Star Trek: 10 Story Arcs You Can Binge In A Day
2. Locutus
The Episodes:
TNG: "Best of Both Worlds, Part I", "Best of Both Worlds, Part II", "Family", "I, Borg"
Movie: Star Trek: First Contact
Picard: "The Impossible Box"
The Background:
The definitive Jean-Luc Picard story, "The Best of Both Worlds, Parts I and II" depicted the Enterprise captain's kidnapping and assimilation by the Borg. The ramifications of this encounter would fully inform the followup episode "Family" which almost entirely dealt with Picard's psychological injuries following his assimilation.
TNG season five's "I, Borg" went on to further depict Picard's lingering trauma and introduce the free Borg the Enterprise crew dubbed "Hugh".
Picard's struggle to reconcile his feelings over his assault by the Borg would once again serve to inform the story of Star Trek: First Contact and then Star Trek: Picard's "The Impossible Box" would go on to reunite Picard with Hugh and reveal that like Picard himself, the Borg had changed.