10 Great Star Trek Performances That Made You Love Bad People
6. Borg Queen - Alice Krige
Alice Krige is the Borg in Star Trek First Contact, oozing sex appeal and menace as she approaches Data. Finding a way to make a cyborg sexy has to be one of the best achievements of the franchise.
Facing a feature film with the Borg as the antagonists, the film makers knew that having the crew face the voice of the collective wouldn't be enough theatrically. So the idea of the Queen was created and Alice Krige was cast in the role. This would be a controversial move as the Borg had always been faceless but Krige delivered a complete justification for the decision.
It is impossible to hate the Queen in the film. She is in complete control of the situation around her. The Enterprise is just another ship and the crew are just more drones to be added. Her drive to find an equal is portrayed beautifully and the audience can clearly see that she means it when she says she wants Data as an equal. That she takes her time with Picard as well shows that the Borg are not simply mindless in their strive to assimilate all life - through the Queen, they enjoy it as well.
Krige would of course return for Voyager's final episode where she is just as enjoyable but it is her turn as the Queen in First Contact that truly stands out as the best display of evil mania here.
This Queen was scary. And we loved it.