Well, "First Contact"obviously, as it was the Borg sphere that the 1701-E ripped up with quantum torps. "Q Who" does make some sense. The Borg receive the signal from the assimilated transport, decades after the fact, and decide it's worth dispatching a Cube. Q, obviously, knows all this, and decides to fast-forward events...
Yeah, it was great watching everyone underestimate the Borg again and not take the threat seriously. They also handled the tech difference well by having the Borg limited by numbers and cheap pre-Federation tech.
The moment Phlox hears the collective after being infected with the nanoprobes, as well as the Borg transport hailing Enterprise, were genuinely frightening scenes. The Borg were back indeed.
Phlox was one of the few Enterprise characters I liked. I wonder if he afterwards knew that he would someday end up dying of Omicron Radiation poisoning, when the effects of it would catch up to him? Even if it would eventually have killed him in the long run, Phlox would not have hesitated to irradiate himself, anyway. He was brave like that; it was a "yes or no" matter, and he knew there was no point in hesitating to make the decision immediately. ✔️
To save his family from the Borg, Phlox gave his life for the Enterprise Officers and Crew! A moment of silence and Denubian respect for his passing saving his family from assimilation. Dr Phlox, deep love and respect for his ultimate sacrifice ✊! 🖖🖖❤️❤️😭😭😇😇🙏🙏
I can just imagine the Borg seeing the Enterprise saying collectively. “Oh for fuck sake not another one! “ Hence in the first encounter they ran away till they found out it was Archer. “Relax guys it’s not Picard it’s only Archer”
Berman was mostly god awful, even admitting to not understanding trek, (thankfully we had Piller, Berh, eventually Coto) and chief among his useless ideas was letting Ron jones go, yes the rest (Mccarthy, Goldsmith, etc) were good, but alone, without Jones' pieces, trek's music began to get dull. Not bad, just repetitive. It never threw you off balance like Ron jones's music did. From 92-01, you had very few memorable pieces (Mostly from McCarty and Goldsmith) unlike the myriad of amazing stand-alone scores from 66-91
@@meamishere1166 i forgot to add to my little piece there that I felt Enterprise brought back the feel that had been lost since jones was let go. especially some scores like those in similitude and dear doctor in the early seasons
I think they should have abandoned the orchestral music format for Enterprise (except in cases like this, when the use of an Orchestra was already prescidented (sp=?) for a specific antagonist / phenomenon). STE did not happen in a time that was as "Classical " or sophisticated. They should have used more guitars, synthesizers and other contemporary instruments and music styles.
"Regained"? You mean during ST VOY they had become less formidable and scary? They would have been better off if they had realized they were not in any immediate danger because the Earth people didn't know who or what they were, and reached out to them for help to get back home. 😈 Of course, I f they did that, then they just would not be "the Borg".
I agree, this episode had me on the edge of my couch a few times. I was genuinely scared a couple of times. The soundtrack and quality of scenes and acting almost made this a movie grade level episode. I am a huge Star Trek Fan and have no idea what fans are up in arms about. Makes sense. Borg ship crashes in the Arctic after Enterprise E obliterates the sphere, humans find it later. Big deal. It's spot on. Why Picard knew nothing about it was easy. They never properly identified them as anything other than Cybernetic creatures in the NX series. In the gigaquads of info in the Enterprise computers, a notation like this from 200 years before wouldn't exactly come up on a computer search. Pretty vague even for Enterprise D computers. It was an amazing episode and it cast the Borg in a terrifying light.
6:04 (Best part!) Archer: "There isn't anyone on that ship we can help anymore!" Reed: "Sir? Somethings happening on the transport. Their systems are being restore. THEY'RE CHARGING WEAPONS!" Archer: "TARGET THEIR WARP CORE! HIT THEM WITH EVERYTHING YOU GOT!" (Enterprise pulls away from the borgified Arctic One and destroys it with a phaser blast and torpedos.)
Though Borg can survive for an extended period in space, they can't survive forever, their biological parts will begin to degrade, and as the tech runs out of power, the nanoprobes will be unable to repair the damage, and space being so vast, there's a very small chance anyone will ever find them, let alone within a timeframe where the nanoprobes could work. At most someone would find the remains hundreds or thousands of years in the future in a very poor condition.
MrSupreme2 yeah too bad Brain Tyler didn’t create more scores for Trek. I feel like their standard composers sometimes sounded tired after doing so many years of Trek.
Amazing piece. Quite spooky in parts which is fitting considering you could argue the Borg are essentially cybernetic zombies. Also makes them feel much more scary again. Like the way it almost sounds like a Marvel theme in places too
It was clear, that the Borg wouldn´t win at the end, because it would have destroyed the canon then. But geezus fckin Christ, at the the end it was so damn close. A bit later and the Enterprise weren´t be able to stop them. Archer had no idea of the consequences if he would fail. It was a huge luck for him and the early era of Starfleet that he stopped them in the last moment.
No, I think it could have been better. Nothing unexpected happened, except for the subplot of Dr. Phlox fighting the assimilation process. The producers _could have_ sat on the premise for the story, and later combined it with another crisis or circumstance to make a more complicated, problematic storyline.
Not even early Borg - these were the Borg that time-travelled to the past in First Contact (and then survived encased in ice into the time period of Enterprise), so they're consistent with the Borg as seen in in Voyager.
This soundtrack could easily be placed in Dead Space (though considering that the Borg are basically a cybernetic-motif of Necromorphs, it's not that big of a stretch.)
You supeme dalek you’ll be assimilated your technology assets and culture,personal thoughts will be added to the borg collective,resistance is futile and lower your defenses and weapons
To Be Fair the Borgified Transport wasn't exactly operating on all thrusters, couple that with the more primitive tech that the Borg were forced to make use of and you can see why the NX-01 was able to hold it's own.
@@DelcoRanz93 Even then, they were taking what would be like the equivalent of a wooden schooner and transforming it into a heavy weapons ship more suited for several decades from our present time. Borg work fast.
@@KimPossibleShockwave They do work fast, and would have indeed surpassed NX-01 in technology if they had a bit more time. But when you have baseline technology of the mid 22nd century coupled with a simple arctic transport that wasn't designed from the get go for combat or long hauls... the Borg needed to basically redesign a variety of systems on the go. In comparison to the Arctic transport, the NX-01 was far more sophisticated in comparison and had more usable systems to work with. For the Arctic transport, the Borg had to create new weapons for the thing. That's going to give them some ability to defend themselves, but will be limited by the power generation of the ship they have (which they would have to augment progressively).
@@deksroning125 Yup. A terrifying thought? If that group of borg hadn't transported back because of Archer's boarding, they could have simply walked to the bridge and assimilated the whole ship from there. If Arctic One wasn't destroyed as a butterfly effect of this, then there would be two assimilated borg ships running around in a very unprepared Alpha and Beta. And if it still exploded? They'd still have the freshly-assimilated Enterprise. The moment they take over a larger ship or target in the future, like a colony? More drones, more resources. Nightmarish.
Very true! Unfortunately, most of the viewers _did_ know. 😞 That meant there were _absolutely no_ surprises or anything unexpected in this episode; Nothing! It was not _awfull_ or anything, maybe it could have been better if they had left it on the far side of the drawing board, until they could put it together with some ideas in the future.
@@TheNoiseySpectator I don't think the idea of the episode was to scare or surprise people with some new threat, it was to see how the crew would deal with the Borg from the 24th century when they only have 22nd century tech and no idea the danger this threat poses to all life in the area.
Well, I will say it again, Considering they started with, what, three, survivors, and an air transport that was little better than a glorified, unarmed Black Hawk helicopter, the Borg did a excellent job of escaping, and _almost_ got away! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
@@paulrasmussen8953 And Ingenuity! Remember, there were only three original Borg from whom they could have drawn technical designs to recondition that thing into a warp capable space craft. Which raised a question; What would they have been like if Archer and crew had destroyed the original drones and left only the new ones?
@@TheNoiseySpectator This actually begs the question: Why were these drones still acting like borg? You would think that with only a handful of minds in their collective consciousness, they would regain some individuality. I seem to remember there was a Voyager episode where that very thing happened.
@@SerialSnowmanKiller Because there are regulators built into them that keep individual thoughts from being transmitted through to the others and weed out irrelevancies from their minds. I don't know if these filters are hardware or software.
Trekkies and their sacred canon... Even when it ties into canon, they still complain about it. Especially if it contradicts the word of the Prophets Kirk and Spock...
Part of why I love this episode so much is all the effort they put into it to avoid breaking canon. It actually fits perfectly with events of First Contact and Q Who.
@@TheJovian16 - Brian Tyler did compose the ‘Marvel Studios’ fanfare for Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Michael Giacchino composed the ‘Marvel Studios’ fanfare for MCU Phase 3, and it’s also heard at the beginning of the Marvel Studios Phase 4 Disney+ TV series WandaVision.
While I wouldn't change the Borg if given the chance, it is kind of a shame that their development took away their Lovecraftian horror aspect to a large extent.
@@SSG_Ronnie42 Be careful of what you wish for! Some answers are better left unanswered! I REALLY LOATHED/ABSOLUTELY HATED BOTH STAR TREK: DISCOVERY AND STAR TREK: PICARD AS THEY'RE BOTH CRAP! Forget Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard, and go back to watching the old Star Trek TV Show classics like Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and also Star Trek:Lower Decks (which is the ONLY other new Star Trek TV series that you should watch).
@@jamieolberding7731 Don't tell me what to watch. I like all the shows regardless of if I prefer others more than others. Looking forward to season 4 of Discovery and Picard season 2 and Lower Decks season 3 and even Star Trek Prodigy. At least it's not as bad as the recent soft reboot of DW.
Season 02 episode, Regeneration. Scientists in the Antarctic discover the remains of the Borg Sphere that the Enterprise-E destroyed after time-traveling in First Contact, and assimilation ensues.
From the one and only who went on to compose Marvel's Iron Man III and Avengers: Age of Ultron. He also composed the last Call of Duty Modern Warfare (III) series [Video Game].
Except they didn't say "We are the Borg." in the episode, which, is stupid, they always start with that. BUT, if they had been named at this point, then there would be the whole "But, why weren't they taken seriously then?" "Why did the Hanson's have to go out on there own and blah blah?" Well there you go. I think you could have done it with a bit of static instead. "We are the ~~~g. Resistance is Fu~~" sort of thing. Ah well. Is what it is.
Actually, the Borg DON'T always start with that. They only started with that in "Star Trek: First Contact," and Voyager continued it. Prior to that, their first encounter in Q, Who and they never once referred to themselves by name. Only Guinan and Q did. I believe their first words were "We have analysed your defensive capabilities as unable to withstand us." In Best of Both Worlds, their first words were "Jean-Luc Picard, Captain of the USS Enterprise, registry NCC-1701-D." The whole "Borg introduction," became something of a late-Trek cliché and Enterprise really did nothing wrong, other than trim the introduction instead of having the Borg say something completely different.
Yeah they already took a shot at them, a phase cannon could have knocked the coms offline it’s still a freaking transport. Which makes the title “Q Who” even more hilarious.
Also, it was not in the Borg's best interest to appear aggressive. They were in a very weak and desperate tactical position. Their best option was to escape with all dispatch! (I noticed they didn't even try to recover and reanimate any of the other original Borg from the crash, they just fled the planet as soon as absolutely possible). If I remember right, their space ship was adapted from an air vehicle, not necessarily meant to travel in space, let alone travel at warp. They didn't even have the strength or numbers to commandeer a better one. In fact, the only reason they got as far as they did was because Archer wouldn't try destroy them without first trying to rescue the "prisoners".
they probably only say it when the Borg in question command a true Borg vessel like a Cube, Sphere, or other type of Borg-made vessel from the Delta Quadrant, to showcase the severity of a threat they pose. Here in the distant past, civilizations have barely cracked the Warp 6 Barrier and the Borgs' technology is severely limited due to their Sphere being destroyed, leaving them with only the materials native to this timeline to utilize. Despite this, the Borg have a slight advantage over the factions of the Alpha Quadrant, despite it being a slim one at that, and that in their current state they cannot hope to take on a unified Alpha Quadrant on their own here, so retreat is their only option; retreat to the only place in the galaxy where they can be safe: the Delta Quadrant, Borg Space.
(Meanwhile in space a Dalek battle cruiser/saucer is engaging two pursuing Cybermen Warships. The Dalek saucer focus it's fire on the smaller Cybermen ship and destroys it completely) Dalek Saucer Commander: "Very well. Maintain stability of this vessel." Dalek 1: "Fuel down to 65 percent capacity. Enemy vessel shields are at 35 percent capacity." Dalek Saucer Commander: "Focus fire all weapons on enemy vessel. REPORT?" Dalek 2: "We have acquired the Progenitor!" Dalek Saucer Commander: "Excellent! Proceed to phase two!" Dalek 2: "I OBEY!" (While the Dalek Saucer is trying to evade the much larger pursuing Cyber Warship. Two more Cyber Warships exit hyperspace and fire on the Dalek Saucer) Dalek 1: "ALERT! ALERT! Two Cyber warships have exited hyperspace! This vessel is now in danger!" Dalek Saucer Commander: "We must protect the Progenitor! Strategist! Compute hyperspace jump to secure location! Dalek 1: "Incoming transmission!" Dalek Saucer Commander: "Display!" Cyber Leader: "Attention Daleks! You will return the stolen technology to us or you will be eliminated." Dalek Saucer Commander: "NO!" Cyber Leader: "This is irrectical! You cannot survive this engagement! You are outnumbered! You will surrender to the Cybermen!" Dalek Saucer Commander: "The technology is of Dalek origin! Close communication channel!" Dalek 1: "Hyperspace coordinates set! PREPARE!" (The Dalek Saucer makes the hyperspace jump in time as the three pursuing Cybermen warships who decide not to pursue)
Okay, WAYyyy to long for such a reply. It looks like you were trying to insert your own mini-story, not build from the topic at hand, or joke about a cross over, or something. Anyway, the Dr. Who genre already exists in the Star Trek universe as a fictional mythology. Remember in the episode with the time ship that was bigger on the inside than the outside, and Reid asked "what do you think is down there?" and Trip answered " I don't know, but if it is Dr. Who, I am resigning and going into botany!" And Reid looked at him and said "what"?
@@TheNoiseySpectator Thank you for reminding me. There's also a Doctor Who comic book that crosses over with Star Trek: The Next Generation where the Doctor meets Captain Jean Luc Picard and they both had to fight both the Borg and Cybermen, who have teamed up.
Emanuel Gochez the borg have been around for a while. there's actually a fan theory that days veager (from star trek the motion picture) was actually responsible for creating the borg
It's a fan theory and I think it was in a novel. Basically the voyager probe got sent back in time and was found by a machine race who repaired it and sent it on its way. Then as V'ger it starts assimilating people trying to find it creator. Its not my favourite theory. That would be the one about a doctor trying to cure his daughter with nanites who then becomes the first borg queen.
+Emanuel Gochez Those Borg were stuck in the ice since 2063, after the Enterprise E, shown in the events of Star Trek: First Contact, destroyed the Borg-Sphere. Few Borg attempted to beam on earth in the last minute, stranding there and getting latent for over 100 years. Till we find them in this episode regenerating again.
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