And 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 coallesce 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 to audiences “got” it.
Eheran@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Didn’t she lose all the time?
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And 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.
Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
Maybe it’s a commentary on how any system of domination is going to coallesce 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 to audiences “got” it.
But I can still apply my aggressive reading.
ummthatguy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
She had the conviction to try, despite the odds.
Deello@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Doesn’t she always come back?