The Best of Both Worlds ©1990 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. |
The Best of Both Worlds, Part II ©1990 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. | ||
Episode | 74 | Episode | 75 |
Airdate | June 18, 1990 | Airdate | September 24, 1990 |
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The Best of Both Worlds | |
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Directed by | Cliff Bole |
Written by | Michael Piller |
Executive Producer | Gene Roddenberry |
Starring | Patrick Stewart Jonathan Frakes |
Also Starring | LeVar Burton Michael Dorn Gates McFadden Marina Sirtis Brent Spiner Wil Wheaton |
Guest Stars | Elizabeth Dennehy George Murdock Colm Meaney and Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan |
Stardate 43989.1 Suspecting that the Borg are behind the recent disappearance of a Federation colony, Starfleet sends Lt. Commander Shelby (Elizabeth Dennehy), a specialist in Borg matters, to the Enterprise. Alluring and ambitious, Shelby has more than the Borg on her mind - she wants to replace Riker (Jonathan Frakes), who has been offered command of his own starship. The Borg threaten to attack the Enterprise unless Picard (Patrick Stewart) is surrendered to them. After Picard refuses, the Borg board the ship and abduct Picard. Under Riker's command, the Enterprise pursues the Borg who appear to be headed for Earth. After Shelby leads a thwarted rescue attempt, a Borg spokesperson contacts the Enterprise. The being identifies itself as Locutus, but the crew recognizes his true identity - Captain Jean-Luc Picard! |
The Best of Both Worlds, Part II | |
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Directed by | Cliff Bole |
Written by | Michael Piller |
Executive Producer | Gene Roddenberry |
Starring | Patrick Stewart Jonathan Frakes |
Also Starring | LeVar Burton Michael Dorn Gates McFadden Marina Sirtis Brent Spiner Wil Wheaton |
Guest Stars | Elizabeth Dennehy George Murdock Colm Meaney and Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan |
Stardate 44001.4 After Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) has been captured by the Borg and transformed into one of them, Starfleet promotes Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) to Captain of the Enterprise. The Borg have now absorbed Picard's knowledge of the Federation, enabling them to decimate a Starfleet armada and continue on to Earth, where they intent to enslave humanity. Riker realizes the only hope is to tap into Picard's knowledge of the Borg and turn the tables. In a daring strategy, Riker has Picard kidnapped from the Borg ship and brought back to the Enterprise. Data (Brent Spiner) then wires into Picard's Borg side to try to implant a destructive computer command into the Borg collective consciousness. But will destroying the Borg also kill Picard? |