The Best of Both Worlds Part 1

Episode aired Jun 16, 1990
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

9.3/10

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Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

Responding to a distress call on one of the Federation's outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives...only to find a big hole in the ground where the town used to be, and discovers the Borg... Read allResponding to a distress call on one of the Federation's outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives...only to find a big hole in the ground where the town used to be, and discovers the Borg are behind the attack.Responding to a distress call on one of the Federation's outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives...only to find a big hole in the ground where the town used to be, and discovers the Borg are behind the attack.

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IMDb RATING

9.3/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Wolf 359 is a real star. It's an extremely faint red dwarf, approximately 7.8 light years from Earth, and the 5th nearest star to our sun.

Goofs
O'Brien tells Riker that the coordinates he's at correspond to the center of town. But the next shot shows no buildings, only a giant pit, meaning that the Borg scooped up the entire town. But if Riker is supposed to be in the center of the city, then he should be at the bottom of the crater.

Quotes
[Capt. Picard has been assimilated by the Borg]
Locutus: I am Locutus - of Borg. Resistance - is futile. Your life, as it has been - is over. From this time forward, you will service - us.

Alternate versions
For timing purposes (to allow more ad time), BBC America cut part of Riker and Troi's conversation in Ten Forward (including the part about being "seasoned").

Connections
Edited from TrekCulture: 10 Greatest Final Lines In Star Trek Episodes (2022)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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Featured review

10/10

Best Episode Ever!

Now that is how you do a To Be Continued! Wow! This is an amazing cliff hanger, even though I have already seen it, it still hits hard. This episode is kind of a slow build, most of the first half is about setting the stage, but things really get exciting in the second half, and by the climax I was on the edge of my seat. All of the characters are great in this, but, I think I'd say Riker is the MVP. When the pressure is on he shows that he would make a great Captain in his own right. They don't make tv shows like this any more. The Borg are terrifying villains. I love it.