Picard Theory: Star Trek's Enterprise Failed Q's Borg Test
Warning: the following contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Picard.
In Star Trek: Picard season 2, the former Enterprise captain is told to atone for a past sin, which could be his failure to pass Q’s Borg test. Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced the enduring fan-favorite aliens in the sixteenth episode of its second season. “Q Who” saw the Enterprise being cast adrift into the Delta quadrant by Q (John DeLancie), to prove the Federation’s complacency to Picard (Patrick Stewart). “Oh, the arrogance. They don't have a clue as to what's out here,” Q observes as he puts the Enterprise in the path of a Borg cube for the very first time. Picard was forced to concede Q’s point and resolved to better prepare the Federation for the threat to come. It’s now possible that he learned the wrong lesson.
Since their first encounter, the relationship between the Federation and the Borg has been one of conflict. The seminal Next Generation season 3 finale “The Best of Both Worlds” is the first of many devastating battles between the Borg and the Federation. It leaves lasting scars on Picard’s psyche. In the season 4 episode “Family”, Jean-Luc confides to his brother Robert that the Borg “used me to kill and to destroy, and I couldn't stop them. I should have been able to stop them! I tried. I tried so hard, but I wasn't strong enough. I wasn't good enough.” Decades later, Picard is still trying to make amends, and the relationship he has with fellow conversion survivors Hugh and Seven (Jeri Ryan) offers a glimmer of hope.
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