10 Times Streaming Era Star Trek Went Apocalyptic

10. The Borg Take Control - Võx

Captain Riker was incensed to discover that Fleet Admiral Shelby supported something so 'Borg-like' when Starfleet elected to make its entire fleet remotely controlled. It was hard to disagree with his reaction once the full impact of 'Fleet mode' became known: it was all a front for the Collective.

The third season of Star Trek: Picard capped off a trilogy of dramatic stakes, all three of which featured the Borg in some form or another. Here, it was the true Collective (not that "weird sh*t" on the Stargazer), returning from the shadows, capturing Starfleet's youngsters like a demented Pied Piper. 

The Queen, ruined and broken, worked alongside a faction of Changelings to rewire the fleet's transporters, installing Borg DNA in those younger officers. Once Starfleet (bafflingly) activated their fleet-wide systems, effectively turning each starship into a cog in a great wheel, the Queen struck. She activated her new drones and, in union with the fleet, set about destroying the Federation. 

The visuals were spectacular, not least of which was Spacedock attempting to defend Earth against the entire fleet. Though the station did finally fall to the combined onslaught, and rumours of a ground war around Starfleet facilities were rampant, the crew of the Enterprise-D were able to destroy the Queen and the Cube in which she dwelt. 

This is now the final (to date) appearance of the Borg Collective, who seem to have finally been defeated. Never say never, as all that it takes is a single nanoprobe to ruin everyone's days again.