking off a fascinating relationship between Captain Janeway and Seven of Nine.
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The Borg episodes of Star Trek: Voyager Can be counted among some of the series’ highest and lowest points. Seeing the Borg through Seven of Nine’s experiences meant that the Borg were not the unbeatable force of nature that they were in Star Trek: The Next Generation, But could theoretically be reasoned with. Janeway’s initial cooperative deal with the Borg soured as the Borg reneged on their part, so Janeway’s Federation goodwill became an understandable vendetta. As one of Captain Janeway’s greatest enemies, the Borg’s massive impact on the road Star Trek: Voyager It cannot be understated in his later seasons.