At the close of last
season, Captain Picard had been captured by the Borg. As
the new season begins, his captors have mutilated him
into a half-Borg, half-human called Locutus, and have
been manipulating him to gain insight into human
behavior to aid their plan to conquer Earth and enslave
humanity. They have also accessed Picard's extensive
knowledge of the U.S.S. Enterprise, its crew, and their
strategy to defend Earth.
In Picard's absence, Fleet Admiral Hanson promotes First
Officer Riker to captain. Riker finds the adjustment
painful and difficult, but eventually takes the
captain's chair and names Lieutenant Commander Shelby as
his First Officer despite their initially hostile
relationship. The new captain then commands his ship
toward a rendezvous with Starfleet. En route, the crew
is horrified by the discovery of a literal graveyard of
Starfleet ships, left behind as a grim sign of the
Borg's path of destruction toward Earth.
Learning of their
intentions to assimilate the culture and technology of
the Enterprise through Picard/Locutus, Riker realizes he
can use his former captain to foil the Borg. He searches
for a way to use Picard/Locutus to access Borg
information in the same way the Borg tapped the captain
for U.S.S. Enterprise secrets.
As the Borg ship races
toward Earth, Data attempts to use Picard/Locutus as a
communications link to the enemy. With time running out,
Riker must make an agonizing choice between Data's
desperate attempt to end the Borg advance, or sending
the U.S.S. Enterprise on a collision course with the
enemy ship to stop them from reaching Earth. |
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Production: 175
Season: 4 Episode: 1
Air Date: 09.24.1990
Stardate: 44001.4 |
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Patrick Stewart as
Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Brent Spiner as Data
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher |
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Elizabeth Dennehy as Lt.
Commander Shelby
George Murdock as Admiral Hanson
Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien
Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan |
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| Memorable Quotes:
Locutus: Worf. Klingon species. A warrior race. You will
be assimilated.
Lieutenant Worf: The Klingon Empire will never yield!
Locutus: Why do you resist? We wish to raise quality of
life for all species.
Lieutenant Worf: I like my species the way it is! |
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"
#40274-175
Written by
Michael Piller
Directed by
Cliff Bole
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FINAL DRAFT
JULY 2, 1990
STAR TREK: "Worlds" Part Two - 7/9/90 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Best of Both Worlds" Part Two
CAST
PICARD
ADMIRAL HANSON
RIKER
LT. COMMANDER SHELBY
DATA
LOCUTUS (PICARD-BORG)
BEVERLY
TROI
GEORDI
WORF
WESLEY
Non-Speaking
SEVERAL BORG
GUINAN
O'BRIEN
GLEASON
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking
SUPERNUMERARIES
MISC. SECURITY PERSONNEL
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