Picard sends an Away Team
to investigate the wreckage of a small craft, where they
find the only survivor is an adolescent Borg. The
Captain initially shows no sign of wanting to help,
however, Dr. Crusher eventually persuades to beam the
creature aboard in spite of the fact that his presence
on the ship could alert the rest of his race. Back on
board the Enterprise, Beverly disconnects the command
center that allows the Borg to communicate with the rest
of his race. Troi senses anger in Picard, who was
kidnapped by the Borg, but he refuses to discuss his
feelings. However, those feelings become apparent when
Beverly discovers that her new patient's brain implants
have been damaged and asks Picard if Geordi can
construct new ones. Picard realizes that if Geordi can
tamper with the command structure of this Borg's brain,
he can destroy the entire race through their
interconnected network.
Beverly is shocked that Picard would use the creature
she is trying to heal to kill. However, the rest of the
crew agrees with the Captain, citing the race's history
of warlike activity against the Federation. Later, the
Borg wakes up confused and disoriented after being
disconnected from the collective whole.
In the science lab,
Geordi and a reluctant Beverly attempt to communicate
with the Borg so that Geordi can learn more about the
command pathways in his brain. As they talk, they find
this Borg is harmless and innocent — unlike the other
Borg they have met. They name him Hugh, and Geordi
begins having second thoughts about programming the
creature to destroy his race. When he tells this to
Guinan, she reacts with fear and anger. Later, Picard
and Riker discover that a Borg rescue vessel is headed
their way.
Guinan visits Hugh and
angrily tells him how the Borg destroyed her race, but
the creature actually shows sympathy toward her plight.
Later, Geordi tells Picard he is having second thoughts
about using Hugh to destroy the Borg, but Picard will
have none of it — until Guinan convinces him to talk
with Hugh himself. Hugh immediately recognizes Picard as
Locutus, the creature Picard became when the Borg
kidnapped and tried to assimilate him. However, Picard
is surprised to discover that unlike the rest of the
Borg, Hugh is exhibiting human emotions.
Persuaded by his
encounter with Hugh, Picard abandons his plan to destroy
the Borg. Instead, he offers Hugh the choice of either
returning to the crash site to be rescued or remaining
on board the Enterprise permanently. Hugh is tempted by
the offer to stay with his new friends, but opts to be
returned to the crash site to ensure the safety of the
Enterprise. He exchanges sad goodbyes with the crew
before Geordi returns with him to the crash site. There,
he tells Geordi he does not want to forget his
experiences through re-assimilation. As Geordi watches
the Borg rescue party reclaiming their lost brother,
Hugh meets his eyes, offering hope that he will remember
their friendship. |
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Production: 223
Season: 5 Episode: 23
Air Date: 05.11.1992
Stardate: 45854.2
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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
Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan |
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Jonathan Del Arco as Hugh
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| Throughout the first two Star
Trek crews (including in the movies), Picard and Data
are the only characters to never receive a promotion.
However, in at least two "alternate futures", they were
both promoted - the episodes "Future Imperfect" (Data is
a full Commander, Picard is an admiral) and "All Good
Things..." (Picard, though retired, is referred to as
Ambassador).
As a running gag, bathrooms are
never shown on Enterprise schematics. This joke is
referenced in Star Trek: First Contact (1996) when
Zefram Cochrane asks Geordi, "...don't you people from
the 24th Century ever pee?" Also, in an interview during
the mid 70's on the "Tomorrow" show with Tom Snider,
James Doohan stated that bathrooms weren't needed in the
future because "that's what phasers are for".
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"I, Borg"
#40275-223
Teleplay by
Jeri Taylor
Directed by
Robert Lederman
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FINAL DRAFT
MARCH 3, 1992
STAR TREK: "I, Borg" - REV. 3/04/92 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"I, Borg"
CAST
PICARD THE BORG SURVIVOR
RIKER
DATA
BEVERLY
TROI
GEORDI
WORF
GUINAN
SECURITY GUARD'S COM VOICE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
SECURITY GUARDS TWO BORG
NURSES
SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: "I, Borg" - 3/03/92 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"I, Borg"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
MAIN BRIDGE
CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM CRASH SITE/MOON SURFACE
OBSERVATION LOUNGE
ENGINEERING
TEN FORWARD
TRANSPORTER ROOM
SCIENCE LAB
DETENTION CELL
GYMNASIUM
PICARD'S QUARTERS
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