#STAR TREK VOYAGER SEASON 4 EPISODE 18 FREE#
It clearly doesn't need a direct Borg threat to make a good Borg episode.Īlso like that the episode is largely free of inconsistencies, Where they were wasted in that they were first presented asįormidable enemies but then eluded much too easily. When I first watched "Survival Instinct", it temporarily reconciled me with the Borg after some of the previous episodes Writer, director and actors did a great job This is even more remarkable considering that it couldĮasily have turned into silliness if fully armored Borg suddenlyĭon't behave like drones any more and start talking about theirĬhildhood or family. The four drones begin to remember their former lives is very Individuality and common consciousness more impressively than all This excellent episode shows the struggle between Should rather remove their implants than return them to the Borg,Įven though this would leave them only a month to live. When the attempt toĭisconnect their brains fails, Seven decides that the Doctor Nanoprobes to tie their minds together, so that they would not beĪble of independent thinking again. The other three drones refused to return to the Collective, Seven used Severed from theĬollective, memories of their former lives were resurfacing. Of the crash of their sphere eight years ago. The three and Seven were the only survivors Space station, three former Borg drones ask Seven's help to become individuals again. What a dream that would be, for me at least, if the trauma of the past year was suddenly gone.Stardate 53049.2: While Voyager is docked to a busy Sound familiar? I won't go into specifics, but "Year of Hell" ends with that whole year being erased. Those crew who remain alive are battered, living through the trauma of a year of stress and fear of death. Near the end, many of the crew are dead and the ship is nearly destroyed. Take the two-parter, "Year of Hell." Voyager gets caught up in a disruption in the space-time continuum and ends up being chased and fired upon for a year. Here is a crew, separate from their families and the Federation in the Delta(!) Quadrant just trying to get by. Season 4 gives you the beginning of Seven's story, but it also gives me some weird kind of solace in dealing with the last 18-plus months of pandemic life. You also get to see her journey as she separates from the Collective and the Doctor ( Robert Picardo) de-Borgifies her (to a degree).
#STAR TREK VOYAGER SEASON 4 EPISODE 18 FULL#
If you're a Seven-of-Nine fan, it's fun to see her back in her full Borg state. Why did I start at season 4? The first episode - the second of a two-parter from the third season finale (you should probably start with that episode) - introduces us to one of my favorite Trek characters: Seven-of-Nine.