"I Borg" is the twenty third episode of the fifth season of the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation. The episode has an average rating of 4.2/5 on the official Star Trek website (as of November 9, 2007).
Overview: A member of the dangerous cybernetic race known as the Borg is captured by the Enterprise crew and examined. During the course of the interactions which follow, they begin to rethink their attitude towards the Borg.
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"I Borg" is the twenty third episode of the fifth season of the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation. The episode has an average rating of 4.2/5 on the official Star Trek website (as of November 9, 2007).
Overview: A member of the dangerous cybernetic race known as the Borg is captured by the Enterprise crew and examined. During the course of the interactions which follow, they begin to rethink their attitude towards the Borg.
The Enterprise discovers a wrecked Borg scout ship with a single survivor amongst the wreckage: a young Borg drone. Dr. Crusher insists on treating the surviving Borg, and Captain Picard reluctantly agrees to transport him aboard the Enterprise.
Given that the Federation is technically at war with the Borg (despite an absence of official declaration on their part), the crew are initially wary of the rescued Borg, which eventually is given the name Hugh. The idea of using the drone as a weapon of mass destruction is one of the central themes of the...
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