Unimatrix Zero Part II
- Episode aired Oct 4, 2000
- TV-PG
- 44m
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Although captured, Capt. Janeway squares off with the Borg Queen after successfully introducing the Doctor's pathogen to the Borg Central Plexus. Supply the cure or watch thousands die.Although captured, Capt. Janeway squares off with the Borg Queen after successfully introducing the Doctor's pathogen to the Borg Central Plexus. Supply the cure or watch thousands die.Although captured, Capt. Janeway squares off with the Borg Queen after successfully introducing the Doctor's pathogen to the Borg Central Plexus. Supply the cure or watch thousands die.
Majel Barrett
- Narrator
- (voice)
Patrick Barnitt
- Borg Drone
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaTuvok reveals the time and place of his birth in this episode: "Stardate 38774, Vulcanis Lunar colony," making him 113 years old; however, in Fury (2000) Janeway specifically stated in reference to Tuvok's age that it was "Not long until you hit the big three digits." Janeway may have been referring to his age in Vulcan years (which would have been 95 at the time). Edit: Encounter at Farpoint (1987) takes place on stardate 41153. Stardate 38774 means that Tuvok would have been born 3 years before this and would only be 16 years old in this episode.
- GoofsAxum tells Seven that he is on a scout ship patrolling the border to Fluidic Space. There is no border to Fluidic Space, it exists parallel to Normal Space.
- Quotes
Captain Kathryn Janeway: You'll have to destroy the entire Collective to find them all.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Popular: Coup (2001)
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The Borg queen has an unconventional way of fighting a pandemic
The ultimate showdown between Janeway and the Borg queen is a bit too predictable. On the one hand, this is because nothing ever happens to the main characters anyway, regardless of whether their DNA is altered to that of an alien species, they turn into slimy mud-crawling salamanders or are assimilated and mutate into Borg drones. After a few doses of hypospray, the doctor usually has everything under control again and all bodily functions have been completely restored - including a perfectly fitting hairstyle. On the other hand, the Borg queen also succumbs to the typical film and TV mistake and reveals her secret master plan with all its itsy-bitsy details to the hero, who then of course thwarts this plan with a snap of his fingers.
The only bright spot is the Borg queen's ruthlessness. She doesn't hesitate to root out the evil (from her perspective) and detonates entire Borg cubes and spheres just to destroy a handful of rogue autonomous drones. According to the motto: The best way to prevent a virus from spreading is to kill the host. Basically, the approach could have played into Janeway's hands, because this unconventional way of combating individualism would have weakened the Borg collective for years.
Unfortunately, the last encounter between Seven and Axum was pretty callous. If these were the last words of two lovers who may never meet again, then the fire of love between the two was more of a tiny flash in the pan.
In the end, of course, everything is fine again. Some of the autonomous drones take over their Borg ships and launch the counterattack. However, I wonder what happens to all the Borg drones on these ships that are still connected to the collective. Simply severing the link should result in fear and despair for these drones. However, keeping them linked would pose a potential risk to the ships. Four to five autonomous drones against almost 64,000 in a cube, which still operate under hive mind. I wouldn't place a bet at these odds.
The only bright spot is the Borg queen's ruthlessness. She doesn't hesitate to root out the evil (from her perspective) and detonates entire Borg cubes and spheres just to destroy a handful of rogue autonomous drones. According to the motto: The best way to prevent a virus from spreading is to kill the host. Basically, the approach could have played into Janeway's hands, because this unconventional way of combating individualism would have weakened the Borg collective for years.
Unfortunately, the last encounter between Seven and Axum was pretty callous. If these were the last words of two lovers who may never meet again, then the fire of love between the two was more of a tiny flash in the pan.
In the end, of course, everything is fine again. Some of the autonomous drones take over their Borg ships and launch the counterattack. However, I wonder what happens to all the Borg drones on these ships that are still connected to the collective. Simply severing the link should result in fear and despair for these drones. However, keeping them linked would pose a potential risk to the ships. Four to five autonomous drones against almost 64,000 in a cube, which still operate under hive mind. I wouldn't place a bet at these odds.
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