Hi Intertrekkies! Here's a rerun of our ode to the Borg Queen, dedicated to all you Picard-watchers out there. And don't worry, we'll have a totally fresh Q ep out to you soonsoon!
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Repulsive yet seductive, powerful and enigmatic, the Borg Queen is one of our favorite Star Trek villains. In preparation for Star Trek: Picard, Becca and Ryan kick off InterTREKtional Season Two with this deep look at the Borg's baddest bitch. The film Star Trek: First Contact, and Voyager episodes "Dark Frontier" (S5:E15/16) and "Unimatrix Zero" (S6:E26; S7:E:1) are discussed.
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Data is restrained by a leather clad Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact, the kinkiest Trek film.
What We Watched Star Trek: First Contact
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Voyager: Dark FrontierMemory Alpha
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Part 2 - Memory Alpha
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AOL Chat interview with Ronald D. Moore via Memory Alpha
I could totally grow hair if I wanted to. -Queenie
Not that bitch, again.
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Innocent blue eyes via All The Tropes
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Straight Talk with Voyager's Garrett Wang, Part I via StarTrek.com
The Bechdel TestThe Bechdel Test - Everything You Need to Know via No Film School
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How the Borg Queen dies in First Contact via Fandango NOW Extras
Watch Jonathan Frakes rave about Alice Krige as well as some cool behind the scenes footage of the Queen's head and body joining in the Making Star Trek: First Contact Documentary via Pop Culture Pandora
Both actresses kill it as the Borg Queen, but Alice gets better lipgloss.
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