Unimatrix Zero: Part 1 (24 May 2000)

Unimatrix Zero is a virtual world where drones can exist free of the Borg collective and free of their biomechanical and cortical implants. Seven of Nine visits there and Janeway sees an ... See full summary »

Director:

Allan Kroeker

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman (creator),

Stars:

Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Kate Mulgrew	...	Captain Kathryn Janeway
Robert Beltran	...	Chakotay
Roxann Dawson	...	B'Elanna Torres
Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Tom Paris
Ethan Phillips	...	Neelix
Robert Picardo	...	The Doctor
Tim Russ	...	Tuvok
Jeri Ryan	...	Seven of Nine
Garrett Wang	...	Harry Kim
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerome Butler	...	General Korok
Mark Deakins	...	Axum
Joanna Heimbold	...	Laura
Tony Sears	...	Borg Drone
Ryan Sparks	...	Alien Child
Susanna Thompson	...	Borg Queen

Storyline

Unimatrix Zero is a virtual world where drones can exist free of the Borg collective and free of their biomechanical and cortical implants. Seven of Nine visits there and Janeway sees an opportunity to disrupt the Borg even if it means the destruction of Unimatix Zero.

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Plot Keywords:

cliffhanger | 24th century

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 May 2000 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

47-reference: While Tuvok is performing the bridging of the minds between Seven and Janeway, the Doctor's console reads "Neural/Synaptic Monitor 147.

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Goofs

In sickbay, The Doctor congratulates Seven of Nine on her first dream yet she's had dreams before. The first was the collective dream in "Waking Moments" and another in "One".

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Quotes

[first lines]
Borg Queen: Four of Twelve, Subjunction of Unimatrix 525. You have a disease. You're one of many with this sickness. We want to cure you.

User Reviews

Dream time for Borgs

When Seven of Nine wakes from her regeneration she is disturbed having had what she thought was her first dream. In it she was in a forest where somebody addressed her by her real name. Trying to reassure her that it is perfectly natural the Doctor agrees to monitor her the next time she regenerates. When she does she returns to the forest where the other people tell her that they are in fact Borg drones and that until she was freed from the collective she too came to what they called Unimatrix Zero when she regenerated. The Borg queen has learnt of Unimatrix Zero and is working to find those drones and destroy them. Seven persuades the Captain to help those drones; in order to do this the captain, Tuvok and B'Elanna must infiltrate a Borg Cube; as the episode ends things do not look good for them and the words "To be continued" appear on the screen.

This episode was a great end to season six which once again pitted Janeway against the Borg queen. The idea that some Borgs were connected in they dreams in a place where they were individuals but had no knowledge of it when awake was interesting and could lead to further character development for the Borg. There were plenty of exciting moments and a few slightly gruesome scenes. The cliffhanger ending left me looking forward to the next episode.