The Best of Both Worlds, Part II story
Picard is rescued from the Borg as the Enterprise races to save Earth. A great number of Starfleet ships are destroyed by the lone Borg ship, although an away team finally rescues Picard. Data interfaces with the half-Borg Picard and finds a way to shut down the Borg ship. Guest star Elizabeth Dennehy as Starfleet Commander Shelby.
17 total · 4 choice · 9 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attack from outer space by a powerful conquering enemy | choice | Borg :: The Borg launched an invasion of Earth. |
| facing a mortal enemy | choice | Humanity face down the Borg |
| facing an invading force | choice | Humanity face down the Borg |
| facing an overpowering adversary | choice | Humanity face down the Borg |
| assimilating beings | major | The Borg turned Picard into a cyborg and assimilated him into their collective consciousness. |
| collectively intelligent beings | major | Borg :: Borg |
| coping with the death of someone | major | The crew had to accept that Captain Picard, whoo'd been assimilated by the Borg, was as good as dead. |
| cyborg | major | Borg :: The Borg |
| diversity vs. unity | major | collectives always have a vulnerable spot that can be exploited |
| hope | major | that Picard and Humanity can be saved |