Here come the rants

Ok for the first in a series of rantings and ravings on what bugs us in the world of Our Front Room prepare for some geekery, Yes that's right the first installment is Trek based but I'm sure something else will be along soon for all the cool kids.


Those who of you who haven't seen the Enterprise episode featuring the Borg and care enough to have it spoilered look away ....now!

Yes the Borg turn in Enterprise, not just any Borg, but Borg from the future, Borg more advanced than any others we've seen. Said Borg get onto the ship and set about doing what they do best, assimilating the crap out of everything.

Now what annoys about the episode is the 'low-tech' Enterprise crew manage not only to quickly develop phasers that counter act the Borg ability to adapt (remember you used to be only to get any with shooting these guys once before you weapon was less use than a stick, however I remember drones falling down all over the shop)

But also Phlox (is that how you spell it) actually comes up with a cure for assimilation! (I shall be silent on how dumb that is)

Then after the Borg decide they are apparently no match for the Enterprise gang (after signally the collective by the way) they flee back home but back to this era home not the era they actually come from, so surely they advance the progress of the Borg collective by hundreds of years.

Anyway we get to the end and I think this has been absolute guff but one line about classifying the story might go some to saving it, but no. Nothing. Absolutely no explanation as to why Picard and his cronies have no idea what's hit them when the have a tete-a-tete with the Borg down the line. It seems no-one bothered to keep a record of this incredibly dangerous enemy at all.

Also how come the collective does not appear to know who the Feds are? They after downloaded the history of mankind like two hundreds years ago. The federation forgetful maybe I can buy just a tiny, little bit. The Borg as absent minded air-heads, hhmm don't think so.

The spoilerphobic can look again and just rest assured that I think the Enterprise Borg episodes is one of Trek's most shamefully inept and downright pathetic moments as they once again make a mockery of one the fan favourite species. I am done. For now.