I got to meet this incredible actor who portrayed the borg drone named “ONE” at a Star Trek convention years ago. He is a wonderful and charming man who took all the time in the world to speak to me. I’ll never forget that.
did you ask him about his time as a Nazi? (because he played that on Voyager too and I actually thought he did an even nicer job than in this episode :P)
@@jerodasthe was truly chilling as a convinced Nazi. That two parter was overall uneven but he and the lower ranking Hirogen 'Nazi' were fascinating to watch.
He wanted her to go on living, and was willing to die to help her go on living. Giving his life for her showed much more devotion on his part to her than simply wanting to "bang her," as someone responded.
Voyager "we have to scavenge and grow food because we dont have power" So some how we have matter/antimatter drive but no power! "Im off to play in the holo deck because the power to run that for 1 second is enuff to supply everything we need on the ship for a year" 🤦♂🤣
SteveSabbai Hugh was good as it showed how borg could still be human.. leading to the ability to have a character like seven of nine... but one was just a badass with his future tech. lol
They killed him because the whole of star trek is a Luddite pro-conformity morality trip. I see this so clearly now. Same reason they still make exploding consoles and refuse to deploy seat belts and personal shields.
Of course, i mean, it had nothing to do with the fact the Borg knew of his existence and would never stop hunting him - so he had to die or put Voyager in danger. But yea gotta be 'pro-conformity morality' yea, defiantly...
Whoami691 nah, i believe it was more that with One's tech, they could have made pretty much any future problem non-existent.. i mean, look at what Admiral Jainway did in the episode voyager returned home... barely taking damage from borg and one shotting the cubes... One woulda provided much better tech earlier.
In Borg voice: "You look great! Have you been working out? Girl, whatever you do don't go to the 24 hr. fitness on Elm, the general manager there is a complete spazz. He like watches you the whole time, it is sooooooo creepy. It makes me wonder if there's a camera in the shower or some shit. Did you hear about Dave and Carol? They are getting a divorce. Did I call that one or what? I told you something was up. I heard she is doing Jose their pool guy. Guess he was doing more than cleaning their skimmer. Can you believe that Shirley still has my pumps? That was like 4 months ago I lent them to her! Those were a lot of money and Dillards doesn't carry them anymore. Anyway, I got to go I have a Biology test tomorrow. If I crush it, we should go out to Charlie's Hideaway this weekend and get totally wasted. Later bitch."
valhallaforever1 “you are in greater physical state when we last saw you.” “I’ve been working out.” “How did you acquire such muscle mass?” “Go to the gym.” “Irrilevant. You will be assimilated. Your knowledge of physical improvement will be added to our own.”
An unusually mellow sounding Borg voice from a cube reeking of cannabis smoke: "Dude... we are the Borked... your... I mean our... what was I saying? Right! Assimilation! We were going to do that! Your nachos! That's what we're going to assimilate! All your nachos are belong to us, man!"
agred..infact one of the most curious things in the startrek universe is the hole thing with 'after' the original borg collective got bitch slapped by future admiral janeway trojan thing ,voager allrady hade encounter isolated splinter miniature collectives that was lees..opresive viral like and more symbiot like. maby more of those spawned after the main queen lead collective disinigrated ?
Thank you! I’m been watching Voyager and honestly I’m really enjoying it as much as TNG. I love these characters, the aliens they encounter and the phenomenons they witness. I’m currently on this episode and honestly it’s a favorite
Voyager was a case of having good episodes spread throughout the seasons, but they had some really bad ones in there too. Lets not forget there was one episode that was so bad that its been basically relegated to non canon status (looking at you warp 10 evolution...).
This is how I believe Voyager lasted so long against the Tactical Cube. One enhanced their systems to at least be able to withstand the Borg better. On top of that, Voyager was also enhanced by 7 of 9 in preparation for Species 8472 in Scorpion.
@@Lava91point0 This is a bit of a toss up and it comes down to PURPOSE in the writing. In TNG The Borg were written to be this juggernaut species that cannot be stopped. To slow them down, you needed a fleet and BARELY squeak out a win using clever one time tactics. In that kind of writing, the Borg are an unstoppable force of nature. In Voyager, the writing called for the Borg to be more of a villain than a force of Nature. Still powerful, but very much more beatable to keep a cat and mouse sort of dynamic through the series. A TNG type Borg in the Delta quadrant with a solo ship would be a lopsided story. The Voyager Borg needed to be NERFED down so Voyager can have that cat and mouse kind of interaction.
3:22 *BORG VOICEOVER:* "Resistance is fu....Wait.... What are you doing? Didn't we tell you resistance is futile!? No, not the navigation! YOU! STOP! STOP THAT, PLEASE!"
They should have had One do a wicked smile of satisfaction when they said "terminate your interface" or said something with his eyes closed still like "Haven't you heard? Resistance...is futile."
VOYAGER is my favorite of all the STAR TREK TV series and "DRONE" is one of my favorites. I was very moved when in the last scene Seven said "You are hurting me" and One replied, just before he died "You will adapt".
You mean the transporter, the preface of "self" is pure redundant and generic Dumb-Fuck mentality, not at all mandatory emphasis within the given context...
I saw a photo of Jeri Ryan before her BORG enhancements / implants, I thought She was Gorgeous without them, only My Opinion. I suppose most Men think Women must have breast implants, I do not concur.
I wanted him to stay just to keep the doctor from having his mobile emitter. Hated the doc character and actor all 7 seasons. How can a EMH be such an arrogant asshole, who would program that.
She taught him how to regenerate. She definitely was a mother figure to him. Very heart warming seeing her take on a similar role Janeway took towards her. Very sad ending though.
I love the "One" actor. He's in 2 Voyager episodes and I think 2 Enterprise ones (he played one of the Vulcans in Carbon Creek). You can feel his enthusiasm in the roles he gets.
Yup his heart feels exactly like the Iron Giantj blowing himself up to protect the life which he was designed to destroy. I super adore abominations turning against their nature of depravity as they seek out the right way to be. Becoming as they instinctively aspire in being illuminated by a newly emergent light of ndividual heart. This switch from Abomination to Angel is part of why I liked Doc Oc in spiderman 2 when he woke up from the darkness of his villainy as he overrode via sheer force of will; the a.i that was controlling his mind to that point and yelled "I Will Not Die A Monster!!" Who can't identify with the abomination that wakes to the light of decency as he sacrifices his life to do what's right?
@@justdog5506 they were so scary,creepy and I had chills when they were in an episode. But I agree with Walter. Damn it,I forgot about species 8472,i will have nightmares now lol.
@Thelondonbadger What he'd actually end up doing if he was actually a drone from the 29th century and not just the technological equivalent of one is irrelevant. The point of the matter is that he had superior technology that the run-of-the-mill 23rd century drones could not counter. The tech gap was too big. Based on that technology, though, I get the feeling that the borg of the 29th century don't assimilate in the same way that the the 23rd century borg do. Instead of taking people, they likely just take DNA and produce a cloned drone from the "donor's" genetic material. It's possible that the 29th century borg could almost entirely pacify themselves due to no longer needing to assimilate individuals outright.
I always _love_ any sci-fi episode where they get permanent upgrades to the technology! Whether it's KITT getting new functions, or Red Dwarf's Rimmer being upgraded to hard light :)
That borg actor is a fine actor. He acts well with his eyes, which seems a necessity under all that make up. Look at merely his expression when Seven tells him the crew would be destroyed if they don't resist.
I like the way this scene ends. Janeway, the Federation officer, coldly orders her ship's crew to begin damage assessment and repairs. Seven, the former Borg drone, stares in shock at the viewscreen, numbed by the feeling of worry and loss at the sacrifice her "son" made. For that matter, one of the more awesome implications of this episode is that the future of the Borg may very well be along the lines of the Cooperative seen in STO, not the Collective everyone knows and fears. One is an individual, not a mindless drone. He was born, not assimilated. And...he was stronger for it. The seeds of that drastic change may very well have been laid with the likes of Hugh and Seven of Nine.
One of the best scenes in the series. "One" was a superhero. He would have made Voyager an unstoppable force in the quadrant. I was disappointed that he died at the end of the episode.
2:47 I want to *fold my arms dramatically like a genie* and disappear!! LOL!! This was such an _amazing_ episode!!!!! Powerful acting! 💚💙💜 Thanks for posting!
It has even more meaning when you consider that he owes his very existence to everyone on Voyager. He used DNA from a Voyager crew member as a template/scaffolding for his own biological components, he used Seven of Nine's nanoprobes and assimilation components, he has The Doctor's mobile emitter, he gobbled up ALL of the data from Voyager's stockpile of Borg data nodes/modules (and arguably even Voyager's Starfleet database), and he even owes some of his personality traits to Neelix (ie. having Neelix teach him the 'culinary delights of the Delta Quadrant'). When everyone gives you something, it makes self-sacrifice that much clearer....... though i shy away from saying 'easier'.
@@michaelschweigart3517 you are also confused in thinking dissipated = obliterated, rather than dispersed. The only thing obliterated in this scenario was the borg sphere, in so dissipating the localized level of evil that was their immediate threat to the Voyager crew....but you are stupid so took it all out of context while misunderstanding the meaning of both "evil" and "dissipated"... congratulations on being so stupid!! Must have taken lots of hard work to reach your level.
Should have cried when we found out her husband, a politician here in Illinois, wanted to watch her sleep with other men as he watched, she divorce his crazy ass!
I doubt he 'enhanced' the phasers. More likely he optimized and recalibrated them as best he could. As opposed to his personal technology which was superior.
One of my favorite Voyager episodes. It is copied from the Next Generation episode where Troi miraculously becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, which grows up at an extraordinary rate and at the end sacrifices himself to save the ship and crew. I think the Voyager episode is the far superior one. Star Trek has always been hard on children of their core characters. Kirk's son David was killed by Klingons, Data's daughter malfunctioned and had to be shut down, Riker's son turned out to be an alien pretending to be his son in a make believe future, and there are probably others I am forgetting.
In TNG Picard's son also turned out to be not his. Worf abandoned his son in TNG. The only happy and loved child I think was Molly (O'Brian's daughter) who survived TNG and DS9. Jake did well in DS9 as well, a really annoying character at the start like Wesley but they turned him into a unique and interesting character.
The best part is the little head pull-back the actor does. It's as if he's surprised by the notion that she'd bring up their attempts to assimilate him, because OF COURSE they will fail at doing so.
"Target their propulsion systems".....except that it's been established numerous times in Star Trek that Borg vessels have no specific emplacement for their systems, they are more or less evenly distributed throughout the ship !
@@dreed100 and even when distributed destroying parts of the spheres propulsion system would result in a lower top speed until repaired, allowing Voyager to escape.
Fun-fact: the actor who played “One” also played the Nazi who inspires the Hirodren in a holographic simulation to continue a battle after his superior officer told him to stand down.
I did think the character was cool and the episode with him was fairly entertaining, but frankly it didn't leave a lot of residual impact. Given that he was essentially a Borg based on technology from 500 years in the future (relative to the time period of the show) the actual degree of enhancements and upgrades that should have been possible isn't really shown. I mean they're stranded, potentially for decades, on a fairly small ship. Voyager was the latest tech when she left space dock, but regardless it wasn't built for heavy combat OR extended deep-space operations, both of which were exactly what it got stuck with 95% of the time. Were it me and I had access to Borg tech 500 years ahead of anything current, I'd have put it to far better use. Realistically he could have helped make serious advancements to every single system on the ship as well as all it's already incorporated Borg tech, not to mention the likely ability to make some significant upgrades to the tech still part of Seven's own body..... I suppose I get the reason they didn't go that route (might have made things "too" easy and gotten them home "too" fast) but frankly it makes the whole scenario seem like a massively wasted opportunity, and of course in the end (as in end of series) they used future tech to cheat their way home ANYWAY, so it's a bit of an odd contrast....
The only organic components left of her are from the neck up, don't believe me, watch the scene of her original introduction. Good luck "interfacing" on datenight when she's got an electrical socket down there...
constiff3251 The Borg were forcing Voyager into fluidic space so they would have to fight 8472 instead of leaving the Borg on a planet like Chakotay ordered. It's not like it was done randomly. The Borg always intended on assimilating Voyager, which was the whole point of the Scorpion parable.
Janeway is not heartless, but as Captain, she must take care of her ship and her crew first. Then she can morn later in private, when there is time. A captain is ALWAYS a measure of strength, of pride, and most of all, confidence! Otherwise, the morale of the crew will fall and the ship will fail. On any ship, whether space or wet navy, the Captain is GOD
The actor who played the Borg character "One" was in another Voyager episode... the one with the Hirogen when they took over Voyager and made the whole ship one big holodeck and ran the nazi program and Voyager's crew portrayed various characters within it. He played the nazi officer who liked Belana but, unlike his Borg character, as a nazi he wasn't very nice... lol. I remember he was excellent in that episode, too.
They leave sick bay with the captain, then ride in the turbo lift alone, then arrive at the bridge with the captain and security in the same turbo lift. Magic!!
We are the Borg, lower your shields and surrender your ships, we will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own, your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. Star Trek First contact. The best opening dialogue of any race in ST.
You might be right however dictionary states ‘the’ means ‘used to refer to a person, place, or thing that is unique’ you could argue by saying The Borg they are implying a singular entity as they are one mind. I am sure the writers knew what they were doing. Or as you say they slipped up.
do kids these days realize there's a "the rest of the episode" that isn't included on youtube where they could find out what happened? (he does survive back to Voyager. then he dies)
Would have been completely acceptable in my eyes to give One a one liner like "We are the Borg, I am One" showing his true uniqueness as being a futuristic drone, yet an individual. Cheesy but it would work
I met Seven at a swing dance club in Los Angeles. Well, that is to say me and my friends were at the club and she was there too. So OK, I didn't actually talk to her.
You're wrong. This episode aired in 1998. Ron Ostrow was born in 1986. That means Ostrow would have been 13 years old when this episode aired. One was portrayed by J. Paul Boehmer. Boehmer was born in 1965, making him around 33 years old when this episode aired, far more plausible given One's adult male appearance in the episode.
The media format (CD/DVD/floppy) is irrelevant, bytes are bytes. Probably just an over compressed video format. Andy Ashmore: They're not hiding the video with a title *_"Borg Drone_* One enhances systems on *_Voyager"_* even an infant could find it.
I got to meet this incredible actor who portrayed the borg drone named “ONE” at a Star Trek convention years ago. He is a wonderful and charming man who took all the time in the world to speak to me. I’ll never forget that.
did you ask him about his time as a Nazi?
(because he played that on Voyager too and I actually thought he did an even nicer job than in this episode :P)
jerodast We spoke for a long time. I’m pretty sure that came up too!
doctorwho0077, I’m pretty sure he was a good-looking man!
He also did a great job as the Nazi in “The killing game”
@@jerodasthe was truly chilling as a convinced Nazi. That two parter was overall uneven but he and the lower ranking Hirogen 'Nazi' were fascinating to watch.
This is a powerful episode. At the start Seven is trying to learn how to smile but instead, as the episode plays out, she learns how to cry.
but isnt that how it goes in life? when we are born we cry but as we are handed off to our family we smile.
He wanted her to go on living, and was willing to die to help her go on living. Giving his life for her showed much more devotion on his part to her than simply wanting to "bang her," as someone responded.
@@markthomas7957 well to her, he was closer to perfection with that tech....only omega particle was more perfect
😭😭😭
Yeah, looking in the same mirror. Powerful moment.
Epic! "They will fail," is a great line in Star Trek because of the delivery, scenario, syntax and tone.
Voyager "we have to scavenge and grow food because we dont have power" So some how we have matter/antimatter drive but no power! "Im off to play in the holo deck because the power to run that for 1 second is enuff to supply everything we need on the ship for a year" 🤦♂🤣
"One" was one of the best star trek characters. i wish he lasted more than a single episode
Hugh is another favorite of mine.
SteveSabbai Hugh was good as it showed how borg could still be human.. leading to the ability to have a character like seven of nine... but one was just a badass with his future tech. lol
They killed him because the whole of star trek is a Luddite pro-conformity morality trip. I see this so clearly now. Same reason they still make exploding consoles and refuse to deploy seat belts and personal shields.
Of course, i mean, it had nothing to do with the fact the Borg knew of his existence and would never stop hunting him - so he had to die or put Voyager in danger.
But yea gotta be 'pro-conformity morality' yea, defiantly...
Whoami691 nah, i believe it was more that with One's tech, they could have made pretty much any future problem non-existent.. i mean, look at what Admiral Jainway did in the episode voyager returned home... barely taking damage from borg and one shotting the cubes... One woulda provided much better tech earlier.
Why would you ever open a channel to the borg, it's not like they ever have anything new to say.
SK Cloud literal LOL
In Borg voice: "You look great! Have you been working out? Girl, whatever you do don't go to the 24 hr. fitness on Elm, the general manager there is a complete spazz. He like watches you the whole time, it is sooooooo creepy. It makes me wonder if there's a camera in the shower or some shit. Did you hear about Dave and Carol? They are getting a divorce. Did I call that one or what? I told you something was up. I heard she is doing Jose their pool guy. Guess he was doing more than cleaning their skimmer. Can you believe that Shirley still has my pumps? That was like 4 months ago I lent them to her! Those were a lot of money and Dillards doesn't carry them anymore. Anyway, I got to go I have a Biology test tomorrow. If I crush it, we should go out to Charlie's Hideaway this weekend and get totally wasted. Later bitch."
lmao!!!
valhallaforever1 “you are in greater physical state when we last saw you.”
“I’ve been working out.”
“How did you acquire such muscle mass?”
“Go to the gym.”
“Irrilevant. You will be assimilated. Your knowledge of physical improvement will be added to our own.”
An unusually mellow sounding Borg voice from a cube reeking of cannabis smoke: "Dude... we are the Borked... your... I mean our... what was I saying? Right! Assimilation! We were going to do that! Your nachos! That's what we're going to assimilate! All your nachos are belong to us, man!"
I always love that "Bitch please" look One gives Seven when she mentions they will try to assimilate him.
agred..infact one of the most curious things in the startrek universe is the hole thing with 'after' the original borg collective got bitch slapped by future admiral janeway trojan thing ,voager allrady hade encounter isolated splinter miniature collectives that was lees..opresive viral like and more symbiot like.
maby more of those spawned after the main queen lead collective disinigrated ?
Wizel Balan I almost expected him to go "PPPFFFFFfff"
My lip reading skills tell me he did not say "They will Fail" at that point. It looks more like "Well, Fuck..."
2:33 for reference
BabyMickers what episode was this?
One of my favorite episodes. I hate when trekkies hate on Voyager. At its best it was phenomenal.
Thank you! I’m been watching Voyager and honestly I’m really enjoying it as much as TNG. I love these characters, the aliens they encounter and the phenomenons they witness. I’m currently on this episode and honestly it’s a favorite
Voyager was my favourite series
A true trekkie wouldn't hate on it 😄
Voyager was a case of having good episodes spread throughout the seasons, but they had some really bad ones in there too. Lets not forget there was one episode that was so bad that its been basically relegated to non canon status (looking at you warp 10 evolution...).
It had its moments.
One Borg.
One episode to live.
One best line: "They will fail".
One tear on the cheek of Seven.
One great show. Voyager was the zenith of Star Trek.
Now she gets to all out bawl over someone in Picard.
Chris D you dick why did I find this comment now
This is how I believe Voyager lasted so long against the Tactical Cube. One enhanced their systems to at least be able to withstand the Borg better. On top of that, Voyager was also enhanced by 7 of 9 in preparation for Species 8472 in Scorpion.
Still a retcon. The TNG Borg would still stomp Voyager.
@@robjackson5245 No they wouldn’t, not with all the upgrades the ship got from various planet trades, and Seven and Torres expertise
@@Lava91point0 This is a bit of a toss up and it comes down to PURPOSE in the writing. In TNG The Borg were written to be this juggernaut species that cannot be stopped. To slow them down, you needed a fleet and BARELY squeak out a win using clever one time tactics. In that kind of writing, the Borg are an unstoppable force of nature. In Voyager, the writing called for the Borg to be more of a villain than a force of Nature. Still powerful, but very much more beatable to keep a cat and mouse sort of dynamic through the series. A TNG type Borg in the Delta quadrant with a solo ship would be a lopsided story. The Voyager Borg needed to be NERFED down so Voyager can have that cat and mouse kind of interaction.
@@Lava91point0 Seven and Torres expertise don't make up for the tens of thousands of expert star fleet engineers. This was compete BS.
I never thought about that until I read your comment. Makes sense.
3:22 *BORG VOICEOVER:* "Resistance is fu....Wait.... What are you doing? Didn't we tell you resistance is futile!? No, not the navigation! YOU! STOP! STOP THAT, PLEASE!"
They should have had One do a wicked smile of satisfaction when they said "terminate your interface" or said something with his eyes closed still like "Haven't you heard? Resistance...is futile."
VOYAGER is my favorite of all the STAR TREK TV series and "DRONE" is one of my favorites. I was very moved when in the last scene Seven said "You are hurting me" and One replied, just before he died "You will adapt".
I like how One hit his self-transporter. A tiny modification in that arm pose, and he could've just folded his arms and Jeannie blinked onto the cube.
Marchant2 lol or borg blinked
Classic! I love that show!
I agree. He didn't need to push a button to activate his transporter. Just a simple "blink" would have done it.
It’s a very 90s overdramatic pose. Someone should edit the power rangers theme to start playing when he folds his arms.
You mean the transporter, the preface of "self" is pure redundant and generic Dumb-Fuck mentality, not at all mandatory emphasis within the given context...
Man, Jeri Ryan was just a stunner. I just caught a glimpse of her in the new series and she still looks pretty incredible at her age.
I saw a photo of Jeri Ryan before her BORG enhancements / implants, I thought She was Gorgeous without them, only My Opinion.
I suppose most Men think Women must have breast implants, I do not concur.
One thing was certain about Voyager: Every episode with Borg in it was sure to be worth watching.
resistance is futile
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." - Inigo Montoya
Robert Aliff Inconceivable!
Bravo! I liked that! 😂
We all know who said that line.
Nice work!
This is by far the best comment yet xD!
It's a pity Borg Drone One didn't stay with them :( He seemed really cool.
Cool enough to help them through any possible situation if he lived. He is like the borg messiah.
I wanted him to stay just to keep the doctor from having his mobile emitter. Hated the doc character and actor all 7 seasons. How can a EMH be such an arrogant asshole, who would program that.
@@juststatinfactssv4989 well... his creator. Who was an arrogant asshole :) Loved the doc myself, had some real character growth throughout the show
He didn't have knockers.
His heart was too beautiful for mortals so he had to go to where all divine beauty rests; outside the grasp of human incompetence.
This was one of the times tears ran down from my eyes .... when she lost her friend and companion One. That’s how good Jeri is as an actress.
I think he was more like a son to her because he was born from her nanoprobes
She taught him how to regenerate. She definitely was a mother figure to him. Very heart warming seeing her take on a similar role Janeway took towards her. Very sad ending though.
I love the "One" actor. He's in 2 Voyager episodes and I think 2 Enterprise ones (he played one of the Vulcans in Carbon Creek). You can feel his enthusiasm in the roles he gets.
This is probably my favorite episode in STV. That guy did an awesome job.
I liked dragons teeth
Yup his heart feels exactly like the Iron Giantj blowing himself up to protect the life which he was designed to destroy.
I super adore abominations turning against their nature of depravity as they seek out the right way to be. Becoming as they instinctively aspire in being illuminated by a newly emergent light of ndividual heart.
This switch from Abomination to Angel is part of why I liked Doc Oc in spiderman 2 when he woke up from the darkness of his villainy as he overrode via sheer force of will; the a.i that was controlling his mind to that point and yelled "I Will Not Die A Monster!!"
Who can't identify with the abomination that wakes to the light of decency as he sacrifices his life to do what's right?
year of hell for me
I believe he was also the Nazi Officer in The Killing Game Parts 1 & 2
One: "Are you in charge here?"
Borg: "We ar-"
One: "NOPE"
Immediately upon transporting to sphere: 'Do you feel in charge?'
My technology is superior, not something the Borg hears everyday.
*species 8472 enters the chat*
Just Dog does it count as technology if it’s all biological?
It's called biotechnology. So yes it does. It's just far more complex than technology.
Mikisiw Newashish alright, good to know
@@justdog5506 they were so scary,creepy and I had chills when they were in an episode. But I agree with Walter. Damn it,I forgot about species 8472,i will have nightmares now lol.
He just dunked on the Borg and beat them at their own game
Soundwave Superior yep lol
I mean he was 300 years more advanced technology-wise. Not much the 23rd century Borg can do about that.
@xc5647321 xc5647321 They 'had a bad time.'
@@BNuts @xc5647321 xc5647321 geeetttt dunked onnn!
@Thelondonbadger
What he'd actually end up doing if he was actually a drone from the 29th century and not just the technological equivalent of one is irrelevant. The point of the matter is that he had superior technology that the run-of-the-mill 23rd century drones could not counter. The tech gap was too big.
Based on that technology, though, I get the feeling that the borg of the 29th century don't assimilate in the same way that the the 23rd century borg do. Instead of taking people, they likely just take DNA and produce a cloned drone from the "donor's" genetic material. It's possible that the 29th century borg could almost entirely pacify themselves due to no longer needing to assimilate individuals outright.
One: "You may fire!"
*Phasor hits and gets sent back
Chakotay: "What happened?"
Seven: "They took out and used a giant mirror!"
They have Uno Reverse technology!
I can't lie when one sacrifice himself it was very emotional I got all teary-eyed 😢
billions of voices speaking as one. Pure harmony. Long live the Borg~!!!!!
It was truly a balls shrinking moment as you could tell from the look on Chakotay's normally stoic face.
I always _love_ any sci-fi episode where they get permanent upgrades to the technology! Whether it's KITT getting new functions, or Red Dwarf's Rimmer being upgraded to hard light :)
More red dwarf references pls
You mean like the C button? 😂
The last ones sound like episode titles of sci-fi porno.
Goalpost Head was long overdue for that hard light enhancement
Smeghead
the quality of video from sega cd is amaizing!
Best Comment Ever
I got to play the game (Night Trap) that caused the first game rating controversy on a Sega CD Genesis.
I do not understand this sega cd reference. Please explain yourself.
Sega CD wishes they had even that quality...this would've been "HD" to that period
That borg actor is a fine actor. He acts well with his eyes, which seems a necessity under all that make up. Look at merely his expression when Seven tells him the crew would be destroyed if they don't resist.
This is one of Voyager best episodes. The ending is heart-wrenching.
This is an extremely clever piece of work. Well done to everyone involved.
I like the way this scene ends. Janeway, the Federation officer, coldly orders her ship's crew to begin damage assessment and repairs. Seven, the former Borg drone, stares in shock at the viewscreen, numbed by the feeling of worry and loss at the sacrifice her "son" made.
For that matter, one of the more awesome implications of this episode is that the future of the Borg may very well be along the lines of the Cooperative seen in STO, not the Collective everyone knows and fears. One is an individual, not a mindless drone. He was born, not assimilated. And...he was stronger for it. The seeds of that drastic change may very well have been laid with the likes of Hugh and Seven of Nine.
One of the best scenes in the series. "One" was a superhero. He would have made Voyager an unstoppable force in the quadrant. I was disappointed that he died at the end of the episode.
Captain Janeway didn't really like BORG 1 at all, at least Captain Picard gave Hugh more of a chance.
2:47
I want to *fold my arms dramatically like a genie* and disappear!! LOL!!
This was such an _amazing_ episode!!!!! Powerful acting!
💚💙💜 Thanks for posting!
This still tickles my soul, such a beautiful episode in a beautiful series.
the needs of the many on Voyager outweigh the needs of the one Collective on the Borg ship. Well done, 1.
It has even more meaning when you consider that he owes his very existence to everyone on Voyager. He used DNA from a Voyager crew member as a template/scaffolding for his own biological components, he used Seven of Nine's nanoprobes and assimilation components, he has The Doctor's mobile emitter, he gobbled up ALL of the data from Voyager's stockpile of Borg data nodes/modules (and arguably even Voyager's Starfleet database), and he even owes some of his personality traits to Neelix (ie. having Neelix teach him the 'culinary delights of the Delta Quadrant'). When everyone gives you something, it makes self-sacrifice that much clearer....... though i shy away from saying 'easier'.
Ambassador Spock would've probably shed a tear
The "needs" of decency outweigh the pull of vanity, resistance is futile; evil will be dissipated.
@@linyenchin6773 If "evil" ever dissipates, so will we as a species (as well as the whole physical universe). It's in the yin/yang philosophy
@@michaelschweigart3517 you are also confused in thinking dissipated = obliterated, rather than dispersed. The only thing obliterated in this scenario was the borg sphere, in so dissipating the localized level of evil that was their immediate threat to the Voyager crew....but you are stupid so took it all out of context while misunderstanding the meaning of both "evil" and "dissipated"... congratulations on being so stupid!! Must have taken lots of hard work to reach your level.
never saw the sun... never saw the sun.... shining so bright..... :(
Never saw things, going so right..
Those catsuits on Seven... man, were they tight!!!
Omegacron...made my day, awesome :)
@doctorwho0077 Fred was correct on that with seven
I imagine myself being like Riker when I think of Data, but feel more like Troi.
4:05mins Jeri Ryan's Hip:Chest ratio is outta this galaxy
Borg, er..., studio enhancements.
When 7of9 woke up the next day and looked over and saw that One is no longer in the terminal next to her, I cried like a baby.
Should have cried when we found out her husband, a politician here in Illinois, wanted to watch her sleep with other men as he watched, she divorce his crazy ass!
The Survivalist And...that it lead to Obama getting into office.
@@Tigerman1138 Why do ppl like you guys exist?
2:25 "Your technology is limited I cannot enhance it further..." To which rick bermen replied "Hold my beer..."
Future Janeway: "Hold my Romulan ale..."
Hands down, this is the best voyager episode and one of the top ten Star Trek episodes of all time
One: "my technology is superior"
Borg: "like the phaser enhancements?"
One:
He did the best with what he had lol
I doubt he 'enhanced' the phasers. More likely he optimized and recalibrated them as best he could. As opposed to his personal technology which was superior.
His technology’s...not Voyager’s.
One of my favorite Voyager episodes. It is copied from the Next Generation episode where Troi miraculously becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, which grows up at an extraordinary rate and at the end sacrifices himself to save the ship and crew. I think the Voyager episode is the far superior one. Star Trek has always been hard on children of their core characters. Kirk's son David was killed by Klingons, Data's daughter malfunctioned and had to be shut down, Riker's son turned out to be an alien pretending to be his son in a make believe future, and there are probably others I am forgetting.
There's also the whole "Shut up, Wesley" thing... lol
In TNG Picard's son also turned out to be not his. Worf abandoned his son in TNG. The only happy and loved child I think was Molly (O'Brian's daughter) who survived TNG and DS9. Jake did well in DS9 as well, a really annoying character at the start like Wesley but they turned him into a unique and interesting character.
'They will fail." Best line!
SkullAngel002 Great delivery too.
The best part is the little head pull-back the actor does. It's as if he's surprised by the notion that she'd bring up their attempts to assimilate him, because OF COURSE they will fail at doing so.
chriscumbag “I’d like to see them *try* .”
chriscumbag He’s also showing confidence and no fear, kind of like his “mom.”
this was one of the top 3 most emotional episodes of Voyager
"I hear them too". Janeway had to have thought ... We're getting assimilated. But no, yeah for Seven, she remained true to Voyager.
"You may fire."
What a badass line!!!
Geri Ryan is PERFECTION.
bill thompson back in her glory days yes she was.
Her physical attributes are superior. Resistance is futile :)
She's still hot. Milfy hot nowadays. But yeah, in her youth she was as close to perfection as it gets. Time is a bitch.
With 7 of 9 resistance WOULD be futile.....
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"Target their propulsion systems".....except that it's been established numerous times in Star Trek that Borg vessels have no specific emplacement for their systems, they are more or less evenly distributed throughout the ship !
Like putting too much air in a balloon!
@@McSuperfly101 AH hahahaha love that reference
That was initial description but the more they learned on borg the better they understood all subsystems and how to target parts they want to target
@@dreed100 and even when distributed destroying parts of the spheres propulsion system would result in a lower top speed until repaired, allowing Voyager to escape.
The manners of the borg have greatly improved to actually hail them.
"Your technological distinctiveness will be added to our own." Over my dead program. Or the saddest line. "You will adapt."
This was the only episode of star trek that made my mother cry.
When they introduced him...you already knew he had to go. Just to dam strong!
I just love the silence in response to "terminate your interface"
It's like he was saying "nah"
One has to be my favorite Borg other than 7of9
I dont' know how this guy exudes so much emotion with so little words.
This video was recorded on a fax machine
Lmao
Toilet paper actually
That's an insult to fax machines.
LMAO. You win the internet today
Well I guess you did a year ago.. but I think you get it still. Lol
One of my favorite episodes of Star Trek, ever.
This episode one of the BEST in the voyager series damn
Fun-fact: the actor who played “One” also played the Nazi who inspires the Hirodren in a holographic simulation to continue a battle after his superior officer told him to stand down.
I did think the character was cool and the episode with him was fairly entertaining, but frankly it didn't leave a lot of residual impact. Given that he was essentially a Borg based on technology from 500 years in the future (relative to the time period of the show) the actual degree of enhancements and upgrades that should have been possible isn't really shown. I mean they're stranded, potentially for decades, on a fairly small ship. Voyager was the latest tech when she left space dock, but regardless it wasn't built for heavy combat OR extended deep-space operations, both of which were exactly what it got stuck with 95% of the time. Were it me and I had access to Borg tech 500 years ahead of anything current, I'd have put it to far better use. Realistically he could have helped make serious advancements to every single system on the ship as well as all it's already incorporated Borg tech, not to mention the likely ability to make some significant upgrades to the tech still part of Seven's own body.....
I suppose I get the reason they didn't go that route (might have made things "too" easy and gotten them home "too" fast) but frankly it makes the whole scenario seem like a massively wasted opportunity, and of course in the end (as in end of series) they used future tech to cheat their way home ANYWAY, so it's a bit of an odd contrast....
it came from the portable holoprojector, so there wouldn't really be much trace of transwarp technology
Out of every Star trek episode that has ever aired, this one is by far my most favorite
always has, always will =)
I just realized how fast the shock wave hit the ship. They must have been extremly close to the explosion.
I love how One gives those two Borg drones a courtesy pause as they try to assimilate him and get blown away. X'D
Seven was super fine, but I had a thing for the Borg Queen.
i just cant get over chicks with bald heads and veins popping out like that.
the Borg Queen is whats left of Elon Musk . .
so the Talosians from The Cage must be just your type then
I bet she’s a freak
The only organic components left of her are from the neck up, don't believe me, watch the scene of her original introduction. Good luck "interfacing" on datenight when she's got an electrical socket down there...
One of the most beautiful episodes in Voyager, the borg drone is a wonderful character. Number 2 behind Dr. Jo :)~
no one notice 7 of 9 emotionally affected by the death of borg 1..
janeway doesnt give 2 craps..now whose the heartless ones...
constiff3251 The Borg were forcing Voyager into fluidic space so they would have to fight 8472 instead of leaving the Borg on a planet like Chakotay ordered. It's not like it was done randomly.
The Borg always intended on assimilating Voyager, which was the whole point of the Scorpion parable.
It's not that she's heartless. As captain you have to maintain a minimum of self-control at all times.
Janeway is not heartless, but as Captain, she must take care of her ship and her crew first. Then she can morn later in private, when there is time. A captain is ALWAYS a measure of strength, of pride, and most of all, confidence! Otherwise, the morale of the crew will fall and the ship will fail. On any ship, whether space or wet navy, the Captain is GOD
if Kirk, Picard, or Sisko did this you wouldn't call them "cold hearted". give me a break.
The actor who played the Borg character "One" was in another Voyager episode... the one with the Hirogen when they took over Voyager and made the whole ship one big holodeck and ran the nazi program and Voyager's crew portrayed various characters within it. He played the nazi officer who liked Belana but, unlike his Borg character, as a nazi he wasn't very nice... lol. I remember he was excellent in that episode, too.
In a way, One is Seven’s son.
“One” was such a compelling character.
Back when Star Trek was good
LOL!
No.
@@TheKrensada it wasnt at its best, but sure way better than it is today.
They leave sick bay with the captain, then ride in the turbo lift alone, then arrive at the bridge with the captain and security in the same turbo lift. Magic!!
We are the Borg, lower your shields and surrender your ships, we will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own, your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.
Star Trek First contact. The best opening dialogue of any race in ST.
Except that it's NOT "We are THE Borg", but rather, "We are Borg". BIG difference. I'm surprised that nobody else caught this writing blunder.
You might be right however dictionary states ‘the’ means ‘used to refer to a person, place, or thing that is unique’ you could argue by saying The Borg they are implying a singular entity as they are one mind. I am sure the writers knew what they were doing. Or as you say they slipped up.
Voyager was my favorite of them all. The stories were not limited like the others.
xD "One" was probaly teleport to nearest planet he was so badass
do kids these days realize there's a "the rest of the episode" that isn't included on youtube where they could find out what happened?
(he does survive back to Voyager. then he dies)
Seven's face in the end... I just wanna hug it out with her...
THIS WAS A GREAT ONE
One of the best episodes of the voyager series
I think this is the same actor who played the Nazi in the episode when the Hirogen captured the ship.
Good call.
Janeway: "Can you enhance our phasers?"
Drone: *"...No."*
[Janeway self-destructs]
What was this filmed on? A potato?
With a litte cracked black pepper and worcester sauce.
fuck that. sour cream and chives..... maybe some shreded cheese
Now I am completely distracted from the bad quality. And hungry.
Same. lol
a red russet perhaps?
Would have been completely acceptable in my eyes to give One a one liner like "We are the Borg, I am One" showing his true uniqueness as being a futuristic drone, yet an individual. Cheesy but it would work
Can't help but notice the "Death Star" borg ship
Star trek did it first
Paul Boehmer is a great actor.
“The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few”. Spock.
"If you devalue the one life you devalue them all". Someone I can't remember.
Whoever came up with that "Resistance is futile" line did a good days work.
choppy as hell, but a good scene.
One of the few great episodes of "ST: Voyager"
I met Seven at a swing dance club in Los Angeles. Well, that is to say me and my friends were at the club and she was there too. So OK, I didn't actually talk to her.
This was a great episode...
Ron Ostrow played the Drone, but for all this time I thought it sounded like Devid Hyde Pierce!
Borg Niles would be quite chilling.
You're wrong. This episode aired in 1998. Ron Ostrow was born in 1986. That means Ostrow would have been 13 years old when this episode aired. One was portrayed by J. Paul Boehmer. Boehmer was born in 1965, making him around 33 years old when this episode aired, far more plausible given One's adult male appearance in the episode.
This was one of the best episodes of voyager
I miss star trek Armada with all the voyager mods.
My favorite episode, thanks for posting
"They will fail."
Jeri Ryan was unbelievably gorgeous on Voyager and somehow, 20 years later, she is still beautiful on Picard.
Why does the frame rate look like this was lifted from a CD-ROM?
more like an 8-track tape...
Ever think maybe you have a higher spec monitor than this release was designed for?
I think everyone has higher than 10 FPS monitor.
Because "Your technology is limited. I cannot enhance it any further."
The media format (CD/DVD/floppy) is irrelevant, bytes are bytes. Probably just an over compressed video format.
Andy Ashmore: They're not hiding the video with a title *_"Borg Drone_* One enhances systems on *_Voyager"_* even an infant could find it.
My favorite Voyager episode.
Why didn't they salvage the borg ship wreckage?
They never salvage anything. All the tech they could have grabbed, and they abandon it, or blow it to smithereens.
this same actor had a memorable appearance on Enterprise in the Carbon Creek Episode.. Very talented actor!