5. Captain Ahab er Picard
It has been six years since Picards assimilation by the Borg. In the intervening time there have been several other Borg encounters---I, Borg and Descent, for example. In those episodes, Picard as a character wrestles with the moral dilemma of the Borg but doesnt seem to be affected emotionally. In fact, in I, Borg he had the chance to destroy the Borg as a race and thus enact the ultimate revenge against the transgressors that violated him. He ultimately decided this was unethical. In
First Contact, however, Picard ceases to be the diplomatic, peaceful Captain weve known and immediately takes up arms with the intent to destroy every Borg he can find. We have taken this journey with our beloved Captain starting in the season 4 episode Family and saw him reach his ultimate closure in I, Borg. This sudden drive for vengeance makes less sense than his sudden ability to hear the collective as if he still had Borg implants; worse still is the fact that six years have passed and Picard can apparently still hit the vulnerable part of a Borg ship with his eyes closed. If this had been the case all along then wouldnt the fleet have wanted him in charge at the films opening? More importantly, wouldnt he have been a better choice to head up Starfleets task force than Shelby? The fact that the film references the six year time gap several times only to then ignore it is simply bad writing.