THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS PART I
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Stardate: 43989.1 - 43993.5
Rating: 17 Humour: -- Action: ++ Tension: ++ Romance: -
| Alternate Titles: |
German: |
"IN DEN HÄNDEN DER BORG" |
| Written By: |
Piller, Michael |
| Director: |
Bole, Cliff |
| Music: |
Jones, Ron |
| Executive: |
Berman, Rick
Roddenberry, Gene |
| Co-Executive: |
Piller, Michael |
| Producer: |
Behr, Ira Steven |
| Line-Producer: |
Livingston, David |
| Co-Producer: |
Beimler, Hans
Manning, Richard |
| Camera: |
Rush, Marvin |
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Cast
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Plot
One of the outermost colonies of the Federation has been recently lost and
the Enterprise is sent to investigate. They discover that the entire town
has been removed and only a crater remains. Fearing that this might be the
first step in the invasion by the Borg, the Enterprise takes on board Lt.
Commander Shelby who has become the Federation's tactical expert on the
Borg. She makes it plain to many that she is highly interested in replacing
Riker, who has, again, been offered his own command. Admiral Hanson attempts
to convince Picard that Riker should take the new command for the good of
his career.
After investigating the evidence, they come to the conclusion that it was
the Borg that destroyed the colony. Now, the Federation has to develop
weapons and defenses against the cyborg aliens. While Shelby and the Enter-
prise crew struggle with the problem, they learn that a Federation ship sent
out a distress call describing an encounter with the Borg. The Enterprise,
being the nearest ship, travels to the scene and meet the Borg.
The Borg hail Picard specifically and demand that Picard beam aboard their
ship immediately, threatening the destruction of the Enterprise if he
refuses. Picard, naturally, refuses. After a brief, but losing battle with
the Borg, the Enterprise, to escape, enters a nebula with the Borg ship in
pursuit.
Once in the nebula, they drop to impulse and begin repairs to the ship.
They also analyze the recent battle and discover that the Borg are vulnera-
ble to phasers in one particular frequency band.
The Borg ship starts mining the nebula and forces the Enterprise out. Once
out of the nebula, several Borg beam over to the Enterprise and grab Picard.
The Borg then head for Earth. The Enterprise crew must devise a plan to
cripple the Borg ship and retrieve Picard.
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Quotes
| Hanson: |
"This is the third time we've pulled out the captain's chair for Riker. He just won't sit down." |
| Data: |
"Early bird [gets the worm]? I believe Commander Shelby erred. There is no evidence of avian or crawling vermicular lifeforms on Jure IV." |
| Shelby: |
"Data was available. I took him, we came." |
| Shelby: |
"There's no doubt anymore. It is the Borg." |
| LaForge: |
"Wesley, you may get straight 'A's in school, but there's a lot you need to learn about poker." |
| Picard: |
"Will, what the hell are you still doing here?" |
| Picard: |
"Will, you're ready to work without a net. You're ready to take command. And you know, the Enterprise will go on just fine without you." |
| Picard: |
"Mister Worf, dispatch a subspace message to Admiral Hanson...'We have engaged...the Borg.'" |
| Riker: |
"You do an end run around me again, I'll snap you back so hard you'll feel like a first-year cadet again." |
| Shelby: |
"All you know how to do is play it safe." |
| Shelby: |
"If you cannot make the big decisions, Commander, I suggest you make room for someone who can." |
| LaForge: |
"Move it people, let's move it!" |
| Picard: |
"It's a bit of a tradition, Guinan, for the captain to tour the ship before a battle." |
| Guinan: |
"Before a *hopeless* battle, if I remember the tradition correctly." |
| Picard: |
"Not necessarily. Nelson toured the H.M.S. Victory before Trafalgar." |
| Guinan: |
"But Nelson never returned from Trafalgar, did he?" |
| Picard: |
"Ah, but the *battle* was won." |
| Shelby: |
"Shelby to Enterprise, we've found the captain's uniform and his communicator. We're resuming our search." |
| Shelby: |
"We were unable to retrieve him, sir. The captain has been altered by the Borg." |
| Riker: |
"'Altered'?" |
| Worf: |
"He is a Borg!" |
| Beverly: |
"Will, he's alive. If we could get him back to the ship, I might be able to restore--" |
| Riker: |
"This is our only chance to destroy them. If they get back into warp, our weapon is useless." |
| Locutus: |
"I am Locutus, of Borg. Your life, as it has been, is over. From this time forward, you will service...us." |
| Riker: |
"Mister Worf...fire." |
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