10 Best Foreshadowing Moments In Star Trek

8. Time To Argue About Time

Like those of Bajor, we're all now prophets for Star Trek. One character's present (and future) is another's old news. The 22nd and 23rd centuries are the museums and holodeck recreations of the 24th. By the 32nd, the future is practically ancient history. In contrast, The Original Series was beholden only to itself. 

One of the best, most satisfying, examples of this is in the past of humanity's future first encounter with the Borg. Along with the prequel, time travel was equally key to any such predictions. The pogo paradox all over the place, plus a hangover or two, in Star Trek: First Contact was a lot to clean up in the Arctic and for the NX-01.

"Sounds to me like we've only postponed the invasion until what, the 24th century?" A call to the Delta Quadrant. A call to The Neutral Zone. If Enterprise had been allowed to stick around for a fifth season, we might also have got the origins of the Borg Queen herself, via Regeneration and the return of Alice Krige.

Now, whilst we're on the topic of time, let's take a few lessons from Doctor Erin Macdonald…