She's a Killer Queen
Repulsive yet seductive, powerful and enigmatic, the Borg Queen is one of our favorite Star Trek villains. In preparation for Star Trek: Picard, Becca and Ryan kick off InterTREKtional Season Two with this deep look at the Borg's baddest bitch. The film Star Trek: First Contact, and Voyager episodes "Dark Frontier" (S5:E15/16) and "Unimatrix Zero" (S6:E26; S7:E:1) are discussed.
What We Watched
Star Trek: First Contact
Voyager: Dark Frontier
Voyager: Unimatrix Zero
Check out the podcast "Our Opinions are Correct"
Episode 39: Monstrous Women and Women who Make Monsters
Levar Burton didn't want to wear the VISOR anymore
AOL Chat interview with Ronald D. Moore via Memory Alpha
Ryan suspects that blue eyes are linked to colorism, some context
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison via TV Tropes
But not too black via TV Tropes
Innocent blue eyes via All The Tropes
There can only be one woman trope
Territorial Smurfette via TV Tropes
Harry Kim never gets promoted
"Another odd turn, in my opinion, was the non-promotion of Ensign Kim. I mean, come on people! Kim was probed, beaten, tortured and held the distinction of being the first Voyager crew member to die and come back to life. What more does a guy have to do to get promoted to Lieutenant for frak’s sake?" -Garrett Wang
Straight Talk with Voyager's Garrett Wang, Part I via StarTrek.com
The Bechdel Test
The Bechdel Test - Everything You Need to Know via No Film School
Find out if anything and everything passes the Bechdel test at TheBechdelTest.com
Special Effects
How the Borg Queen dies in First Contact via Fandango NOW Extras
Watch Jonathan Frakes rave about Alice Krige as well as some cool behind the scenes footage of the Queen's head and body joining in the Making Star Trek: First Contact Documentary via Pop Culture Pandora
Both actresses kill it as the Borg Queen, but Alice gets better lipgloss.
