Timeline for Why did Data say Picard would be "an excellent drone" in Star Trek: First Contact?
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| Feb 6, 2021 at 21:04 | comment | added | Brian Ortiz | @tmtm123 Data wasn't trying to compliment or insult Picard. He was just saying "you will be assimilated" in a more menacing way. | |
| Feb 6, 2021 at 16:58 | comment | added | LogicDictates | @tmtm123 - "Excellent" is a subjective term; it might be that the Borg Queen's assessment simply differs from your own on this point, in which case, there'd be nothing to object to from her perspective. And even if that statement was questionable from her perspective, she never struck me as being as fastidious as characters like Seven of Nine or Spock. She was a much more emotional being than those two, and I think her mind was on bigger things at that point in the story, like changing Earth's history and assimilating it's population. | |
| Feb 6, 2021 at 12:19 | comment | added | Geneworm | Being a drone isn't just about their knowledge but also their personality, intelligence, and reasoning are integrated into the collective consciousness. Picard is an excellent tactician and diplomat which would be valuable to the Borg. | |
| Feb 6, 2021 at 6:47 | comment | added | tmtm123 | I see your point. But even take consider on the knowledge acquired in that seven years and the physical condition, I still think Picard is far from "excellent", he may be "a good drone", but definitely not "an excellent drone". If the statement is just a flattering statement, then I don't understand why didn't the Borg Queen object it. It makes me feel like the "Borg perfection" is not that high level concept. | |
| Feb 6, 2021 at 5:28 | history | answered | LogicDictates | CC BY-SA 4.0 |