History Fridge / StarTrekFirstContact

** The end of that scene is a bit of FridgeHorror in and of itself. The interactions between the two are treated as a seduction, but Data's capacity to consent is ''extremely'' questionable; he's basically at the Borg Queen's mercy, and she's already been stated to be messing with his emotions by activating his chip against his will. While Data did decide to use the situation to his advantage, the fact remains that her actions towards him were no mere seduction; it was arguably rape.

* While Picard undergoes SanitySlippage on the Enterprise, the two people best qualified to help him -- Riker, the NumberTwo whose job is to be DevilsAdvocate

* The Borg Queen doesn't resemble any Starfleet Officer, she looks exactly like Picard remembered her. This first introduces the idea that she is a 'pure' Borg, if such a thing existed, and that other races are 'assimilated' Borg. Secondly, consider: they were on the Enterprise this time, and she was being put together in her introduction scene. It's likely they build her body each time from the salvaged parts of recent assimilations. Walking corpse, indeed.

* Everyone gave grief to the writers about why Picard didn't replicate [[MoreDakka physical guns]] (which ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' proved Starfleet possessed at least replicator files for) when the phasers were fully adapted to. After all, he was able to shoot up two drones on the holodeck without the shields deflecting anything. However, notice that the second drone took MANY more hits before going down. Borg are ''perfectly'' capable of adapting to traditional gunfire, except it just ricochets off the armor plating instead of producing a green flash.

** Which, of course, draws the reader's unwilling and horrified mind inexorably to the [[NightmareFuel next thought]],

** This also has another level of FridgeHorror. Data begins his time in Borg custody immune to both pain and Borg interference with his brain. When the Borg Queen grafts flesh onto him, she demonstrates that he can feel it. She also activates his emotion chip against his will, implying the Borg are making progress in hacking him, just as she said they would. When the chip activates, Data's surprise gives way almost immediately to dread: she's literally just told him she can seduce or torture him in his immediate future, or take a little longer and subvert him outright.

*** This also has another level of FridgeHorror. Data begins his time in Borg custody immune to both pain and Borg interference with his brain. When the Borg Queen grafts flesh onto him, she demonstrates that he can feel it. She also activates his emotion chip against his will, implying the Borg are making progress in hacking him, just as she said they would. When the chip activates, Data's surprise gives way almost immediately to dread: she's literally just told him she can seduce or torture him in his immediate future, or take a little longer and subvert him outright.

* There's a reason Geordi finally opted for prosthetics, which he refused in the main show. Lursa and Betor both exploited his visor to nearly destroy the ship. That probably made Geordi decide it was for the better for security purposes.

* In the trailer, Data recites the Borg catchphrase, "Resisitance is futile," but [[ItsPronouncedTroPay pronounces it more like "feutal" than "fewtile".]] Not only did this hint to the audience that [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil Data didn't join the collective,]] it's a MeaningfulEcho of when Polaski mispronounced Data's name in a similar fashion on the show. Data didn't simply mock the Borg, he emphasized that they were never compatible.

*** According to the novel ''Rogue'', the ''Enterprise'' lost nearly two hundred--one-quarter of her crew. Including those who were assimilated and then died with the queen.

* During the melee outside Engineering, a crew member tries to knock a Borg drone down with his phaser rifle. Said drone uses its mechanical arm to hit the crew member, knocking him to the floor, where the other drones ''step over him'' without bothering to stop and assimilate him. That's right, drones are not above beating people to death when the opportunity presents itself.

* During the melee outside Engineering, a crew member tries to knock a Borg drone down with his phaser rifle. Said drone uses its mechanical arm to hit the crew member, knocking him to the floor, where the other drones ''step over him'' without bothering to stop and assimilate him. That's right, drones are not above beating people to death when the opportunity presents itself.

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* Where did Worf get the Klingon sword he used on the deflector dish? I doubt he got it off the ''Defiant'' before being beamed aboard.
** You don't think weapon collectors exist in the 24th century? A crew member on the Enterprise E could've owned it and Worf simply borrowed it for the spacewalk just in case. Or he could've gotten it from the nearest working replicator.
*** Maybe [[TheRival Riker]] won it in a poker bet and had it mounted on the wall in his quarters.
*** From a replicator?
*** Scarier option: he might carry one on him at all times. Just, you know, ''in case.''
*** Or, you know, it could actually be sequestered in his baldric sash (only moving it to his spacesuit during the spacewalk scene since melee combat was expected). The premiere episode of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' has the Klingon who crash-lands on Earth withdraw a blade from his sash. Klingons being the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race]] of the franchise, it's quite plausible.
*** Confirmed. We see several times on [=DS9=] that Worf keeps his Mek'leth in his baldric at all times when on away missions, or if combat is expected.
** Question, would that be scary, or scary awesome?
* As amazing as it was, Picard's dream ultimately takes away [[NightmareFuel the reveal of the Borg's more terrifying revamped look]].
** The Borg were probably able to find scarier or more clingy ways in the six or seven years between ''TheBestOfBothWorlds'' and ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact''; instead of slipping implants on like gloves, they chop arms off, remove eyes, ''remove feet'' (there are some shots of a Borg drone's feet and they look quite mechanical), and the nanoprobes already account for the pale complexion, the linkage to the hive mind, and implants popping up all over the body like acne.
* Speaking of Replicators and physical weapons being more difficult for the Borg to adapt to, why not replicate polearms - a ranged, physical weapon that's easy to use with limited training - and use those to fight the Borg?
** The first reason being the sheer number of Borg in any given area. Even if a group of officers could huddle while staging an attack, we've seen it only takes a pin prick to begin assimilation. The second reason in relation to using a polearm, those are claustrophobically narrow hallways with all the Borg tech being superimposed on the walls. Good luck trying to swing a Borg cat around. What's more, one would hardly want to speculate the possibility of Borg simply adapting to melee combat and what that would entail.
** Also, the use of physical force required to make these work against the Borg are is considerate. Worf is able to make it work with his sword and an improvised club, and one of those is in the vacuum of space with no air resistance, and only that with considerable effort, and has is an expert in close-quarters combat. Data makes it work because he is physically faster and stronger than the Borg, and even he is overwhelmed. Most Starfleet officers don't have Worf's training or discipline or Data's strength/speed, and even then, the Borg are heavily armored. In fact several crewmen are shown trying to copy Worf and are quickly overwhelmed.
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** Which, of course, draws the reader's unwilling and horrified mind inexorably to the [[NightmareFuel next thought]], which follows under a spoiler tag for the benefit of those who haven't come up with it on their own and [[SquickTastic would really rather not have it]]. ([[BrainBleach I'd really rather not have it myself]]; I'm honestly not sure I'll be able to ''watch'' that movie again.)\\
[[spoiler:The Borg Queen's effort at subversion revolves entirely around sensuality. We see her give Data a whole range of new and intense sensations by means of stolen flesh. We ''also'' see her appeal, in a rare departure for the TNG canon, to Data's sexuality, perhaps the most basically sensual aspect of his personality, yet one he's had almost no opportunity to explore.\\
Beyond simple juxtaposition, the film does nothing to suggest any sort of association between the two axes of the Queen's approach to Data. But consider: Many of the assimilated ''Enterprise'' crewmembers were male, a trait of no use to the Collective because Borg reproduction occurs by one of two means, either ''in vitro'' (as seen in "Q Who?") or by assimilation. ''There is thus absolutely no reason to assume that the only sort of tissue in the Borg's organic scrap heap would be skin.'']]\\

** The Borg were probably able to find scarier or more clingy ways in the six or seven years between ''TheBestOfBothWorlds'' and ''StarTrekFirstContact''; instead of slipping implants on like gloves, they chop arms off, remove eyes, ''remove feet'' (there are some shots of a Borg drone's feet and they look quite mechanical), and the nanoprobes already account for the pale complexion, the linkage to the hive mind, and implants popping up all over the body like acne.

*** Yes and no. It was unjustified ''in hindsight.'' No one knew that Picard could still hear the Borg and learn their secrets in real time - and even if they did, arguably that would be even more reason to keep him behind as that connection could potentially be two-way. And never forget the Ready Room scene. This is the Earl Grey sipping, Shakespeare-loving, philosophical, father-to-his-men Jean-Luc Picard yelling at the top of his lungs about revenge, smashing a cabinet with his gun, and declaring that a tactical retreat is not an option. This is a man who is every bit on the verge if breaking that Starfleet feared he would be.

* Many fans have also commented how ''Defiant'', a ship designed to fight Borg, was missing every ''Deep Space Nine'' regular except for Worf, despite the fact that Sisko was probably itching for some payback for the death of his wife. But actually if you check the stardates, Sisko's current activity was pursuing the Maquis traitor Eddington throughout the Badlands, which not only removed him from the fight, but a large part of his senior staff also. One of the rare occasions that the Star Trek script writers actually did their continuity homework...

** The first reason being the shear number of Borg in any given area. Even if a group of officers could huddle while staging an attack, we've seen it only takes a pin prick to begin assimilation. The second reason in relation to using a polearm, those are claustrophobically narrow hallways with all the Borg tech being superimposed on the walls. Good luck trying to swing a Borg cat around. What's more, one would hardly want to speculate the possibility of Borg simply adapting to melee combat and what that would entail.

*** Confirmed. We see several times on DS9 that Worf keeps his Mek'leth in his baldric at all times when on away missions, or if combat is expected.

* In the trailer, Data recites the Borg catchphrase, "Resisitance is futile," but [[ItsPronouncedTroPay places the emphasis on the first syllable of "futile."]] Not only did this hint to the audience that [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil Data didn't join the collective,]] it's a MeaningfulEcho of when Polaski mispronounced Data's name in a similar fashion on the show. Data didn't simply mock the Borg, he emphasized that they were never compatible.