Collective

DVD, Voyager S6 (Collective)

Just when the season was going so well... They had to bring the Borg children on board! To be fair, this episode was quite effective as a different spin on everyone's favourite villains, it's just I didn't like them, especially Icheb! At this stage they aren't annoying.

Good to see the male crewmembers having fun together, and the teaser is a very good one, with the lighthearted mood quickly changing to danger as they confront a Borg cube. Harry's creeping around on the ship was also good, and the Borg baby, with the Doc's attempts at dissuading Janeway from considering the pathogen, unsuccessful, was a realistic little baby. I'm not sure if it was real or not!

I suppose it's a fairly unremarkable episode all told, but there's enough of the characters in there to be more than an action or seige plot. Some excellent visual effects too, especially the Delta Flyer's Death Star-type strafing run.

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