Imagine a world, Billy, where Nemesis wasn't a clone of The Wrath of Khan, and the Nemesis were the brain/neck slugs. Imagine how great a movie that could have been.

Basically by the time Voyager rolls around, everyone had decided that the Borg don't reproduce, but assimilate only. That actually makes sense- if the Borg actually fully assimilate an entire space-faring species, you could say that's more than 10 billion or so people added to your species in a relatively short amount…

Borg love the theremin.

*SPOILERS FOR VOYAGER IF YOU CARE*

Yeah, the Ferengi were supposed to be the Big Bads of TNG, but for obvious reasons, the writers realized they'd never fly as a scary villain. The Borg WERE going to be insectoid, and the creatures from Conspiracy were supposed to be them (thus why they sent the signal out at the end… and why they never showed up again…

Dr. B: Nero is upset in Abrhams Star Trek because Romulus was destroyed. But, we can also pretend he was upset at Nemesis, and attempted to destroy its existence. That DOES seem logical as well.

Some good points. With regards to the Borg threat, I think Zach hit the nail on the head why they were, for a while, the scariest villain in Star Trek: they weren't around every corner. The Romulans and other species were, and we dealt with them. But the few occasions where the Borg were the bad guy around the corner……

Dr. B: *SPOILERS FOR VOYAGER* I got the feeling in the finale that the virus they used wasn't the same one as what Picard was going to use. I don't think future-Janeway gave them that virus, either. Whatever the case, it was just another point in a poorly written finale.

I, Hugh
I think it's sort of fortuitous that we got to this episode now in light of the news surrounding Bin Laden. Just like this episode, people are trying to figure out their feelings towards a villain. Do we celebrate the death of one who was responsible in one way or another for the death of thousands, or what…

Fight the power, Jorge! Rebuild yourself out of wood!

Also, as for regenerating from an older to younger version, not only did The Master do it, but really now, so has The Doctor.

Neil Gaiman's episode (which is in two weeks) has been said to bring back someone we know. My guess is that little girl will be Ramona in a new form, somehow brought back after the Time War. Maybe she had a watch like The Doctor and The Master used?

That's my take on it, Close. Rory still has all the memories, but since he was never erased form history, he's a human again and not a Nestene automaton.

Where were you when the Great Quad Review Event of '11 happened? NEVER FORGET AND TELL YOUR GRANDCHILDREN

Let's hope so. My big problem with their DLC is just what you said… for $15, all you get are three multiplayer maps and a Zombie map (which I don't play zombies, so yeah). No new weapons, classes, ect. That would make $15 worth it, not just three maps.

The shot of him at the discount grocery store, smiling as he held up copper wiring, was golden. It was a flashback to his smile from the breakfast buffet at the strip club.

@Chico: yeah, that's what the ruling was.

Star Trek has always been ambiguous in this way. Starfleet is both the scientific and military arm of the Federation. So, basically, on a research vessel I don't know if the scientists have to acknowledge someone as "sir." On the Enterprise, that person wearing a Starfleet uniform might just be a Stellar Cartographer,…

Wait, Emperor Jim. I have some more information I'd like to bring up before the Tribunal.

Nitpicking
From what it sounded like to me on the episode, Wesley wasn't going to be graduating, but Locarno was. Either way, I still like The First Duty. It did bother me that no one outside of the Enterprise picked up on the clues that lead Picard to realize they had done the illegal move, but still. That speech he…