I really hope we did, Number One...
(midwest.social)
James R Kirk to 
Risa
Wasn't the queen destroyed at the end of the episode and all the others died because he queen died?
yeah it's fine we told starfleet command
That episode was wild. Setting up the big bad monster for the federation to be fighting... then just forgetting all about them.
I vaguely recall reading years ago that they were intended to be the initial infiltrator wave of what eventually became the Borg forces. I could be mistaken, since it was around the pre-AOL days.
That info is out there for sure, but I've always found it pretty shaky. Here's what Memory Alpha has to say on the subject:
The Star Trek Chronology, 2nd ed., p. 290 noted: "Although Picard and company were successful in eradicating them, the parasites did send a mysterious radio signal, presumably to others of their kind. At the time the episode was written, this was apparently intended to lead to the introduction of the Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation's second season. The Borg connection was dropped before "Q Who" (TNG) was written, and the truth about the parasites remains a mystery."
The "apparently" always trips me up, but maybe there's a more definitive statement or there that I haven't seen.
It certainly could be true.
It sounds like a post hoc connection to explain it away, rather than that being that actual intention. I assume we'll probably never know though.
I'm pretty sure I saw something on the blu-ray special features about this? It was gonna be too expensive to have the creepy worm alien things as a recurring enemy so they made the Borg as a cheaper alternative.
I'm surprising never brought that back as a villain. It would have been perfect and they left the door open to that many years ago
Yeah what a way to end a crazy "one off" episode.
they very much kerploded the 'bug queen"
Remmik got phasered!
This has to be among the best body horror scenes in the entire franchise, if not THE best.
Yes, the problem was solved.
listens to the last scene
Oh no.
K...?
I can kill all the ants in my house today, but if they’ve laid down a scent for the colony outside to follow I’m just going to find new ants tomorrow.
Go ahead and kill all the ants in my house today. They could’ve done that anyway. As for the rest, they could’ve done that anyway.
The difference is time, and that’s the bluff I could have played today, though would not have worked tomorrow
The difference is that I know that because I have an IQ above 10 and I could easily make that play. But Trump doesn’t and couldn’t.
And worse? You think the people reading these comments couldn’t figure that out, and shame on you. respect.
We’re up all night to get
sorry, I just couldn't find an appropriate response before I surrendered to my own adhd.
I really did try.
edit: for hours
punk is the best
Did you suffer an aneurysm? You may want to call an ambulance.
This looks like how I cook a turkey
mmm... turkey
Fucking mind flayers and their grand design!
