And as awesome as Alice Krige was at the role, her existence completely ruined what made the Borg unique and scary.
They were a collective without individuals. Having a leader just made them another generic villain of the week. And boy did Voyager and Picard run with that.
Maybe it’s a commentary on how any system of domination is going to coalesce into a centralised hierarchy of domination which will always be more fragile than a non-coercive system.
Or maybe it was lazy TV writers who needed to put a face on the threat so audiences “got” it.
Didn’t she lose all the time?
And as awesome as Alice Krige was at the role, her existence completely ruined what made the Borg unique and scary.
They were a collective without individuals. Having a leader just made them another generic villain of the week. And boy did Voyager and Picard run with that.
Maybe it’s a commentary on how any system of domination is going to coalesce into a centralised hierarchy of domination which will always be more fragile than a non-coercive system.
Or maybe it was lazy TV writers who needed to put a face on the threat so audiences “got” it.
But I can still apply my aggressive reading.
Doesn’t she always come back?
She had the conviction to try, despite the odds.