Search
Cookie Usage Statistics Colour Key Sudden Death Monthly Poll Caption Comp eMail Author Shops
Ships Fleets Weaponry Species People Timelines Calculators Photo Galleries
Stations Design Lineage Size Charts Battles Science / Tech Temporal Styling Maps / Politics
Articles Reviews Lists Recreation Search Site Guide What's New Forum
Argus Array Deep Space 9 Deep Space Station K-7 Drydock Facilities Earth Station McKinley Epsilon IX Jupiter Station Midas Array Orbital Office Regula One Remmler Array Spacedock Starbase 1 Starbase 173 Starbase 375 Starbase 6 Starbase 74 Starbase Yorktown Subspace Relay Dyson Sphere Lysian Central Command Space Ocean Additional

The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1

ReviewImagesDatapointsQuotesMorals
TimelinePreviousNextYour View
Quote
Hanson : 
"The truth of the matter is... hell, we are not ready. We knew they were coming for over a year. We've thrown every resource we have into this, but still..."
to Picard
Hanson : 
"He's hurting his career by staying put. If I were you, I'd kick him in the rear end for his own good."
to Picard; About Riker
Shelby : 
"Really, Commander, if we ran into the Borg here, two extra bodies wouldn't've made a hell of a difference, now would they? We had three hours before the storm front hit, less than two hours now. Data was available. I took him. We came. I don't see your problem."
Riker : 
"My problem, Commander, is I expect to be notified before there's a change in my orders."
Shelby : 
"The soil contains the same magnetic resonance traces. That's our footprint. There's no doubt anymore. It is the Borg."
to Riker
Shelby : 
"Tell me, Commander. Is serving aboard the Enterprise as extraordinary an experience as I've heard?"
Riker : 
"Every bit."
Shelby : 
"Good. Because I intend to convince Captain Picard I'm the right choice for the job."
Riker : 
"Job? Which job?"
Shelby : 
"Yours, of course. I'm sorry. I heard that you were leaving."
Hanson : 
"At nineteen hundred hours yesterday, the USS Lalo departed Zeta Alpha Two on a freight run to Sentinel Minor Four. At twenty two hundred hours and twelve minutes, a distress signal was received at Starbase one five seven. The Lalo reported contact with an alien vessel described as cube shaped. The distress signal ended abruptly, and she's not been heard from since."
to Picard
Picard : 
"Mr. Worf, dispatch a subspace message to Admiral Hanson. We have engaged the Borg."
to Worf
The Borg : 
"Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the starship Enterprise, registry NCC-1701-D, you will lower your shields and prepare to transport yourself aboard our vessel. If you do not co-operate, we will destroy your ship."
to Picard
Riker : 
"You disagree with me, fine. You need to take it to the Captain, then fine. Through me. You do an end run around me again, I'll snap you back so hard, you'll think you're a first year cadet again."
Shelby : 
"May I speak frankly, sir?"
Riker : 
"By all means."
Shelby : 
"You're in my way."
Shelby : 
"If you can't make the big decisions, commander, I suggest you make room for someone who can."
to Riker
Borg : 
"Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us."
to Picard; the first time their mission statement is heard
Locutus : 
"I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile. Your life, as it has been is over. From this time forward you will service us."
to Riker
Riker : 
"Mr. Worf... fire."
to Worf

Colour key

Canon source Backstage source Novel source DITL speculation


© Graham & Ian Kennedy Page views : 9,494 Last updated : 12 Sep 2016