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"I, Borg" is the 123rd episode of the television show ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. It is the 23rd episode of the fifth season. An injured member of the dangerous cybernetic race known as the Borg is discovered by the ''Enterprise'' crew and brought aboard for examination. During the following interactions, they rethink their attitude towards the Borg. ==Plot== The ''Enterprise'' discovers a wrecked Borg scout ship with a single survivor: a young Borg drone. Dr. Crusher insists on treating the surviving Borg despite the past death and destruction the Borg have caused within the Federation. Captain Picard is extremely concerned, but allows Dr. Crusher to continue, provided that the Borg is confined and monitored by security forces at all times and is unable to contact the Borg Collective. Chief Engineer La Forge and Commander Data assist Dr. Crusher in bringing the Borg back to health. As they come to understand the workings of the Borg, La Forge and Data postulate an idea of using the Borg drone as a weapon of mass destruction. By implanting an unsolvable geometric formula into his mind and returning him back to the Collective, the formula should rapidly spread (similar to a computer virus) and disable the Borg. Dr. Crusher is aghast at this suggestion, considering it equivalent to genocide, while Picard and the other senior crew deliberate on the ethics of this plan. The Borg eventually gains consciousness. Initially calling himself "Third of Five", he ends up referring to and understanding himself as "Hugh" -- the name given to him by La Forge. Hugh discusses how the Borg only wish to learn about other cultures through assimilation, but La Forge counters this argument, discussing aspects of individuality that make them human and unique. In further debates, La Forge finds himself becoming a friend to Hugh, and begins to doubt his previous idea of genocide. This is further complicated when Hugh shows elements of individualism. The crew now debate whether it is appropriate to sacrifice one individual to protect the majority, though Picard is still insistent on destroying the Collective. Finding Picard to be unwavering on the plan, Dr. Crusher and La Forge arrange to have Guinan (who has a similar loathing for the Borg because they destroyed her homeworld) speak to Hugh. She finds Hugh to be not a mindless drone but a young confused man, and she agrees Hugh is no longer a Borg. Guinan convinces Picard to meet with Hugh, as well, and he comes to the same conclusion, in part because Hugh refers to himself as "I" instead of the Borg's collective "we" during their discussion. Recognizing Hugh as an individual, Picard abandons the proposed plan and instead offers Hugh asylum within the Federation. Hugh expresses enthusiasm at the prospect of remaining with La Forge but ultimately refuses, recognizing that the Borg will still come looking for him. Hugh offers to be returned to the crash site, where he will be found and re-assimilated by the Borg. Picard hopes that, once Hugh is reconnected, the sense of individualism Hugh has learned will spread throughout the Collective. La Forge accompanies Hugh to the crash site and, from a safe distance, watches the Borg recover him. Just as the Borg transport out, Hugh turns to give La Forge a parting glance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I, Borg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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