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‘Star Trek: Voyager’: The 10 best Seven of Nine episodes

Seven of Nine is one of the most popular and enduring characters the Star Trek franchise has ever produced. Played superbly by Jeri Ryan , Star Trek: Voyager charted her journey from unfeeling Borg drone to one of the most human characters in the show. We see her develop close relationships with Captain Janeway and the holographic Doctor while coming to terms with the crimes she committed while controlled by the Borg.

Voyager was full of excellent Seven moments, and fans’ immensely positive response to the character led her to dominate the show’s later years. With Ryan returning for the much-hyped third season of Star Trek: Picard , we can expect more exploration of Seven of Nine’s character. The following is a countdown of the 10 greatest Voyager episodes featuring her in a central role:

10. “Tsunkatse “

In “Tsunkatse,” Seven is forced to fight in televised gladiatorial combat against a host of alien opponents. The fights become increasingly dangerous, and ultimately she is manipulated into a death match against a man she has befriended. “Tsunkatse” may not be the greatest episode of Voyager ever filmed, but it does feature Seven putting that Borg super-strength to good use against WWE legend and Hollywood superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

9. “Scorpion (Part 2) “

This is the episode that introduces us to Seven of Nine: Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero One (but you may call her Seven of Nine), a scary-looking Borg drone working in an uneasy alliance with the Voyager crew. Jeri Ryan shows off her acting skills straight away, oozing menace as she acts as the Borg’s spokesperson. At the end of the episode, her link with the Borg Collective is severed, and Captain Janeway forcibly recruits her as Voyager’s newest (and most dangerous) crew member.

8. “The Raven “

This episode sees Seven continuing to adapt to her new life as a liberated Borg drone, eating for the first time and even trying her hand at creating a sculpture. It gives us a complicated mystery which reveals more of Seven’s backstory, showing us that her parents were scientists who irresponsibly ventured into unknown space with their child. The conclusion features a wonderful scene where Seven places her trust in Tuvok, the ship’s Vulcan security officer.

7. “Relativity “

This is a popular comedy episode that sees Seven traveling back and forth through time to stop a temporal bomb being planted on Voyager. We get treated to some great scenes, including Seven infiltrating Voyager’s bridge in a Starfleet uniform and a ping-pong tournament where the ball freezes mid-play. We also see the return of Captain Braxton of the Starfleet Temporal Integrity Commission, sent from the 29th century. Any episode that features the line, “Seven of Nine to Seven of Nine, what’s your status?” has got to be worth a look.

6. “Body and Soul “

Another comedic episode, here Seven and the Doctor are held prisoner by a xenophobic alien species who despise holograms. The Doctor must hide his program in Seven’s Borg implants, temporarily taking over her body. Jeri Ryan’s performance in “Body and Soul” is excellent as she perfectly emulates Robert Picardo’s distinctive speaking style and mannerisms.

5. “The Voyager Conspiracy “

Seven modifies her alcove to assimilate huge amounts of data while she sleeps. Inevitably, this turns out to be a very bad idea. She begins to see conspiracies everywhere, simultaneously believing that Janeway stranded Voyager in the Delta Quadrant on purpose and that Chakotay is planning to take over the ship. It is the final act of the episode where Seven steals a shuttle to try and escape that shows how close she and Janeway have become.

4. “Infinite Regress “

“Infinite Regress” showcases all of Ryan’s considerable acting ability. Malfunctioning Borg tech has split Seven’s mind into multiple personalities based on people she assimilated as a drone. Her schizophrenia manifests itself in the form of a snarling, meat-eating Klingon (who tries to mate with B’Elanna Torres), an excited child desperate to play with Naomi Wildman, and a Ferengi merchant eager to buy Voyager’s technology. Despite being a fun episode with many laughs, “Infinite Regress” had a serious side, forcing Seven to come to terms with the atrocities she had committed.

3. “Someone to Watch Over Me “

“Someone to Watch Over Me” sees the Doctor (himself a hologram) teaching Seven how to embrace her humanity. He does this through a series of holodeck programs about dating where Seven learns to dance, laugh, and make small talk. In introducing her to romance, the Doctor realizes he has got more than he bargained for when he falls in love with everyone’s favorite ex-Borg. The final scene where the Doctor apparently confesses his love to Seven is among the most tragic moments in the show.

2. “One “

In the last half of season four, a dangerous radiation cloud forces Janeway to place the whole crew in suspended animation while the ship passes through. The only two crewmembers unaffected are the Doctor and Seven. But for the ex-Borg drone used to hearing the thoughts of billions, as the days go by the loneliness becomes too much. When the Doctor goes offline, Seven must overcome her fears to keep the ship operational. A great episode that again shows Ryan’s acting prowess, “One” also features Seven trying to improve her social skills. In a simulation, she demands a holographic B’Elanna Torres to “describe the nature of your sexual relationship with Lieutenant Paris!”

Seven of Nine

Seven of Nine , born Annika Hansen , was a Human female who lived during the latter half of the 24th century into the early 25th century .

Assimilated by the Borg at the age of six and redesignated Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 01 . Twenty-four years later , Seven , as she was later known, was liberated from life as a Borg drone by the crew of the USS Voyager and joined the crew under Captain Janeway 's mentorship. She was critical in assisting the crew's return to the Alpha Quadrant in 2378 .

Seven was initially rejected by Starfleet for her Borg past, and chose instead to join the Fenris Rangers , helping instill justice in lawless and dangerous regions. Instrumental in the forging of a truce with a new Borg faction, she was given a field commission by Admiral Picard and joined Starfleet as a commander and first officer of the USS Titan -A . Following the destruction of the Borg, Seven was promoted to the rank of captain and given command of the USS Enterprise -G .

• 1.1 Time on the Raven
• 1.2 Life as a Borg drone
• 2.1 Torn from the Collective
• 2.2 Scientific accomplishments
• 2.3 Moral conflicts
• 2.4 Dealings with the Borg
• 2.5 Identity crises
• 3.1 Aiding La Sirena
• 3.2 Saving history
• 4.1 USS Stargazer
• 4.2 USS Titan -A
• 4.3 USS Enterprise -G
• 5.1.1 Family
• 5.1.2.1 Kathryn Janeway
• 5.1.2.2 B'Elanna Torres
• 5.1.2.3 Naomi Wildman
• 5.1.2.4 Tuvok
• 5.1.2.5 Jean-Luc Picard
• 5.1.3.1 Icheb
• 5.1.4.1 Axum
• 5.1.4.2 The Doctor
• 5.1.4.3 Chakotay
• 5.1.4.4 Raffaela Musiker
• 6 Physiology
• 7.1 Holograms
• 7.2 Alternate realities and timelines
• 8 Chronology
• 9.1 Appearances
• 9.2 Background information
• 9.3 Apocrypha
• 9.4 External links

Early life [ ]

Annika and her parents

Annika was born in 2344 , on stardate 25479, at the Tendara colony as the only daughter of eccentric Federation exobiologists Magnus and Erin Hansen . ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ")

During her childhood, she never visited Earth . ( VOY : " Hunters ") Her favorite color growing up was red . ( VOY : " The Gift ") She wanted to grow up to be a ballerina . ( VOY : " One Small Step ")

Annika once stayed with her Aunt Irene . Her favorite treats were strawberry tarts , which Irene used to coax Annika out of a guest room in which she had locked herself. She was very strong-willed and did not hesitate to point out if the strawberries used in baking the tarts were not perfectly ripe. ( VOY : " Author, Author ")

According to her aunt, Annika was six when she visited her. This age clearly conflicts with the ages given, and passage of time previously associated with, when she and her parents later departed the quadrant.

Time on the Raven [ ]

Annika Hansen aboard the Raven

Annika's parents were exobiologists investigating the existence of the Borg. After a great deal of persuasion, the Federation granted the Hansens the use of the USS Raven , a small long-range craft, to aid them in their investigation.

During the late 2340s , they took Annika, then aged four, along with them. They spent a good deal of time aboard the Raven in search of the Borg. ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ") One memorable event Annika shared aboard the vessel during their three year trek was the celebration of her sixth birthday: her birthday cake , at the time, had six candles , with one to grow on. ( VOY : " The Raven ")

At some point, the Hansens encountered a Borg cube and followed it through its transwarp conduit into the Delta Quadrant , the Borg's region of origin. They gathered a great deal of scientific data on the biology of Borg drones and the nature of the Collective by moving undetected through Borg space due to multi-adaptive shielding , invented by Magnus Hansen. They even went aboard Borg vessels, using bio-dampeners to remain undetected.

Their research came to an abrupt end in 2350 when an ion storm struck the Raven . The ship sustained damage, including, most importantly, damage to the multi-adaptive shielding, which went off-line for 13.2 seconds . This left them exposed long enough for the Borg to detect them and perceive them as a target for assimilation . The Hansens tried to evade pursuit by masking the Raven 's warp trail , but the Borg still managed to pursue and find them. ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ")

They and their daughter were promptly captured and assimilated near B'omar space . Naturally, the experience was traumatizing for the six-year old; decades later, the memory of being injected with stabilizing metals so the body could handle nanoprobes would cause her to recall the smell and taste of them, taking her back to the horror of that moment. ( VOY : " The Raven ", " Once Upon a Time "; PIC : " Mercy ")

Life as a Borg drone [ ]

Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 01

Annika was placed in a maturation chamber , where the hive mind began to restructure her synaptic pathways and purge her individuality. She emerged as a Borg drone five years later in 2355 , the turmoil of her forcible assimilation replaced with order, and spent the next eighteen years in the Collective with the designation: Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 01 .

As a drone, she assisted in the assimilation of millions, from individuals to entire species . She personally assimilated many individuals from a variety of species, including Humans, Klingons , Ferengi , Bajorans , Bolians , Krenim , and Cardassians . ( VOY : " Infinite Regress ", " Collective ")

In early 2368 , the Borg sphere that Seven of Nine, along with three other drones in her unimatrix , crash landed on a planet in the Delta Quadrant. The other drones, who were assimilated as adults, began to regain their identities upon being severed from the Borg Collective, but Seven was frightened as she knew nothing else but life as a drone. She forcibly linked the other drones together into a temporary collective in order to suppress their identities, and they were retrieved soon after. ( VOY : " Survival Instinct ") Seven of Nine remained a Borg drone until 2374, when she was liberated. ( VOY : " Scorpion, Part II ", " The Gift ")

USS Voyager [ ]

Torn from the collective [ ].

Disconnected from the Collective

During the brief war between the Borg and Species 8472 in late 2373, the USS Voyager was caught between the two belligerents. Seeking to protect her crew, and being made aware of the extreme threat to the galaxy posed by Species 8472, Captain Kathryn Janeway forged an alliance with the Borg, offering them the technology behind modified Borg nanoprobes which could be used as biological photon torpedo warheads against their common enemy, in exchange for safe passage through Borg space and non-assimilation. The Collective assigned Seven of Nine to work with Voyager to develop the weapon. When her cube sacrificed itself to save Voyager from an attacking 8472 bio-ship , she and a small number of drones beamed onto Voyager to continue the work. Janeway was severely injured, leaving her first officer , Commander Chakotay , in command. Seven of Nine wanted Voyager to go to another cube, but Chakotay refused. The drones attempted to commandeer Voyager 's navigation systems to take it to the nearest cube, but Chakotay decompressed the deck the drones were on, blowing them into space . Seven of Nine, however, managed to remain aboard. Instructed to do so by the Collective, she took Voyager into Species 8472's realm , forcing deployment of the modified nanoprobe torpedoes to protect the ship. A recovered Janeway resumed command and reinstated the alliance. The torpedoes proved effective. Now vulnerable, Species 8472 retreated. However, the Collective broke the alliance and Seven of Nine attempted to take Voyager to be assimilated. But this was anticipated and a contingency plan was successfully enacted which permanently severed her link to the Collective. Janeway decided to keep Seven of Nine aboard. ( VOY : " Scorpion ", " Scorpion, Part II ")

Seven confronts Janeway about being separated from the Collective

The transition back to Humanity was difficult for Seven of Nine. She appeared to accept her severance from the Collective, but tried to contact it at the first opportunity. She was stopped, however. ( VOY : " The Gift ")

The Doctor , Voyager 's holographic chief medical officer , was able to remove most of her implants and restore most of her Human appearance, but her long-term assimilation meant that some parts were vital to her survival and could not be removed. She also refused to be called by her name of Annika Hansen as Seven of Nine was the designation she had always known. But she accepted a shortened version, "Seven" at the suggestion of Captain Janeway. ( VOY : " Day of Honor ")

Shortly after Seven was freed from the collective, Voyager neared a moon in B'omar space, the location of the crashed wreck of the Raven , which had been partially assimilated by the Borg when they caught it. A Borg homing beacon aboard was still active. Seven began experiencing visions of a raven and flashbacks to the time she was assimilated. The beacon reactivated several of Seven's nanoprobes, giving her an irresistible drive to find the source of the beacon. She escaped Voyager in a shuttlecraft and flew to the moon, discovered the ship and recovered the entire memory of her assimilation. ( VOY : " The Raven ")

Seven's first real food after being severed from the Borg collective was chadre'kab . ( VOY : " The Raven ") She also developed a renewed fondness for strawberries, a food she had enjoyed in her childhood. ( VOY : " Author, Author ")

Scientific accomplishments [ ]

Seven of Nine at her station on the bridge

During her first few months on Voyager , Seven attempted to help the engineering crew modify the warp drive to generate transwarp conduits . The efforts failed, and almost cost Voyager its warp core in the process. ( VOY : " Day of Honor ")

Along with Ensign Harry Kim , Seven of Nine designed and constructed the ship's astrometrics lab, which used Borg technology to plot routes that trimmed several years off of Voyager 's journey. The lab became an important asset to Voyager and was Seven's domain for the rest of the journey. ( VOY : " Revulsion ", " Year of Hell ") Using the astrometrics lab, Seven discovered the Hirogen communications network , which allowed Voyager to temporarily receive messages from the Alpha Quadrant. ( VOY : " Hunters ") When monthly data streams and, later, real-time communication became possible, Seven helped implement enhancements to Voyager 's deflector dish . ( VOY : " Life Line ", " Author, Author ")

Seven developed a technique for using Borg nanoprobes to revive an individual who had been dead several hours. It was used on Neelix in 2374 . ( VOY : " Mortal Coil ")

A team led by Seven adapted a Borg design to contain and destroy Omega molecules found in the Delta Quadrant in 2374 . The molecules temporarily stabilized while in the chamber. Seven was the only one to see it happen; as the Borg considered the Omega Molecule to be "perfection" in its purest form (but had never been able to stabilize it), the former drone underwent what could be described as a religious experience when she saw Omega spontaneously stabilize. ( VOY : " The Omega Directive ")

Seven was part of the team which designed and built the Delta Flyer shuttlecraft in 2375 . She developed Borg-based technology and weapons for it. ( VOY : " Extreme Risk ")

Seven assisted in the construction of the quantum slipstream drive installed aboard Voyager in 2375 . In an alternate timeline, the use of the drive destroyed the ship, killing her and everyone else aboard. However, just after the drive was activated, a signal from that timeline was received by Seven via her cortical implants . This signal contained phase corrections that, when used, collapsed the slipstream, eliminating that timeline and saving the ship and crew. ( VOY : " Timeless ")

When Voyager crossed the territory of the anti-telepathic Devore in 2375 , Seven helped develop a transporter suspension technique in order to hide telepathic crewmembers and Brenari refugees. ( VOY : " Counterpoint ")

She also gave Voyager the possibility to use a transwarp coil, which was then used to save her from the Borg and then to advance twenty thousand light years towards home. ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ")

In 2376 , Seven developed enhancements to her alcove that allowed her to process information and make connections between various events while she regenerated. This allowed Seven to deduce that photonic fleas had been degrading sensor efficiency and that a catapult built by an alien named Tash employed a tetryon reactor like that of the Caretaker's array . However, the process overloaded her cortical implants, and she began drawing wild conclusions concerning Voyager 's mission and crew. She convinced Chakotay that Voyager 's presence in the Delta Quadrant was intentional and a prelude to a joint Federation/Cardassian invasion, while later telling Captain Janeway that Chakotay was organizing a Maquis rebellion, using technology of the Caretaker , to launch strikes on Federation and Cardassian targets. She then began to believe that Voyager was sent to the Delta Quadrant to retrieve her from the Borg Collective, and that she would be analyzed and dissected upon return to the Alpha Quadrant. She left the ship in the Delta Flyer , but Janeway was able to convince her that this 'conspiracy' was only a delusion caused by her alcove enhancements. She returned to Voyager and the enhancements were removed. ( VOY : " The Voyager Conspiracy ")

A hologram of Reginald Barclay was transmitted to Voyager in early 2377 . The hologram supposedly brought information to Voyager about using a geodesic fold to return the ship to the Alpha Quadrant. In reality, the hologram had been intercepted and reprogrammed by Ferengi , who wanted to harvest Seven of Nine's nanoprobes and sell them for profit. Although the holo-Barclay claimed modifications to the shields would protect Voyager while in the fold, Seven eventually discovered that the hologram was deceiving them. ( VOY : " Inside Man ")

Seven and Chakotay made first contact with the Ventu on Ledos before the start of a conference on that planet. Initially hesitant to reach out to the primitive race, Seven was so moved by her experiences with the Ventu that she convinced Janeway to restore the energy barrier protecting the Ventu's lands and customs from the Ledosians . ( VOY : " Natural Law ")

Moral conflicts [ ]

Voyager rescued a member of Species 8472 from a Hirogen hunting party in mid 2374 . Captain Janeway wanted to return the creature to its native fluidic space because it had told Tuvok of its plight telepathically; it meant no harm and just wanted to go home. The Hirogen, however, wanted to hunt and kill it. They threatened to destroy Voyager unless the 8472 was returned to them. Seven felt that it should be surrendered in order to protect Voyager , but Captain Janeway strongly disagreed, saying that it was wrong to sacrifice another lifeform to save themselves. Seven refused to help open a quantum singularity into fluidic space to allow the 8472 to return to its realm, and Janeway confined her to the cargo bay. The Doctor needed nanoprobes to help treat the injured alien, and Seven was ordered to bring them to The Doctor so he could treat it. At the same time, a Hirogen hunter who had been injured from his initial hunt of the 8472, and who The Doctor had been treating, attacked the 8472. Seven transported both the Hirogen and the Species 8472 to a Hirogen vessel, which then retreated. Janeway was not happy with Seven's conduct, and revoked most of her privileges until she proved trustworthy once again. Seven believed she was being punished for asserting her individuality and her personal beliefs, which the Voyager crew had fostered since she had been freed from the Collective. ( VOY : " Prey ")

Voyager encountered Entharan weapons broker Kovin in 2374 . Seven worked with him and viewed the weapons he offered to sell, but was very much uncomfortable around him. She later struck him in engineering. With The Doctor's help, Seven recovered memories which suggested Kovin had assaulted her and stolen nanoprobes for use as weapons. Circumstantial evidence also supported her story, and Voyager tried to apprehend Kovin. It is later determined that her memories were simply ones from her time as a Borg drone mixed with experiences of Kovin. Unfortunately, Kovin was killed when Voyager tried to contact him and tell him of his innocence. Both Seven and The Doctor experienced deep remorse over contributing to Kovin's death. ( VOY : " Retrospect ")

Working to contain the Omega particles

When the Omega particles were found in the Delta Quadrant, Seven held a certain fascination with them, since the Borg had tried, unsuccessfully, to stabilize the molecules. She believed they held the key to perfection and that she would be able to use the Borg research to stabilize the molecules. However, Captain Janeway believed it was too risky and the molecules were destroyed. They spontaneously stabilized shortly before being destroyed by Voyager . Seven witnessed this and experienced one of her first spiritual moments in the process. ( VOY : " The Omega Directive ")

A race of bounty hunters known as the Hazari began attacking Voyager in 2375 . A group of aliens called the Think Tank offered to help Voyager defeat the Hazari, but wanted Seven of Nine as payment. Kurros , a member of the Think Tank, tried to appeal to Seven's quest for perfection and have her join willingly, but she declined his offer. Further investigation revealed that Kurros had hired the Hazari to attack Voyager for the express purpose of taking Seven of Nine. The crew developed a plan with the Hazari which involved Seven willingly joining the Think Tank. Once with them, she would disable systems aboard their vessel. Kurros sensed deception, and forced Seven to link with the Think Tank's telepathic net. She overloaded the network as the link was established, disrupting the function of their entire ship. Seven was returned to Voyager as the Think Tank was overwhelmed with a Hazari attack squadron. ( VOY : " Think Tank ")

In 2376 , Voyager docked at a Markonian outpost . While there, Seven of Nine encountered the group of drones which she had linked together eight years prior . They had since been liberated from the Collective, but were permanently linked due to Seven's modifications. They attacked Seven in order to find out what she had done to them, but were stopped by Voyager security. Seven later voluntarily linked with the drones to retrieve the memories of the crash, but further damage was caused when the link was broken. Even though the drones were no longer connected to one another, all but Seven were left comatose. They needed their neural implants removed, but it would only give them a month to live. They could be saved if reassimilated into the Borg Collective, but Seven decided that a brief life as an individual was much more valuable than eternal life as a drone, and she ordered The Doctor to remove the implants. The former drones were still upset about the decision made by Seven eight years prior, but understood her reasons and were grateful for their new-found freedom, however short. ( VOY : " Survival Instinct ")

Also that year, Seven was part of an away team which discovered the Vaadwaur race, placed in stasis centuries prior. Seven was excited at the prospect of helping to rebuild a society in order to atone for the destruction she participated in while a member of the Collective, and worked with the Vaadwaur to find them a new home. It was later determined that the Vaadwaur were warlike and hostile, and their awakening placed the region of space near their homeworld in great danger. Seven was upset that her intention to help may have caused further suffering. ( VOY : " Dragon's Teeth ")

Again during the same year, Seven and an injured Tuvok were captured by Penk , a Norcadian who organized the spectator sport Tsunkatse , and Seven was forced to fight in the ring. After rescue, Tuvok thanked her for taking his place in a red match and asked if she had recovered. Seven said that her victory only came from her loss of control, and worried that the three years she had spent regaining her Humanity were lost in the ring. However, Tuvok pointed out that her feelings of guilt, shame and remorse meant that her Humanity had been reaffirmed, not lost. ( VOY : " Tsunkatse ")

Seven held hostage by Iko

In 2377 , Seven became friends with a Nygean man named Iko , who had committed murder and had been sentenced to death on his homeworld . Initially, Iko took Seven prisoner when he was beamed aboard Voyager and made threats to the crew. He later became remorseful when his body and conscience were "healed" by Seven's nanoprobes after he was severely beaten by Yediq , the prison warden, when he threatened his family. Seven tried to help him avoid his death sentence, but his crime could not be forgiven by the victim's family and he was put to death. Seven was left troubled at the idea that Iko was executed for one murder while she had never been punished for her own actions in the Borg, but Janeway assured her that her time in the Collective was punishment enough. ( VOY : " Repentance ")

Dealings with the Borg [ ]

Stealing a transwarp coil

While transporting back to Voyager in 2375 , a malfunction caused nanoprobes from Seven's bloodstream to merge with The Doctor's mobile emitter . The nanoprobes quickly assimilated the advanced 29th century technology, and used genetic material from Mulchaey to create an advanced Borg drone, with the emitter at its core. The drone lacked Borg programming, giving Seven the opportunity to communicate with him. She attempted to teach him to be an individual, and he was even given the name One by Neelix, but he wished to learn more about the Borg. Attempts to prevent the Borg from detecting One failed and his attempts to modify Voyager 's weapons to fight them proved insufficient. He transported aboard the Borg vessel, destroying it from within. His built-in shielding allowed him to survive the explosion badly injured, but he refused treatment and died in Voyager 's sickbay to keep the crew safe from constant assimilation threats. Seven mourned him as if she had lost a son. ( VOY : " Drone ")

Seven in Unimatrix Zero as Annika Hansen

Later in 2375 , Voyager 's crew prepared for a daring raid on a damaged Borg sphere in order to steal a transwarp coil and substantially shorten their journey home. Seven was contacted by the Borg Queen , who revealed that she had set a trap for Voyager and its crew would be assimilated if she did not return to the Collective. Seven reluctantly agreed, learning that she was deliberately granted her freedom as part of a larger plan to assimilate Humanity. Seven resisted the Queen's attempts to convince her to develop a nanoprobe virus and was eventually rescued by Voyager 's crew. ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ")

In 2377 she discovered that she was one of a few Borg with a certain assimilation mutation that allowed them to retain their individuality while regenerating inside of an artificial construct known as Unimatrix Zero . Freed from the Collective, she was once again contacted by the others inside. They were on the verge of being discovered and needed her help. With some assistance from Voyager 's crew, the drones were given the ability to retain their individuality outside of the construct. This allowed them to launch an open revolt against the Collective, plunging the Collective into civil war . ( VOY : " Unimatrix Zero ", " Unimatrix Zero, Part II ")

Identity crises [ ]

Seven, as Mademoiselle de Neuf

When the Hirogen overtook Voyager in 2374 and used its crew and holodecks to conduct hunts, Seven was assigned the identity of Mademoiselle de Neuf (literally, "Miss of Nine") in the French Resistance holoprogram . The Doctor was able to modify her Borg implants and restore her real identity without the Hirogen knowing. She worked with The Doctor and Ensign Kim to stage a counterstrike against the Hirogen and restore the identities of the rest of the crew. ( VOY : " The Killing Game ") Seven later modified explosives to emit a photonic burst which disabled holographic activity on part of the ship, a crucial event which allowed Captain Janeway to defeat the leader of the Hirogen and return control of the ship to the Starfleet crew. ( VOY : " The Killing Game, Part II ")

One of Seven's personalities: eating like a Klingon

Seven was stricken with something akin to a multiple-personality disorder in 2375 when Voyager neared a vinculum infected with a synthetic pathogen by Species 6339 . Several personalities, including Starfleet officers, a Klingon warrior, a Vulcan official, a Krenim scientist , a Ferengi trader, a woman trying to find her son aboard the USS Melbourne at the Battle of Wolf 359, and a frightened young child, emerged. These turned out to be personalities of individuals assimilated by the Borg, and it was soon made clear the malfunctions in her implants were precisely what Species 6339 wished to inflict on the rest of the Collective. The personalities began to take over Seven, and her own individuality was lost. Tuvok was able to use a mind meld to retrieve Seven's consciousness and the vinculum was deactivated. ( VOY : " Infinite Regress ")

In 2377 , Voyager 's crew was forced to abandon ship after hitting a subspace mine . They were rescued by rogue elements of the Quarren , and had their identities reassigned in order to supply labor and fill a shortage on the Quarren homeworld . The entire crew, except Chakotay, Kim, and Neelix, who were away on the Delta Flyer , had their memories of Voyager erased and false memories of terrible conditions on their homeworlds implanted. Seven started to use her real name, Annika Hansen, and was given a job as an efficiency monitor in a power distribution plant, working with several other Voyager crew members including Captain Janeway, Tuvok, and B'Elanna Torres. Her Borg desire for perfection made her perfectly suited for the job, and she was often overzealous in chastising workers. The identity reassignment did not completely work on Tuvok, though, and he began to remember his former life, including Seven of Nine. He mind-melded with her, causing memories of her life on Voyager and as a drone to resurface. ( VOY : " Workforce ") As the flashbacks continued, Annika investigated Tuvok's records. She believed there was a connection to the disappearance of Torres, who had been rescued by the remaining Voyager crew, and Annika later learned that Tuvok had accessed files of most of the Voyager crew, including Janeway, Torres, and herself. This led her to realize the inconsistency that many new workers from the same species began work on the same day, which was unusual during a labor shortage. Additionally, they were all brought through the neuropathology division, although none of the workers remembered this. Her suspicions were dismissed and explained as an outbreak of Dysphoria Syndrome . Annika was undaunted, and later visited the neuropathology division complaining of the flashbacks in order to access their computer system. While there, she discovered the Dysphoria Syndrome outbreak was actually a cover-up masterminded by a Quarren doctor called Kadan , to hide the fact that Voyager 's crew and many others had been abducted. This confirmed the story Chakotay had told to Captain Janeway, and Annika and a Quarren official, Yerid , went to the hospital to prevent Kadan from using the reassignment technique on Chakotay and Tuvok. They succeeded, and the entire Voyager crew was transported back to the ship. The Doctor was successful in restoring the identities of the entire crew. ( VOY : " Workforce, Part II ")

Life in the Alpha Quadrant [ ]

Seven with Icheb in 2386

Sometime after Voyager returned from the Delta Quadrant, Seven applied to join Starfleet only to have her application rejected. This was despite strong opposition from Admiral Janeway, who went so far as to threaten to resign her commission. Seven would give up on the idea, not wanting for Janeway to make good on her threat. ( PIC : " Hide and Seek ")

What is clear is Seven's specific past as having been a fully mature drone for years, compared to Icheb, an immature drone that was additionally genetically modified to be an anti-Borg weapon, is what influenced the acceptance of Icheb to Starfleet Academy while they were still in the Delta Quadrant, and the rejection of Seven's application after their return. Starfleet would not have been able to deny Seven entry simply based on citizenship, as she had been born a Federation citizen.

In 2381 , she was one of four former Starfleet officers that Starfleet sought to take into protective custody in response to Nick Locarno seeking out ex-Starfleet personnel, the others being Beverly Crusher , Thomas Riker , and – since Starfleet was unaware that he was behind the Nova One attacks – Locarno himself. ( LD : " The Inner Fight ")

Seven later joined the Fenris Rangers , a peacekeeping force that operated along the Romulan Neutral Zone , where she worked closely with a woman named Bjayzl . Unbeknownst to Seven, however, Bjayzl was a black market dealer in Borg parts taken from former drones, also known as " xBs ", and had infiltrated the Rangers to get close to Seven. It was through Seven that Bjayzl learned about Icheb, by this time a Starfleet lieutenant assigned as a science officer aboard the USS Coleman .

Seven of Nine in 2399

In 2386 , Bjayzl lured Lieutenant Icheb into an ambush while he was on a reconnaissance mission for the Rangers near Daimanta . She arranged for him to be taken to the Seven Domes facility on Vergessen , where his implants were brutally removed from him without any anesthetic, or even the small mercy of death. In anguish, Seven, who considered Icheb as a son since their time on Voyager , arrived to rescue him; but she was too late. In unbearable pain, he entreated Seven to end his life. Cradling him in her arms, she tearfully bid "her child" farewell before she complied by fatally shooting him with her phaser. ( PIC : " Stardust City Rag ")

Aiding La Sirena [ ]

Thirteen years later , Seven assisted La Sirena in battle against a Romulan Bird-of-Prey in orbit of the planet Vashti . Her ship was destroyed, but she was beamed over to La Sirena and was surprised to see Admiral Jean-Luc Picard on board. She quipped that he owed her a ship before she collapsed. ( PIC : " Absolute Candor ")

Seven vaporizing Bjayzl

Picard explained that he was on his way to Freecloud to find Dr. Bruce Maddox . Upon learning that he had been captured by Bjayzl, who intended to turn him over to the Tal Shiar , Seven helped plan his rescue by offering herself to Bjayzl in exchange for Maddox. Posing as traders, Picard and La Sirena captain Cristóbal Rios "delivered" Seven to Bjayzl, only for Seven (wearing compromised binders) to "break free", revealing her true intentions: to kill Bjayzl in revenge for Icheb's death. Picard was seemingly able to talk her out of murdering Bjayzl and returning with him and his crew to La Sirena . After Maddox was rescued, Seven declined Picard's offer of a ride, saying the Rangers were sending a corsair to Freecloud to pick her up, but did take two type 3 phasers from La Sirena 's armory. Before beaming back to Freecloud, Seven asked Picard about whether he had rediscovered his Humanity after he was rescued from the Borg, and admitted she was still working to find hers "every damn day" of her life. Picard understood this, as he was wrestling with the same. The two amicably parted ways.

However, far from the impression she had given Picard, Seven still intended to kill Bjayzl. She transported into Bjayzl’s nightclub and confronted the criminal businesswoman after clearing out the lounge by shooting her bodyguards, causing all others present to flee, leaving Bjayzl alone. Bjayzl tried to stall until her security arrived, but Seven knew what she was trying to do, and sardonically told her so. Bjayzl then began trying to talk Seven out of killing her, but Seven coldly cut her off with raised rifles and a bitter retort that Icheb had been a son to her. She then vaporized Bjayzl with shots from both rifles. Seconds later, Bjayzl’s security team arrived, and Seven furiously carved a path through them with the rifles. ( PIC : " Stardust City Rag ")

Seven acting as "Queen" aboard the Artifact

After Freecloud, Seven was summoned by a communications chip she had given to fellow xB Hugh , the director of the Borg Reclamation Project aboard the " Artifact " in Romulan space. After Hugh was killed by the Romulans, Elnor – who had remained behind while Picard and Soji Asha had used the spatial trajector in the cube's queencell to escape – used the communicator to call Seven to the cube in order to take control of it. Seven accessed the queencell to begin regenerating the damage done to the cube. When the Romulans began venting the stasis-contained drones into space and killing the xBs, Seven decided to link the transceivers of the disconnected Borg on the cube into a "mini-collective", with herself acting as a sort of Borg Queen, despite her reluctance to essentially assimilate them all over again. The Romulans left the Artifact with their fleet to invade the Synthetic homeworld Coppelius , leaving the cube in the control of Seven and the xBs. When Elnor asked if Seven intended to assimilate him now, the cube's collective said only that "Annika still has work to do" before Seven was disconnected from the queencell. While connected to the Queencell, however, Seven witnessed La Sirena being pursued by Narek , prompting her to open a transwarp conduit to follow them to Coppelius . ( PIC : " Nepenthe ", " Broken Pieces ", " Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1 ")

The Artifact crashed on the surface, where she reunited with Picard and La Sirena 's crew. Here, Elnor decided to stay with Seven as part of her effort to reactivate the Artifact's defenses and aid the xBs. Seven told Picard to "keep saving the galaxy", but Picard replied that it was all on her now. ( PIC : " Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1 ")

Saving history [ ]

By 2401 , Rios returned to Starfleet after Coppelius, giving La Sirena to Seven to continue her work with the Rangers. After fighting off an attempt by pirates to steal Ranger supplies, she joined with a Starfleet task force, led by Picard and Rios from the USS Stargazer , to investigate an anomaly that proved to be a massive Borg ship. The Borg Queen beamed aboard the Stargazer and took control, and Picard ordered auto-destruct to destroy the Stargazer , seemingly killing everyone aboard, including Seven. ( PIC : " The Star Gazer ")

Seven awoke in an unfamiliar setting, remembering being on the Stargazer , and was shocked to look in the mirror to see her Borg implants missing. She figured out that she and her friends had been sent into an alternate timeline, where her counterpart served as the President of the Confederation of Earth , a xenophobic totalitarian regime. She learned from Picard, whose own counterpart was the Confederation's most feared general, that the entire scenario had been orchestrated by Q . ( PIC : " Penance ") Reuniting with the others aboard the CSS La Sirena , she travelled with them to the 21st century to correct the timeline, together with a captive Borg Queen that was scheduled for public execution by the Confederation. ( PIC : " Assimilation ")

Paired with Raffaela Musiker , Seven traveled to Los Angeles to seek out the mysterious "Watcher" mentioned by the Queen during their journey. Along the way, they are forced to rescue Rios, who was injured and later arrested by immigration authorities . ( PIC : " Watcher ", " Fly Me to the Moon ") She later joined the crew at a pre-launch gala for the Europa Mission to observe Renée Picard , Jean-Luc's distant ancestor, able to socialize more freely without her Borg implants. ( PIC : " Two of One ") Dr. Agnes Jurati , who had been involved in the Coppelius incident, had been possessed by the Borg Queen and was loose in Los Angeles. Teamed with Dr. Adam Soong , an ambitious geneticist, the Jurati-Queen intended to seize La Sirena with mercenaries Soong provided her to act as improvised Borg drones. ( PIC : " Monsters ", " Mercy ") Seven and Musiker fought to defend the ship, but Seven was impaled through the stomach by one of the Queen's tentacles. The mind of Dr. Jurati, fighting for control of her body, eventually convinced the Queen to save her life with nanoprobes, returning Seven's Borg implants. ( PIC : " Hide and Seek ")

Starfleet career [ ]

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Seven commanding the Stargazer

After Q returned them to their own time, Picard used his authority to give their leading authority on the Borg, Seven, a provisional field commission of captain and command of the Stargazer to replace Rios, who had remained in the 21st century. Following the reveal that the Borg Queen attacking the ship was in fact Jurati trying to get their help to deal with a threatening galactic event, Starfleet and Jurati's Collective made common cause to stop the destructive wave. ( PIC : " Farewell ")

USS Titan -A [ ]

Commander Annika Hansen, First officer of the USS Titan -A

Seven was commissioned by Starfleet as a commander , serving as first officer on the USS Titan -A under the command of Captain Liam Shaw . Dismissive of her Borg past, Shaw insisted that Seven use her birth name, being known by her subordinates as Commander Hansen. ( PIC : " The Next Generation ")

According to the crew roster posted by Bill Krause , Seven is assigned to the alpha shift . [1]

USS Enterprise -G [ ]

Following the destruction of the Borg , Seven met with her old crewmate, Captain Tuvok , and offered to resign from Starfleet due to her rogue actions. Tuvok denied her resignation and revealed that Captain Shaw sent Command her officer review prior to his death, praising Seven for her loyalty and unorthodox approach. He had recommended that she be promoted to captain upon their return to spacedock. Tuvok proudly promoted Seven and by 2402, she was given command of the rechristened USS Enterprise -G with Commander Raffi Musiker as her first officer, and Ensign Jack Crusher as her special counselor. As Seven took the Enterprise on her shakedown cruise, she was left to contemplate what to use as her command as compared to other Enterprise COs. ( PIC : " The Last Generation ")

Personal development [ ]

Seven in 2378

Although she began to accept her Humanity, Seven was still not completely eager to return to the Alpha Quadrant, and became apprehensive when opportunities presented themselves. ( VOY : " Hope and Fear ") Her reluctance actually proved lifesaving for the Voyager crew in 2375 when the ship was nearly ingested by a bioplasmic organism known as the telepathic pitcher plant . She was one of only three crew members (the others being Naomi Wildman – who, like Seven, had no emotional links to Earth and the Alpha Quadrant – and The Doctor, who was unaffected due to his inorganic nature) not affected by its illusion of a wormhole back to the Alpha Quadrant. Despite the crew's attempts to place her into stasis , she was able to join forces with The Doctor and an alien named Qatai to free Voyager . ( VOY : " Bliss ") Like many Borg drones separated from the Collective, Seven suffered a degree of eremophobia (a fear of being alone), which she was forced to face when piloting Voyager through an area of space riddled with subnucleonic radiation while the crew was placed in stasis for the duration. ( VOY : " One ")

After her liberation from the collective, Seven's mannerisms and speech were decidedly drone-like, stiff and formal. She rarely used verbal contractions, showed little emotion (other than irritation or frustration), never smiled, and spoke literally with little use of idioms or slang. Her lack of expression was partly due to her cortical node , which was designed to impede strong emotional stimulation. ( VOY : " Human Error ") When The Doctor was able to compensate, Seven began to experience the full range of Human emotions. ( VOY : " Endgame ") Over time, these mannerisms began to change. After being forced to euthanize Icheb , Seven cried in anguish. ( PIC : " Stardust City Rag ") By 2401, Seven had become more noticeably Human and natural in her behavior and speech, occasionally making jokes, speaking informally, and displaying her emotions. ( PIC : " The Next Generation ")

Shortly after leaving the Borg, Seven admitted to Harry Kim that she understood humor and often found herself amused by Human behavior. ( VOY : " Revulsion ") She exhibited a dry wit on occasion, though rarely showed appreciation for other humor. Later in her life she was more amenable to humor, both making and appreciating jokes on occasion. ( citation needed • edit )

At first, Seven found holodecks a pointless endeavor, fulfilling a Human desire to fantasize which she did not share. ( VOY : " One ") She reluctantly took part in Janeway's Leonardo da Vinci simulation, but believed it to be a waste of time. ( VOY : " The Raven ") Later, however, she visited many of Tom Paris' programs, including The Adventures of Captain Proton in which she played Constance Goodheart to Paris' Captain Proton . She still saw the program as frivolous, and quickly disabled Satan's Robot instead of playing along with the storyline of the program. ( VOY : " Night ") In 2376 , she visited the Fair Haven program. By this time, she engaged the holographic characters in conversation and participated in the fantasy. ( VOY : " Fair Haven ") She and The Doctor attended a screening of Attack of the Lobster People in a recreation of the Palace Theater in 2377 . ( VOY : " Repression ") By 2378 , Seven created a holographic simulation of Voyager in order to improve her social abilities. In the program, her Borg implants had been permanently removed, and she was given a Starfleet science uniform and crew quarters . She also explored a romantic relationship with Chakotay while running the program. She began to use the program excessively, interfering with her duties. ( VOY : " Human Error ")

Relationships [ ]

Initially, after her release from the Collective, Seven retained much of her former drone personality. She was harsh towards the rest of the crew and often disobeyed Captain Janeway's orders when she felt they were incorrect. However, as time went on she gradually formed a close bond with the others, especially with The Doctor, Tuvok, and Janeway herself. ( VOY : " The Gift ")

During her time with the Borg, Seven became used to the billions of voices that made up the Collective. After she was separated from them, she found solitude distressing. It became more apparent when Seven was left with The Doctor to watch over Voyager as it went through a radioactive Mutara class nebula . When The Doctor's program went off-line, she was alone in command of Voyager . Her implants began malfunctioning, and she saw convincing hallucinations of an alien named Trajis Lo-Tarik and the Voyager crew, seriously injured by the effects of the nebula. She was able to ignore the illusions and eventually save the Voyager crew after the ship's systems began to malfunction as a result of the nebula's radiation . After this experience, Seven joined a group in the mess hall for the first time. ( VOY : " One ")

Seven's parents, Erin and Magnus Hansen

Seven began to read her parents' journals from their mission aboard the Raven , as these were her only link to her parents. She encountered the drone which was originally her father while held captive by the Borg in 2375 . He most likely was destroyed along with the Borg Queen's ship . ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ")

She had an ancestor, Sven "Buttercup" Hansen , who was a 22nd century prize boxer. ( VOY : " 11:59 ")

Seven's aunt, Irene Hansen

Seven was present for some of the conversations the Voyager crew had with families after two-way communication was established in 2378 . She was reluctant to contact her aunt, Irene Hansen , but the experiences of the crew convinced her it would be worthwhile. Irene was overjoyed to speak with her, but Seven was slightly uncomfortable when Irene used her real name, Annika. ( VOY : " Author, Author ")

Seven also had a "son". A transporter accident involving The Doctor's mobile emitter and Seven's nanoprobes resulted in the creation of a Borg drone, One . At first she was reluctant to teach the drone about individuality and life on Voyager , but she eventually became attached to him, almost maternally. When One decided to allow himself to die for the benefit of the crew, Seven was deeply upset. ( VOY : " Drone ")

Friendships [ ]

While under the influence of synthehol , Seven told The Doctor and several other Voyager crew that she considered them all "very good friends." ( VOY : " Timeless ") In 2401, she stated she had been "reborn" aboard Voyager , the ship having been her home and the crew, her family. ( PIC : " The Bounty ")

Kathryn Janeway [ ]

Janeway tries to help Seven remember her life before being assimilated

Captain Janeway made the decision to sever Seven of Nine from the Collective. She helped her through the difficult transition to Humanity in 2374 , trying to force memories of her life as Annika Hansen to surface. ( VOY : " The Gift ") Janeway also tried to tutor Seven in the arts and further cultivate her Humanity. ( VOY : " The Raven ") Seven was not hesitant to question Captain Janeway's decisions, sometimes publicly. She thought Janeway placed the crew in unnecessary danger by exploring the Delta Quadrant and contacting civilizations such as the Mari , rather than setting a course for home. ( VOY : " Random Thoughts ")

When Voyager believed that Starfleet had sent the USS Dauntless to bring the crew home in late 2374, Seven did not want to return with the crew. She requested to remain in the Delta Quadrant, possibly returning to the Borg Collective. Janeway was dismayed that Seven had not found an appreciation for her new life in the year she spent aboard Voyager . Later, the ship was found to be a fake created by Arturis in order to deliver the Voyager crew to the Borg. While trapped aboard the ship, Seven confessed to Captain Janeway that she was thankful for her individuality and was not eager to return to the Collective. She also confessed that it was fear of the unknown, that is, what will happen after she returns to Earth, that discouraged her from going back. ( VOY : " Hope and Fear ")

In 2375 , Seven inadvertently helped The Doctor recover memories of Ensign Ahni Jetal , erased from his database when they caused problems with his ethical subroutines. Captain Janeway intended to erase the memories once again, but Seven voiced concern. She felt that erasing The Doctor's memories would essentially mean turning a blind eye to his development as an individual. Seven admitted that she saw Janeway as a role model, but began to question that image after her treatment of The Doctor. This gave Janeway more to think about, and she decided to restore the memories to The Doctor. ( VOY : " Latent Image ")

Seven of Nine often had the ear of the captain, coming to her whenever she needed moral guidance, or wanted to express something she had learned about Humanity. One such occasion occurred in 2378 , when Seven dropped a barrier protecting the Ventu from cultural contamination. Before making any command decisions, Janeway asked Seven what she thought of the Ventu; Seven found them antiquated, but resourceful. She believed that if the Ledosians were allowed to contaminate them more, "something unique would be lost." ( VOY : " Natural Law ")

In an alternate timeline , Seven of Nine was fatally wounded on an away mission and died upon her return to Voyager . Her death deeply affected the Janeway of that time. ( VOY : " Endgame ")

After their return to Earth, Janeway strongly supported Seven's application to become a member of Starfleet . However, when Seven realized that Starfleet was hesistant to let her join due to her assimilation by the Borg, Seven decided to not pursue a Starfleet career and ultimately joined the Fenris Rangers instead. ( PIC : " Hide and Seek ")

B'Elanna Torres [ ]

Voyager engineer B'Elanna Torres was distrustful of Seven, and the two almost came to blows several times during Seven's early days on Voyager . Torres was stunned that Seven experienced no remorse over the fate of civilizations such as the Caatati , devastated by the Borg. ( VOY : " Day of Honor ") Torres believed Seven was cold, rude, and acted like the crew of Voyager were Borg drones. She told Chakotay that she did not want to be held responsible if she and Seven got into a physical altercation. Chakotay, in turn, put Torres' own attitude in check when he made it clear that she needed to find a way to work with Seven and that she would be held responsible if a fight occurred. Seven earned some of Torres' respect when she used a feedback pulse to disable a Hirogen who threatened the ship's use of the communications network in 2374 (although she made sure the disapproving Janeway was out of earshot first). ( VOY : " Message in a Bottle ") Seven studied Torres and future husband Tom Paris during their courtship, even noting the times when the two had sexual relations. Upon discovering this in 2375 , Torres was quite incensed. ( VOY : " Someone to Watch Over Me ")

While the two women would never become close friends, they did develop a good working relationship as time passed. By 2377 , the two had grown more comfortable with each other. Torres comforted Seven when she was faced with death after her cortical node malfunctioned, telling her that she made valuable contributions to the crew of Voyager . ( VOY : " Imperfection ") Torres talked to Seven about Paris shortly before their marriage in 2377. Seven suggested that Torres try to participate in some of Paris' interests in order to improve their relationship, which led to Torres' participation in the Antarian Trans-stellar Rally . ( VOY : " Drive ") To Torres' shock, Seven presented her with a baby shower present and complimented her on her hair the following year. ( VOY : " Human Error ")

Naomi Wildman [ ]

Naomi Wildman

Naomi Wildman was the first child born aboard Voyager . She was initially scared of Seven and afraid that she could assimilate her. Soon, she became fascinated with Seven, and began following her in early 2375 . Seven was initially annoyed with her, and disapproved of Naomi's study of Borg species designations. While Seven was experiencing problems due to contact with the infected vinculum, one of the personalities to emerge was that of a small child. She played kadis-kot with Naomi, to Naomi's delight. After the crisis was resolved, Seven decided to instruct Naomi in astrometrics, giving her several star charts and species information to study. Seven also requested a game of kadis-kot with Naomi. ( VOY : " Infinite Regress ") They became friends, going to lunch or playing games of kadis-kot. They had in common that they often couldn't understand the crew's determination to return to Earth. This fact proved helpful when Voyager was confronted by the telepathic pitcher plant , which made the rest of the crew see it as a wormhole to Earth. Seven and Naomi were unaffected due to their indifference about returning home and, aided by Qatai , who had hunted the creature for years, and The Doctor, they were able to trick the creature into expelling Voyager . ( VOY : " Bliss ") When Seven was kidnapped by the Borg, Naomi demonstrated her determination to save Seven, and presented to Captain Janeway a plan to rescue Seven. ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ") Seven once stated that she thought of Naomi as her family on board Voyager . ( VOY : " Survival Instinct ", " The Voyager Conspiracy ")

Tuvok became friends with Seven of Nine, when he witnessed her ordeal as she gradually had to remember her assimilation by the Borg. He helped her manage it and Seven opened up to him. ( VOY : " The Raven ") After that, she began having conversations with Tuvok and it became apparent she enjoyed talking with him because of his logic and distant way of seeing things, which was similar to her own. Tuvok also had a similar attitude towards Seven. ( VOY : " Mortal Coil ")

Tuvok was quick to compliment Seven when she quickly learned and won a game of Kal-toh . ( VOY : " The Omega Directive ")

Both Tuvok and Seven of Nine often preferred completing away missions in silence. After working together and Seven saving Tuvok's life, he was able to help her cope with the difficult mission they shared. ( VOY : " Tsunkatse ") In time they also started appreciating each other, because of them being outsiders on the ship.( VOY : " Human Error ")

In 2401 , Tuvok, now a captain in the command division , was sent to inform Seven of the consequences the USS Enterprise -D command crew and Seven herself would face for their rogue actions while stopping the Changelings and the Borg . Initially adopting a stern demeanor, Tuvok ended the meeting by promoting Seven to the rank of captain with obvious pride in his old friend. ( PIC : " The Last Generation ")

Jean-Luc Picard [ ]

Acting in her capacity as a Fenris Ranger, Seven intervened and assisted the crew of the SS La Sirena as the ship was attacked while in orbit of Vashti . During the battle Seven’s ship was destroyed and she beamed aboard the La Sirena and was immediately recognized by Jean-Luc Picard . ( PIC : " Absolute Candor ") Seven and Picard shared a drink and spoke candidly regarding his motives, discussing if he was "saving the galaxy." After encountering Bjayzl in Stardust City ; Picard recognized Seven's need for revenge and attempted to dissuade her from taking the matter into her own hands by invoking her restored Humanity. Seven then questioned Picard's own journey after being separated from the Borg Collective and their similar attempts to overcome the trauma. ( PIC : " Stardust City Rag ") Seven was visibly affected with Picard's death. ( PIC : " Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2 ")

Picard encouraged and assisted Seven in joining Starfleet. ( PIC : " Farewell ") When Picard boards the Titan under false pretenses, Seven recognized the ruse and berated him. Captain Riker angrily questioned if this was how she speaks to an Admiral , but Seven stated that this was how she spoke to a friend. Knowing the risks, Seven assisted Picard in his deception and risked her Starfleet commission. ( PIC : " The Next Generation ")

Surrogate motherhood [ ]

Seven interacts with the Borg children

In 2376 , Seven became a temporary mother figure to a group of children whom Voyager had discovered aboard a derelict Borg vessel. She cared for the children, named Icheb , Mezoti , Rebi , and Azan , until the latter three were returned to their own people in 2377 . ( VOY : " Collective ", " Child's Play ", " Imperfection ") Seven was frustrated with her initial attempts to tutor the children. She designed a rigid schedule for their activities, enacting serious punishment when they failed to adhere to the schedule. They rebelled against the restrictions, and an exasperated Seven told Chakotay she no longer wished to supervise them. He made her realize that while consistency is important, children also need spontaneity. Her efforts were much more successful once she made allowances for that. ( VOY : " Ashes to Ashes ")

After discovering that he had been genetically engineered as a weapon against the Borg, the eldest of the children, Icheb, remained with Voyager and he and Seven formed a close relationship. ( VOY : " Child's Play ") Icheb expressed a desire to apply for Starfleet Academy admission, and hoped Seven would speak to the captain about having Commander Tuvok teach him preliminary courses. Around this time, Icheb donated his own cortical node when the failure of Seven's jeopardized her life. She initially refused to accept his help, placing his safety above her own despite his research showing that he was far more likely to survive the loss of the node than she was. ( VOY : " Imperfection ")

Eight years after Voyager returned to Earth, Lieutenant Icheb was captured by Bjayzl , who had hired surgeons to brutally and painfully extract his Borg implants for her to sell on the black market . Seven attempted to rescue Icheb, whom she considered to be like a son to her, but arrived too late to save his life. Mortally wounded and in excruciating pain, Icheb begged Seven to quickly kill him, which she did by shooting him with a phaser at point-blank range.

Thirteen years later , Seven caught up with Bjayzl and executed her in retribution for Icheb's death. ( PIC : " Stardust City Rag ")

Romance [ ]

Harry Kim became physically attracted to Seven shortly after she joined Voyager . Noticing this, she addressed the situation with him, asking him if he desired to "copulate", thereby embarrassing him. However, she did tell Kim late at night in the mess hall that she was willing to explore her sexuality and told him to take his clothes off. ( VOY : " Revulsion ") The attraction was also painfully obvious to the rest of the Voyager crew. ( VOY : " Revulsion ", " Hunters ") She seduced him in a dream caused by aliens encountered in 2374 . ( VOY : " Waking Moments ")

Under The Doctor's tutelage, Seven first explored true romance in 2375 . She chose engineering crew member William Chapman after determining that their interests were compatible. However, Seven's directness was too overbearing for Chapman, and the date ended up in disaster when Seven accidentally tore a ligament in his shoulder while dancing. ( VOY : " Someone to Watch Over Me ")

In 2378 , Seven was distressed to discover that the Borg had deliberately programmed the cortical implant of their drones to shut down in the event that the drone began to experience strong emotion, thus killing the drone. The Doctor believed he could reprogram the affected implant, but Seven refused treatment. Later that year, she changed her mind, and she underwent the surgery. ( VOY : " Human Error ", " Endgame ")

While Seven was assisting the drones of Unimatrix Zero, she mainly dealt with a man named Axum , with whom she had had a romantic relationship within Unimatrix Zero while she was still a drone that lasted over a duration of six years. The relationship sparked again, strengthening her resolve to help those within the Unimatrix. However, Axum was physically aboard a scout vessel at the border of fluidic space in a remote sector of the Beta Quadrant , making it impossible to contact him again once Unimatrix Zero was destroyed. ( VOY : " Unimatrix Zero ", " Unimatrix Zero, Part II ")

The Doctor [ ]

Seven gives The Doctor a friendly kiss

The Doctor was responsible for the removal of Seven's implants, and also conducted her weekly maintenance sessions. He also took it upon himself to teach Seven social behavior, using the same interpersonal relationship exercises Kes once practiced with him. ( VOY : " Prey ") Later, he created a holodeck simulation of Voyager for her to become more comfortable with large social gatherings. ( VOY : " One ")

The Doctor encouraged Seven to explore romantic relationships in 2375 , coaching her in the basics of dating and grooming. He also discovered her singing voice, and the two sang a duet of " You Are My Sunshine ". He was partially motivated by a wager made with Ensign Paris, who believed that Seven would not be able to bring a date to a reception planned aboard Voyager without making a scene. Although Seven's date with Lieutenant Chapman ended up in disaster, she attended the reception with The Doctor, and charmed the guests with a toast to individuality. However, she was hurt to discover that The Doctor's help was due to the bet. At this point, The Doctor found that he himself was falling in love with Seven, but refused to admit it to her. He tried to apologize to her, but she came to him first and said she no longer needed the lessons in romance because there were no suitable mates aboard. The Doctor was very disappointed that Seven did not reciprocate his feelings. ( VOY : " Someone to Watch Over Me ")

In 2376 , The Doctor was stranded aboard the USS Equinox along with Seven, and the crew disengaged his morality subroutines to extract activation codes for their warp drive from Seven's cranial implants, which would leave her mentally disabled. The Doctor almost went through with the procedure, but Captain Rudolph Ransom stopped him. He apologized to Seven for the incident, and she held no ill will towards him. ( VOY : " Equinox, Part II ")

The Doctor created a subroutine for daydreaming in early 2376 . Seven featured prominently in several fantasies, either serving as a damsel in distress or competing with other female Voyager crew members for The Doctor's affections. He even fantasized about painting her in the nude. When the fantasies began to overrun his program, his mental activity was tied into the holodeck, allowing Seven to see what he had been daydreaming. She did not take offense, but after she kissed him following Captain Janeway's announcement that the Emergency Command Hologram subroutines would be developed, she made it clear that it was simply a platonic gesture. ( VOY : " Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy ")

The Doctor as Seven of Nine

While Ensign Kim, Seven, and The Doctor conducted a routine survey on board the second Delta Flyer in 2377 , they were captured by a race known as the Lokirrim . The Lokirrim had waged war against holographic lifeforms who rebelled against Lokirrim rule, and as a result, banned all holographic activity within their borders. Seven transferred The Doctor's program to her cortical implant in order to hide him from the Lokirrim and prevent him from being decompiled. In the process, The Doctor took control of Seven's motor abilities, and was essentially trapped in her body. The Doctor tried to engineer an escape by cultivating a relationship with a Lokirrim official, Ranek , but the new sensations of taste and emotion were too tempting for The Doctor. He ended up overindulging in several foods and causing pain to Seven. Ranek later called Seven to the ship's bridge with the intention of setting up a romantic liaison. Although The Doctor was able to see his command codes, Ranek attempted to kiss him in Seven's body, which was not reciprocated. Shortly afterward, he went to complain about the incident to Jaryn , a crewmember The Doctor had been working with to treat injured Lokirrim crew. The Doctor became sexually aroused when Jaryn gave Seven a neck massage. Both incidents greatly irritated Seven, and once The Doctor had been returned to the mobile emitter they got into an argument about the values of indulgence. The Doctor felt Seven showed excessive restraint and did not allow for superfluous pleasure, which The Doctor believed was an important part of life. Kim managed to return the subject to escape, and The Doctor and Seven worked together once again to transmit a distress signal to Voyager . The Doctor was downloaded back into Seven's implants, and was able to convince Ranek to join her on a "second date." They knocked him out at the first available opportunity, and transmitted a message to Voyager including the ship's command codes. Their plan was discovered by Jaryn, and Seven was taken captive. After Voyager arrived, Seven returned The Doctor's program to the mobile emitter and they escaped. Upon their return to the ship, Seven decided that The Doctor had a point about her restraint concerning pleasures such as food. She brought a meal to sickbay and described the sensations of eating it to The Doctor, allowing him to experience it vicariously. ( VOY : " Body and Soul ")

When The Doctor's rights as an individual came into question, Seven testified at the hearing conducted with Starfleet Command. She spoke highly of The Doctor, appreciative of his efforts to develop her individuality. ( VOY : " Author, Author ")

In 2378 when The Doctor believed he was about to die, he finally admitted his feelings for her, and was embarrassed when he survived. ( VOY : " Renaissance Man ") The Doctor was also crestfallen when he learned Seven had begun to date Chakotay. ( VOY : " Endgame ")

Chakotay [ ]

Seven of Nine and Chakotay share a private moment in 2378

Like many of the crew, Chakotay was distrustful of Seven during her first year on board. He questioned Captain Janeway when she chose to leave Seven in control while the ship traversed a Mutara-class nebula. ( VOY : " One ")

Chakotay was interested in the early history of space exploration, and jumped at the chance to retrieve the Ares IV command module from a graviton ellipse encountered by Voyager in 2376 . Seven saw this fascination as dangerous, and she was proven right when the Delta Flyer , sent to retrieve the module, was trapped in the ellipse. She was upset with Chakotay, but her attitude changed when she beamed over to the command module to retrieve a component to repair the damaged Flyer . Chakotay told her to savor the moment and recover as much history as possible. She replayed Lieutenant John Kelly 's logs, and was touched by his devotion to duty. She had his body beamed back to the Flyer and spoke in admiration of Kelly at his funeral aboard Voyager . ( VOY : " One Small Step ")

Seven considered a romantic relationship with Chakotay in 2378 . In her holodeck simulation of Voyager , Chakotay became her love interest, and she went on several dates with him. To her embarrassment, The Doctor learned of the simulation when she collapsed on the holodeck due to her Borg programming, designed to shut down the implants of a drone should he/she experience strong emotion. These implants would require dangerous, repeated surgeries to remove, and Seven chose not to proceed. ( VOY : " Human Error ") The Doctor strove to develop a safer method of removing this obstacle to her development and several months later he was able to remove the implants with a single surgical procedure. After the affected implants were removed, Seven was free to become involved with the real Chakotay, and the two began dating in 2378 . Neelix gave Seven ideas for dates. In an alternate timeline, when Admiral Janeway was forced to convince Captain Janeway to return to the nebula, she revealed that Seven of Nine and Chakotay later married. ( VOY : " Endgame ")

Michael Chabon stated on his Instagram that, considering the evidence, it was safe to assume Seven and Chakotay's relationship had come to an end by 2399 . [2]

Raffaela Musiker [ ]

Seven of Nine and Raffaela Musiker kiss while stranded in 2024

In 2399 , Seven first met Raffaela Musiker when she crossed paths with Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the La Sirena . ( PIC : " Stardust City Rag ") Following the battle of Coppelius and the defeat of Commodore Oh 's forces, Musiker and Seven began exploring a romantic relationship. ( PIC : " Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2 ")

Over a year and a half later, in 2401 , Seven and Musiker were on uncertain terms regarding their relationship. While Seven wanted to retain her personal freedom, Musiker wished to be closer to and more involved with Seven. ( PIC : " The Star Gazer ") When they were injected by Q into an alternate timeline, Musiker was noticeably startled when she learned about the husband of that universe's Annika Hansen. ( PIC : " Penance ")

After they traveled to the year 2024 , Seven and Musiker spent much time together in Los Angeles , often discussing their relationship. ( PIC : " Watcher ", " Mercy ", " Hide and Seek ") At one point, they even used their romance as a ruse and referred to each other as girlfriends, to gain access to a restricted area atop Markridge Industrial Tower . ( PIC : " Assimilation ")

After the defeat of the Borg Queen and Adam Soong as well as the saving of Renée Picard , Seven and Musiker once again talked about their relationship. As Musiker was about to inform Seven that she is fine with them going their separate ways, Seven leaned in and kissed Musiker. When Musiker nervously questioned what this might mean, Seven laughingly quipped that Musiker should simply "let it breathe". Upon their return to the year 2401, Musiker, Seven, Elnor and Picard spent time reminiscing about their journey together at 10 Forward Avenue . ( PIC : " Farewell ") The two subsequently ended their relationship again, but remained on good terms with each other. ( PIC : " The Last Generation ")

Physiology [ ]

The Doctor was able to remove 82 percent of Seven's implants and restore most of her Human appearance, but she still had some Borg technology left; these were tied into her vital functions, and removing them would have killed her. She was given a special suit and also issued a combadge . Initially, she also still needed to regenerate , like a Borg drone, using a Borg alcove , because her natural metabolism wasn't yet functional enough to support her on its own. ( VOY : " The Gift ", et. all ) Incidents that put more strain on Seven's Borg systems required longer regeneration periods, including once where Seven had to regenerate for nearly a week straight. ( VOY : " Infinite Regress ") With time, the frequency with which she had to do so diminished, allowing Seven to spend time sleeping outside of her alcove. While exploring her humanity, Seven took to sleeping on the holodeck , spending 49 hours over 6 days there with the only known side effects being a drop in her electrolyte levels which The Doctor noted was a sign of her missing regeneration cycles. Seven was later able to spend a couple of days trapped on Ledos without any negative effects from her being unable to regenerate during that time. ( VOY : " Human Error ", " Natural Law ") By 2399 , over twenty years after being freed from the Borg Collective, she appeared to no longer require regeneration as Seven displayed no signs of undergoing regeneration while working with Jean-Luc Picard . ( Star Trek: Picard )

As a former drone, Seven had considerable superior physical characteristics over most Humans. Her visual acuity was vastly superior, due to her ocular implant , along with an eidetic memory and superior physical strength for a healthy Human woman her age. ( VOY : " The Gift ", " Vis à Vis ", " Tsunkatse ", " Scientific Method ", " Relativity ") As for her regular Human senses, they were more acute than the average Human as well. ( VOY : " Body and Soul ") Her heart and respiratory system were completely reinforced. ( VOY : " The Haunting of Deck Twelve ") She was also much more resistant to injury and many forms of radiation , including chroniton and subnucleonic radiation that would quickly kill an ordinary Human. ( VOY : " Year of Hell ", " One ") In addition, she became an extremely proficient martial artist, mastering the Norcadian martial art of Tsunkatse . ( VOY : " Tsunkatse ") With her Borg implants, she was also able to serve as a physical host to any holographic character, who then had full access to her biological senses. ( VOY : " Body and Soul ")

However, the length of time that Seven had been a Borg drone prevented The Doctor from ever successfully finding a way to remove all of Seven's implants, forcing them to be replaced or repaired when something happened to them. ( VOY : " Imperfection ", " Human Error ", " Endgame ") This was in contrast to Icheb who, due to having emerged from his maturation chamber early and his younger age, was less dependent on his implants and could compensate for the loss of his cortical node using genetic resequencing unlike Seven for whom the loss of her cortical node would be fatal. In 2377 , her cortical node developed a malfunction and had to be replaced. The replacement came from Icheb who was able to adapt to function without the implant after undergoing some genetic re-sequencing. ( VOY : " Imperfection ") Her powerful nanoprobes were highly sought after and in the Ferengi market each sold for six bars of latinum . In fact, in 2377 Ferengi marauders attempted to obtain Seven of Nine's nanoprobes by perpetrating an elaborate scheme. Seven's nanoprobes had multiple applications which made them so valuable, including slowing the aging process and even reanimating dead tissue. ( VOY : " Inside Man ") As the result of an infected Borg vinculum that had identified her as an errant drone and was trying to reintegrate her into the collective, Seven once developed multiple personality disorder exhibiting the behavior and personalities of the individuals assimilated by the Borg during her eighteen years as a drone. ( VOY : " Infinite Regress ") In 2401 , she was thrown in severe pain when another transmission from the Borg Queen was intended to trigger dormant Borg components in most of Starfleet personnel. However, aside from the pain, Seven was otherwise unaffected by the signal. ( PIC : " Võx ")

Over time, The Doctor's skill at handling the problems with Seven's Borg implants increased. For example, The Doctor initially predicted that disabling a fail-safe mechanism that was preventing Seven from experiencing strong emotions wouldn't be easy to do and it would take several surgeries and a potentially difficult recovery. Although Seven refused at first, The Doctor anticipated her eventually changing her mind and studied the problem. Three months later, when Seven requested the fail-safe's removal, The Doctor had it down to a single procedure that could be done at any time and which Seven quickly recovered from. Prior to this, the fail-safe nearly killed Seven when she started experimenting with the nature of individuality and intimate relationships. ( VOY : " Human Error ", " Endgame ")

She also secretly wished to be completely Human again. She made that wish come true when given the opportunity in the virtual reality of Unimatrix Zero where Seven had been a resident for eighteen years before being freed from the Collective, although Seven and the other residents were unable to remember this time when they awoke from their regeneration cycles. Seven and Voyager would later aid the other residents in regaining their individuality in the real world. ( VOY : " Unimatrix Zero ", " Unimatrix Zero, Part II "} Also, in 2401, she had been transferred by Q to an alternate timeline in which she had never been assimilated, and retained an unaltered fully Human body. Upon her journey to the year 2024 , she felt thrilled that the people of that time period reacted to her without fear or hesitation. ( PIC : " Penance ", " Assimilation ", " Monsters ") However, when Seven and Raffaela Musiker tried to prevent the CSS La Sirena from falling into the hands of the newly emerging Borg Queen , she was fatally wounded. With the last resorts of Agnes Jurati , the Queen was halted from killing Seven and instead saved her life by partially assimilating her, thus reinstating her Borg implants to a state that, at least visually, was identical to her original implants. ( PIC : " Hide and Seek ") Although she was initially devastated, she quickly accepted the loss. She was later reverted to her original self when Q returned the group to the present after they corrected the timeline. ( PIC : " Farewell ")

Alternate Seven of Nine [ ]

Holograms [ ].

Seven of Nine, projected from The Doctor's daydreams

Seven of Nine was holographically duplicated on a number of occasions: Seven of Nine was created by The Doctor so he could practice expressing his romantic feelings to the real Seven. ( VOY : " Someone to Watch Over Me ")

A holographic representation of Seven in the nude was being painted by The Doctor when his daydreams were projected into the holodeck . ( VOY : " Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy ")

A hologram of Seven was used in order to evaluate the chances of a successful replacement of Seven's cortical node. ( VOY : " Imperfection ")

A hologram of Seven as a Borg Drone was used by the Kyrian Museum of Heritage set in 2374 , to detail their encounter with the warship Voyager , as an aid to a history lesson. ( VOY : " Living Witness ")

In The Doctor's USS Vortex holonovel , entitled Photons Be Free , Seven's alter ego was a former drone named " Three of Eight ". She was the only person aboard the Vortex who spoke in defense of The Doctor, and helped him escape after he was arrested for expanding his program. She pleaded with Captain " Jenkins " to prevent The Doctor's program from being decompiled, calling it a crime that individuals like The Doctor were not appreciated. When Tom Paris temporarily rewrote the program, the character became " Two of Three ". Paris made light of The Doctor's obvious crush on Seven by making the holographic doctor in his program chauvinistic. The EMH character used a Klingon aphrodisiac on "Two of Three," causing her to react positively to his affections. ( VOY : " Author, Author ")

Alternate realities and timelines [ ]

In 2374 , most of Voyager 's crew was duplicated by a biomimetic lifeform known as the " Silver Blood ." ( VOY : " Demon ") The crew eventually agreed to allow the silver blood to replicate every individual on board, and the real crew left the class Y world. They began to forget their origins and ultimately started to believe that they were the real Voyager crew and set a course for the Alpha Quadrant. By mid 2375 , they had developed an enhanced warp drive and were closer to the Alpha Quadrant than the real Voyager . At the wedding of that ship's Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres, Seven caught the bouquet.

Shortly following this event, the enhanced warp drive began to degrade the structure of the ship and the crew, as it was harmful to the "Silver Blood." Captain Janeway decided to continue to the Alpha Quadrant in spite of this discovery, and did not attempt to locate a Class Y planet until many of the crew had succumbed to the degradation and the ship was severely damaged. Seven was one of the last crew members to degrade, and she attempted to build a message beacon out of non-affected materials to launch and hopefully be recovered. The beacon was later destroyed after the launch mechanism failed, and the Voyager disintegrated just as the real Voyager caught up to it. ( VOY : " Course: Oblivion ")

Sometime in the 29th century, Captain Braxton , of the Federation timeship USS Relativity , went back to 2371 and planted a temporal disruptor on Voyager in order to destroy it. The crew of the Relativity recruited Seven of Nine from late 2375 to help find the device because her ocular implant was capable of detecting it. Seven was altered in order to look Human, given a sciences division Starfleet uniform , the alias " Anna Jameson ", and sent to several time periods to pursue Braxton. Unfortunately, the side effects of the time travel were detrimental, and Seven died twice before discovering that Braxton was responsible. Further complicating matters, the timeline was contaminated by Seven's presence twice in the year 2371 and once in 2375, shortly before Seven was taken. Eventually, Braxton was apprehended and Captain Janeway helped repair the timeline by stopping Braxton before he ever had the chance to plant the disruptor. Slightly confused, Seven and Janeway were returned and reintegrated to the year 2375 and instructed not to tell of their experiences under order of the Temporal Prime Directive . ( VOY : " Relativity ")

When Voyager was fractured into several different time periods upon encountering a spatial rift in 2377 , the cargo bay was reverted to 2374 when the Borg first transported onto Voyager . Chakotay was the only crew member not affected, and contacted the Seven of Nine of this time period. She designed a plan to use a chroniton field to bring the ship back into temporal sync. She later helped the Voyager crew retake engineering from Seska in 2373 . ( VOY : " Shattered ")

In an alternate timeline occurring shortly after Voyager 's first encounter with the Krenim in 2374 , Seven developed a temporal shielding technology which protected the ship from the Krenim chroniton torpedoes as well as alterations in the timeline caused by Annorax 's weapon ship . The shield was perfected when she determined the exact phase variance of an intact torpedo lodged in Voyager 's hull, found while making repairs to Voyager 's badly-damaged systems. The torpedo detonated while Seven and Tuvok were nearby. Although Seven was unharmed, Tuvok was blinded. She assisted him in daily tasks aboard Voyager , as surgery to correct the blindness was impossible in Voyager 's state. When Voyager 's crew was forced to share quarters due to power failures, she shared quarters with Ensign Brooks . Seven found living with her difficult, as her personal habits were "chaotic." Seven remained aboard Voyager when most of the crew abandoned ship. ( VOY : " Year of Hell ") Seven later helped fit temporal shielding to the Mawasi fleet. The timeline was eradicated when Voyager collided with the temporal weapon ship, erasing it from history, along with any events caused due to the existence of the weapon ship. Thanks to Seven's temporal shielding, Voyager was able to erase the weapon ship from existence, thereby saving the entire galaxy from Annorax' catastrophic changes. ( VOY : " Year of Hell, Part II ")

In another alternate timeline created when Voyager used a quantum slipstream drive in 2375 but rode it all the way to the Alpha Quadrant , the ship crash-landed on an arctic planet, killing its entire crew. Harry Kim and Chakotay, who had survived the trip in the Delta Flyer , spent fifteen years trying to locate Voyager . They developed a plan to use a Borg temporal transmitter that they stole from the Federation to transmit the correct variance to Seven of Nine's cranial interplexing beacon in the past and therefore alter history. They stole the Delta Flyer and took it to Voyager , needing Seven's cranial implant and The Doctor's expertise to find her translink frequency allowing them to send the course corrections to USS Voyager and prevent the crash. Seven was located on the bridge and the reactivated Doctor removed her cranial implant. Once he was able to find her translink frequency – 108.44236000 – he attached it to the beacon. The first attempt to send the correction directly to her cranial implant failed, and Voyager was still lost. Kim then sent another correction, designed to collapse the slipstream, just before the Flyer , the alternate Harry Kim , Doctor , Chakotay and his girlfriend (Chakotay's) Tessa Omond were destroyed by the USS Challenger . The new plan worked, thus negating their deaths, and Voyager was saved. ( VOY : " Timeless ")

In yet another alternate timeline erased due to the actions of Admiral Kathryn Janeway, Chakotay and Seven were married aboard Voyager in the 2380s . However, Seven was killed on an away mission before Voyager returned home, and Janeway blamed herself for her death. This was a major motivation for her to travel back to 2378 and alter the past to bring Voyager home in that year. ( VOY : " Endgame ")

In the 31st century simulation of Voyager at the Kyrian Museum of Heritage , the incomplete records from Voyager 's visit in 2374 painted the crew as murderers and savages. Seven, still with full Borg implants, was the leader of a group of Borg aboard Voyager who were sent to assault several Kyrians . This simulation was corrected after the reactivation of a backup copy of Voyager 's EMH from the EMH backup module stolen during the ship's visit. ( VOY : " Living Witness ")

President Annika Hansen

In an alternate timeline created by Q where the Confederation of Earth existed, Annika Hansen was a politician who, by 2401 , had risen to become President of the Confederation of Earth . That year, she was to preside over Eradication Day alongside General Jean-Luc Picard .

She was married to the Confederation Magistrate who, although subordinate to her both as husband and in the government, had authority to order a telepathic incursion investigation if she acted too erratic or out of the ordinary. ( PIC : " Penance ")

Chronology [ ]

• Stardate 25479 ( 2344 ): Born to Magnus Hansen and Erin Hansen . ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ")
• 2347 : Embarks on a scientific journey to study the Borg together with her parents aboard the USS Raven . ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ")
• 2350 : Is assimilated by the Borg along with her parents. ( PIC : " Penance ")
• 2355 : Emerges from her maturation chamber as a Borg drone. ( VOY : " Collective ")
• 2368 : The Borg sphere she was assigned to crashed on Planet 1865-Alpha . ( VOY : " Survival Instinct ")
• 2373 : Serves as an intermediary between the Borg Collective and the USS Voyager . ( VOY : " Scorpion, Part II ")
• 2374 : Is separated from the Collective by Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay and begins new life on Voyager as a crewman in Astrometrics . ( VOY : " The Gift ", " Endgame ")
• 2375 : Returns to the Borg Collective and comes face to face with the Borg Queen and her assimilated father. ( VOY : " Dark Frontier ")
• 2376 : Becomes guardian to four former Borg children, Rebi , Azan , Mezoti , and Icheb . ( VOY : " Collective ")
• 2377 : Helps to free members of the rogue Unimatrix Zero , thereby igniting an internal Borg resistance movement. ( VOY : " Unimatrix Zero, Part II ")
• 2378 : Returns to the Alpha Quadrant with Voyager . ( VOY : " Endgame ")
• 2386 : Joins the Fenris Rangers . Forced to mercy kill a mortally-wounded Icheb after he is brutalized by Bjayzl . ( PIC : " Stardust City Rag ")
• 2399 : Helps Jean-Luc Picard rescue Bruce Maddox from the planet Freecloud . Kills Bjayzl in retribution for Icheb's torture and death. ( PIC : " Stardust City Rag ")
• Appointed acting captain of the USS Stargazer ( PIC : " Farewell ")
• Officially joins Starfleet and is assigned to the USS Titan -A as first officer ( PIC : " The Next Generation ")
• Relived of duty by Captain Liam Shaw for insubordination. ( PIC : " Disengage ")
• Reinstated by Captain Shaw on Stardate 78186.03. ( PIC : " Imposters ")
• Given command of the Titan as Captain Shaw's final order. ( PIC : " Võx ")
• Given command of the USS Enterprise -G . ( PIC : " The Last Generation ")

Appendices [ ]

Appearances [ ].

Seven of Nine appears in a little under two-thirds (60 percent) of Voyager 's 172 episodes.

• " Scorpion, Part II " (Season 4)
• " The Gift "
• " Day of Honor "
• " Revulsion "
• " The Raven "
• " Scientific Method "
• " Year of Hell "
• " Year of Hell, Part II "
• " Random Thoughts "
• " Concerning Flight "
• " Mortal Coil "
• " Waking Moments "
• " Message in a Bottle "
• " Hunters "
• " Retrospect "
• " The Killing Game "
• " The Killing Game, Part II "
• " Vis à Vis "
• " The Omega Directive "
• " Unforgettable "
• " Living Witness "
• " Hope and Fear "
• " Night " (Season 5)
• " Extreme Risk "
• " In the Flesh "
• " Once Upon a Time "
• " Timeless "
• " Infinite Regress "
• " Nothing Human "
• " Thirty Days "
• " Counterpoint "
• " Latent Image "
• " Bride of Chaotica! "
• " Gravity "
• " Dark Frontier "
• " The Disease "
• " Course: Oblivion "
• " The Fight "
• " Think Tank "
• " Juggernaut "
• " Someone to Watch Over Me "
• " Relativity "
• " Warhead "
• " Equinox "
• " Equinox, Part II " (Season 6)
• " Survival Instinct "
• " Barge of the Dead "
• " Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy "
• " Riddles "
• " Dragon's Teeth "
• " One Small Step "
• " The Voyager Conspiracy "
• " Pathfinder "
• " Fair Haven "
• " Blink of an Eye "
• " Virtuoso "
• " Memorial "
• " Tsunkatse "
• " Collective "
• " Spirit Folk "
• " Ashes to Ashes "
• " Child's Play "
• " Good Shepherd "
• " Live Fast and Prosper "
• " Life Line "
• " The Haunting of Deck Twelve "
• " Unimatrix Zero "
• " Unimatrix Zero, Part II " (Season 7)
• " Imperfection "
• " Repression "
• " Critical Care "
• " Inside Man "
• " Body and Soul "
• " Flesh and Blood "
• " Nightingale "
• " Shattered "
• " Lineage "
• " Repentance "
• " Prophecy "
• " The Void "
• " Workforce "
• " Workforce, Part II "
• " Human Error "
• " Author, Author "
• " Friendship One "
• " Natural Law "
• " Homestead "
• " Renaissance Man "
• " Endgame "
• " Remembrance "
• " Maps and Legends "
• " The End is the Beginning "
• " The Impossible Box "
• " Nepenthe "

Background information [ ]

Seven of Nine was played by actress Jeri Ryan . She first appeared in the fourth season opener, " Scorpion, Part II ". Young Annika Hansen was played by Erica Lynne Bryan in "Scorpion, Part II" and " The Raven ", and Katelin Petersen in " Dark Frontier ".

The concept of Seven of Nine began while Brannon Braga was sitting at home, late one night, and saw a televised promotion for the Borg-centric third season installment " Unity ". ( Braving the Unknown: Season Four , VOY Season 4 DVD ; Cinefantastique , Vol. 30, No. 9/10, p. 75) The idea of having a Borg crewman aboard the starship Voyager – a notion that instantly appealed to Braga – occurred to him as he was watching the advertisement. ( Cinefantastique , Vol. 30, No. 9/10, p. 75) He then brought the character concept to the attention of fellow writer Joe Menosky . Braga later remembered, " I called Joe Menosky, and pitched this idea, and he thought it was a great idea. And then we talked about it and all the things… 'What would that mean, to have a Borg character?' It would be really cool. " ( Braving the Unknown: Season Four , VOY Season 4 DVD ) Braga also related, " I called Joe Menosky and we brainstormed. I wanted to make sure it wasn't a stupid idea. " ( Cinefantastique , Vol. 30, No. 9/10, p. 75) After Menosky approved of the concept, Braga called Executive Producer Rick Berman . " It was late, but I was so excited […] He really liked the idea but he had the stroke of genius, 'Make it a Borg babe,' " said Braga. " And we just talked about it, for a couple hours, and we just thought, 'This is a really cool idea. This could be really... just the thing we need.' " ( Braving the Unknown: Season Four , VOY Season 4 DVD ) This marathon conversation between Berman and Braga took place in the spring of 1997 . ( A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager , p. 348) Berman was not the only executive producer to whom Braga suggested the idea of a Borg crew member, however. " I […] took it in to Rick Berman and Jeri Taylor , " Braga said, " and they liked the idea. " ( Cinefantastique , Vol. 30, No. 9/10, p. 75) Taylor herself commented, " The idea of having a female Borg was one of those that came largely through spontaneous combustion. It started with Brannon, and quickly gained a great deal of support. " ( A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager , p. 348)

Seven of Nine was originally called "Perra" and had witnessed friends of hers being brutally killed around her at an outpost on Kelta Prime , a long time before she encountered Voyager and its crew. During that early incident, her Humanity, according to Perra herself, had "died." There was a time thereafter when she wished she had died along with her friends but, when she joined the Borg Collective, that emotional pain disappeared and she found the voices of the Collective to be comforting. This backstory was even written into casting sides that, in 1997, were used to audition the part. [3] The call sheets for the episodes "Scorpion, Part II" and "The Gift" also featured Ryan in the role of "Perra".

The character's final name was inspired by "Rhoda", codename EF709 ("seven-oh-nine"), a voluptuous female android portrayed by Julie Newmar in the short-lived 1960s sitcom My Living Doll . [4]

Brannon Braga opined that Seven of Nine was the Spock or Data the show needed. " The Doctor came close ," he said. " I liked The Doctor character. But Seven of Nine to me was like The Wild Child – I was inspired by that Truffaut movie about trying to tame someone who was raised by wolves or in this case someone raised by Borg. " [5]

Brannon Braga envisioned, upon devising the Seven of Nine character, that she would ultimately be portrayed as meeting an unfortunate end. " Seven of Nine was, for me, designed to be a character that was gonna die tragically, " Braga admitted. " I planned that. " [6] He elaborated, " I thought she should have somehow sacrificed herself to get the closest thing she had to a family home. I think it would have been amazing but I was shot down. I was not running the show at the time; it was Ken Biller and Rick. " [7]

An actress who auditioned for the role of Seven was Hudson Leick (Callisto from Xena: Warrior Princess ). ( Beyond the Final Frontier , p. 308; [8] ) Another actress who read for the part was Claudia Christian (Ivanova from Babylon 5 ). ( Beyond the Final Frontier , p. 308) Brannon Braga was involved in the casting process from the start. He commented, " We read a lot of different kinds of actresses of different ages. We narrowed it down to three, and Jeri Ryan was the best. " ( Cinefantastique , Vol. 30, No. 9/10, p. 75) Ryan tried out for the role in mid-May 1997. She recalled, " I, of course, auditioned like everyone else. As a matter of fact, I read a couple of times and then I got the job. " ( Star Trek Monthly  issue 33 , p. 17)

Jeri Ryan's first day on Star Trek: Voyager was Tuesday 27 May 1997 on which she had a medical appointment like all the other main cast members. On this day, there were also the interviews with Ryan's possible stand-ins for which recurring Star Trek: The Next Generation background actress Cameron was cast. Cameron later left the production during the episode " Hunters " and the stand-in position was re-cast with Brita Nowak . On Wednesday 28 May 1997 , Ryan had her makeup and wardrobe tests followed by fittings on Thursday 29 May 1997 . Her first day filming "Scorpion, Part II" was on Friday 30 May 1997 with a makeup call at 6:30 am and a set call at 10:00 am. On this day, Ryan filmed some bridge and ready room scenes on Paramount Stage 8 .

The silver outfit

Seven's infamous costume began as a silver version in " The Gift ", which was also used in " Day of Honor " and " Revulsion ". It was retired because the material was too restrictive for actress Jeri Ryan's movement and it was difficult for her to breathe in, especially when she sat down. A new brown uniform, featuring a lower neckline, debuted in " The Raven ", and a variant with a small collar is visible in " Scientific Method ". A cobalt blue costume with grey shoulders and arms first appeared in " In the Flesh " but was replaced by an all-cobalt version in " The Disease ". A plum-colored outfit first appeared in " Dark Frontier ". Seven can be seen wearing a Starfleet uniform on only two occasions, the first being " Relativity ", when she is undercover in Voyager 's past, and the second being in " Human Error ", in a holographic simulation . Her Borg costume was also revived in several episodes, mostly in flashback scenes.

Some fans jokingly call Seven "Barbie of Borg" and 36D of 9, due to a common belief that she was brought on board Voyager mainly to boost ratings among male viewers. Jeri Ryan freely admitted this to be true, saying, " I knew exactly what I was in for when I had my first costume fitting. Clearly my character was added to the show for sex appeal, which remains the one way to get attention very quickly. I don't think it's the only way to get viewers to watch strong women, but it worked. ". (TV Week magazine (Canada) of May 8-14, 1999 pages 6-7, 9 from "Super Moms", an interview by Michael Logan)

Kate Mulgrew admitted that she and Jeri Ryan did not see eye-to-eye while filming Voyager because " I had thought 'damn, we were going to forgo all of this with a female captain.' But the demographics proved the audience wanted more sex. " However, she reflected that Ryan " did a marvelous job in a very difficult role. It was very clear to anyone with eyes in their head that Jeri Ryan's beauty and sexual appeal were an important part of the numbers. " [9]

Ryan portrayed the character in any and all incarnations of Seven of Nine in one hundred episodes of Star Trek: Voyager .

Keyla Detmer 's party outfit seen in the Star Trek: Discovery episode " Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad " was inspired by Seven of Nine. ( AT : " Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad ")

Apocrypha [ ]

In the PC videogames Star Trek: Elite Force and Star Trek: Elite Force II , Seven was responsible for creating a device called "I-Mod" (Infinity Modulator). The I-Mod was specifically made to be used against the Borg. The I-Mod device was made into a weapon of its own (a rifle), capable of firing unique infinitely modulated shots that made adapting impossible.

According to the video game Star Trek: Starship Creator , Seven of Nine was born on Gemaura III to parents Seka and Han.

In an alternate future seen in the Pocket DS9 book trilogy Millennium , Seven, along with Voyager and her crew, returned to the Alpha Quadrant at an unspecified time. By 2399 , Seven had been promoted to admiral . Seven, along with Hugh , helped to negotiate a treaty between the Federation and the Borg Collective , in the name of fighting the Bajorans , with whom the Federation was at war. In this future, she was apparently romantically involved with The Doctor. The entire timeline was reset thanks to Benjamin Sisko and the crew of Deep Space 9 .

In the Voyager relaunch book series, Seven broke up with Chakotay, moved in with her aunt, and attained much undesired celebrity. She eventually joined a Federation "think tank" with The Doctor.

In the Next Generation relaunch novel Before Dishonor , Seven of Nine had become a civilian instructor at Starfleet Academy specializing in cybernetic technology. When Janeway was assimilated to become a new Borg Queen, Seven joined the crew of the USS Enterprise -E to reactivate the planet killer weapon with the assistance of Geordi La Forge and Spock in an effort to attack and destroy the Borg ship attacking Earth .

Following the events of Star Trek: Destiny , Seven of Nine's remaining Borg implants were seemingly destroyed. She underwent a severe emotional shift, yet to be explained, and began asserting her true name as Annika Hansen once again. In the subsequent Voyager relaunch novel Full Circle , it was revealed that this was a response to the Caeliar, the race who absorbed many of the Borg into their group mind, implanting the thought that she was Annika Hansen in her mind when severing her last link to the Borg Collective. Seven quickly rejected the instruction and continued to think of herself as Seven of Nine.

In the timeline for Star Trek Online , Seven of Nine joined Starfleet after Voyager 's return to the Alpha Quadrant, and was assigned to a special Borg Task Force. When the task force was dissolved in 2385 – Starfleet believing the Borg were no longer a threat – Seven angrily disagreed with the decision and resigned from Starfleet, accepting a position at the Daystrom Institute instead. " startrekonline.com/timeline/2385.1 "

Seven appears in Delta Rising , the second expansion to STO, voiced once again by Jeri Ryan. In the wake of "Operation Delta Rising", a campaign to return to the Delta Quadrant to fight the Undine , Tuvok – now an admiral and commanding Voyager – asked Seven to leave the Daystrom Institute to work for the new Delta Alliance. Seven and her research team are rescued from a small outpost after the ship carrying them, the USS Callisto , is destroyed. Following a Voth fleet that mysteriously disengaged from combat, Seven and her rescuers arrive at the homeworld of the Turei , where they learn that the Vaadwaur have managed to gain advanced technology and have begun a campaign to reconquer the Delta Quadrant. Seven again expresses her guilt at awakening the Vaadwaur, but accepts Tuvok's offer to serve with him again on Voyager to combat the new threat. She also works alongside the Cooperative , a group of free Borg drones, in their efforts to avoid being reassimilated by the Collective or destroyed by their opponents.

For STO's tenth anniversary, Seven returns in the two-part episode "The Measure of Morality", now looking and sounding like her more "relaxed" appearance in Star Trek: Picard . While investigating possible Borg activity, the player character's ship is abducted by the Excalbians and forced to undergo further "trials" to determine the differences between good and evil. The player character and one of their officers are teamed with Seven and an Excalbian simulacrum of Michael Burnham to represent "good", as they battle "evil" forces in the Excalbians' simulations. During the Excalbian simulation on Essof IV , Seven inadvertently creates a Borg Queen in her image, using her genetic material fused with Control 's nanites. The Borg Queen Seven then takes control of the Excalbians' "simulation", even manifesting a massive fleet in orbit of Excalbia , which is ultimately defeated by another Excalbian-manifested fleet, consisting of several starships Enterprise , as well as Voyager , the USS Discovery , and the USS Defiant . In the patrol mission "One Night in Bozeman", part of the game's First Contact Day event, Seven is recruited by temporal agent Daniels to travel with the player character to April 4, 2063, just as the Borg Queen's sphere is bombarding Zefram Cochrane 's missile complex near Bozeman , Montana (as depicted in Star Trek: First Contact ). The Borg are attempting another change in the timeline, this time by focusing their attention on the civilians on the surface, as well as building a transporter from scraps to summon reinforcements from the partly-assimilated Enterprise -E. Seven and the player must rescue the civilians and destroy the transporter to ensure that the established events (including the involvement of the Enterprise crew) is not disrupted.

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The Untold Truth Of Seven Of Nine

Some of the most popular good guys are former bad guys. In  Star Trek , there's no more perfect example of this than Jeri Ryan's Seven of Nine — a former member of the villainous Borg who became a fan favorite character on  Star Trek: Voyager . 

One of the more singular aspects of Seven's character is how popular she became in spite of how late she showed up. Seven of Nine isn't introduced to Voyager  until the season 4 premiere. Few regular characters introduced so late in a  Trek  series have proven quite so successful. But while her sex appeal, her ongoing struggles to resolve her Borg upbringing with her humanity, and her more badass posturing proved a hit with fans, it's clear her introduction to  Voyager  wasn't universally embraced behind the camera. 

Regardless, Seven of Nine's popularity endures. Not only does she remain one of fans' most beloved Trek  heroes of the past, her story has proven to continue beyond  Voyager  to the franchise's 21st century series. To learn about how a character named after a couple of numbers could earn so much adulation, keep reading for the untold truth of Seven of Nine.

Seven was inspired by an earlier episode

The special feature "Braving the Unknown" on Star Trek: Voyager 's season 4 home release reveals where the idea for Seven of Nine came from. Brannon Braga — a producer and writer on  Voyager — says the notion of a Borg character joining the crew came to him while watching an ad for the season 3 episode "Unity." 

In the episode, Commander Chakotay (Robert Beltran) finds a planet of Borg who have been disconnected from the Collective. Unfortunately, conflict rages on the planet as rivalries between different species re-emerge once ties to the Borg have been severed. An ex-Borg human named Riley (Lori Hallier) wants  Voyager 's help to create a new collective on the planet in order to restore harmony. In the meantime, Riley and other ex-Borgs temporarily connect Chakotay to their collective in order to heal life-threatening wounds and, eventually, to use that connection to force  Voyager 's First Officer to help them. Fittingly, Chakotay's experience in "Unity" becomes crucial in Voyager 's early dealings with Seven of Nine. 

Braga said after watching the promo for "Unity" he called other  Voyager  writer/producer Joe Menosky and co-creator Rick Berman "to make sure it wasn't a stupid idea." The consensus was that it was just the opposite. Braga said he and Berman "talked about it for a couple of hours and we just thought, 'This is a really cool idea. This could be really just the thing we need."

Seven, Ambassador of Borg

When Seven of Nine first comes aboard  Voyager , she isn't there as a friend. She first appears in "Scorpion, Part II," the season 4 premiere of  Voyager . 

Upon entering the area of space dominated by the Borg — a necessary hurdle on their journey back home — the crew of  Voyager  discovers that the Borg have bitten off more than they can chew. A race of vicious extra-dimensional aliens known only as Species 8472 is waging war on the Borg and winning. Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) decides to use this to her advantage. After the Doctor (Robert Picardo) devises a technology that can defeat Species 8472, Janeway offers it to the Borg in exchange for safe passage through their space. The Borg assign Seven of Nine — a human assimilated when she was a child — to act as liaison to  Voyager 's crew. 

Once Species 8472 is defeated, Seven of Nine predictably turns on the crew of  Voyager . She tells them their agreement is over and the Borg will assimilate the ship and her crew. Expecting the betrayal, Janeway signals for her secret plan to be put in motion. Elsewhere on the ship, the Doctor puts a neuro-transceiver on Chakotay's neck which — because of his previous experience with ex-Borg — the First Officer is able to use to connect with Seven and distract her while Lt. Torres (Roxann Dawson) cuts Seven's connection to the Collective. 

Barbie of Borg

It didn't take long for some fans to call Seven of Nine " Barbie of Borg" among other, more explicit nicknames. The jokes suggested some fans thought Seven of Nine was brought on board mainly for sex appeal. From what we've heard from the creators and actors since  Voyager 's finale, it seems clear they weren't all that wrong. After all, while Brannon Braga's initial conception was just for a Borg crew member, when talking about that inspiration on the  Voyager  season 4 home release, he said it was co-creator Rick Berman who said "Make it a Borg babe." 

Jeri Ryan has no illusions about how much sex appeal played into her character's popularity, but she also feels her character offered a lot more regardless. Speaking to  HuffPost  in 2012, Ryan said , "I don't have a problem with Seven's overtly sexual physical appearance, if only because of the way she was written and developed. If it was a crappy character, then OK. But she was so nuanced and beautifully written."

Ryan has a point. After all, once she's introduced on  Voyager , so many stories revolve around Seven and her relationships with the rest of the crew. Without a layered, interesting character, none of those stories would have been possible. Fans may have shown up for the "eye candy," but they stayed for the stories.

She was meant to die

Making recurring appearances on  Star Trek: Picard , Seven of Nine is one of the only  Voyager  regular characters to show up in the franchise after the show's finale. It's ironic, considering that Brannon Braga planned for her to be one of the only regular characters to not even survive  Voyager . 

Speaking to  TrekCore  in 2013, Braga fielded a question about some fans feeling  Voyager  had "de-fanged" the Borg as villains. After talking about the Borg for a bit, he revealed his own ideas for Seven's fate: "I think Seven of Nine should have bit the dust. I think there had to be a real sacrifice for this crew getting home; a real blood sacrifice. Seven of Nine was, for me, designed to be a character that was gonna die tragically. I planned that."

He went on to describe how he planned for that death to take place, mentioning "Human Error," one of the final season's later episodes. Seven uses the holodeck to explore her human side, including a potential romance with Chakotay. As emotions begin to emerge, the Doctor discovers there's a Borg failsafe device within her — if she becomes too human, the implant will kill her. Braga said, "It was that moment in my mind that would set up the finale, where she realized she can't live here, can't live there."

For better or worse, Braga's concept got the thumbs down, and Seven continued her quest to become more human.

Seven vs. the Captain

Whle they start off as uneasy allies, the relationship between Captain Janeway and Seven of Nine eventually grows into something not unlike that between a mother and daughter. Behind the scenes, however, it seems clear that Mulgrew and Ryan were not the best of friends. 

When asked about her relationship with Ryan at the 2014 Star Trek Vegas Con, Mulgrew was diplomatic, saying , "We did not have a deep friendship." Mulgrew implied she'd initially resented Ryan's casting, saying, "It was very clear to anyone with eyes in their head that Jeri Ryan's beauty and sexual appeal were an important part of the numbers. I had thought 'damn, we were going to forgo all of this with a female captain.' But the demographics proved the audience wanted more sex and they got it in that beautiful, talented woman."

On 2013's  Girl on Guy  podcast, Ryan opened up about how ugly things got. She didn't specifically name Mulgrew as the actor in question, but her hints make it seem impossible for it be anyone else (e.g. she says most of her scenes were with "this person"). She gave examples of the actor refusing to let makeup and wardrobe crew work with Ryan before closeups and in some cases saying their lines to Ryan "off-camera picking their nails, thumbing through a book... without even making eye contact." 

Learning to date with the Doctor

When asked what her favorite episodes of  Voyager  were, Jeri Ryan has shared her  fond memories of episodes "when Seven was really starting to explore her humanity." In particular, she often cites season 5's "Someone to Watch Over Me."

Seven and Torres almost come to blows when the latter discovers that Seven has been observing and making notes on her and Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) in her study of mating rituals. When the Doctor suggests Seven should try dating on her own, the holographic physician becomes the reformed Borg's dating mentor. Among other things, he subjects Seven to a presentation reminiscent of a high school teacher's sex education lecture, brings her to the holodeck to try her hand at wooing holographic characters, teaches her to dance, and breaks into a sweet duet of "You Are My Sunshine."

Over the course of the episode, the Doctor realizes he's developing his own feelings for Seven. He's just about ready to open up about them when she tells him she will no longer need to be mentored because — after reviewing all the men on board — none are suitable as potential mates. The Doctor thanks Seven and keeps his longing to himself. 

Some of the crew felt crowded by Seven

Robert Beltran was known for being honest — even while  Voyager  was still on the air — when he wasn't happy about something. And one of the things he wasn't happy about was how he felt Chakotay and other characters were short-changed once Seven of Nine came board. 

Speaking to StarTrek.com  in 2012, Beltran said , "when the Seven of Nine character made her entrance, the focus changed... That was fine with me, but I think writers have an obligation to fill out all the characters if they're regular characters on a series. I think several of the characters were diminished — Chakotay and Tuvok and Kim and Neelix." He went on to say he felt Seven was easier to write because she wasn't fully human.

Ryan told the Girl on Guy  podcast she thought so much focus was put on Seven because, simply put, she was new. "Now the writers, who have been writing for the same seven characters for three years, are salivating for something new to write with," Ryan said. "Consequently, all the scripts revolved around Seven of Nine and her relationship with the other characters, of course."

She also said she was aware of some of the other cast's resentments and understood them, though the understanding apparently didn't make things easier. "When the new kid comes in and suddenly it's all about them. That was tough," Ryan said. "It really made it an unpleasant work experience. "

Icheb, the son she never had

Seven of Nine isn't the only ex-Borg to join  Voyager  on its quest back to Earth. In season 6's "Collective," the crew encounters a Borg Cube whose only survivors are children. At the end of the episode, four of the children come aboard  Voyager ,   where the Doctor uses the same techniques he used on Seven to remove most of the children's Borg implants. The oldest of the four is Icheb (Manu Intiraymi), a member of a race called the Brunali, who becomes a recurring character on Voyager.  

We eventually learn that Icheb's assimilation into the Borg was somewhat unique. In "Child's Play," Icheb discovers he was genetically engineered by his parents with a deadly virus meant to eradicate the Borg. His parents willingly put him on a ship and steered him toward the Borg in the hopes they would assimilate him and subsequently be destroyed. 

Unfortunately, Icheb is brutally taken away from Seven in the season 1  Star Trek: Picard  episode "Stardust City Rag." In a flashback, we learn Icheb (now played by Casey King) has been captured and his body is being harvested for its cybernetic parts. Seven interrupts the procedure, but Icheb is already dying and in excruciating pain. He begs Seven to kill him, which she does while sobbing.

Seven in the Mirror

One of the most well-loved stories of any  Star Trek  show is the original series episode "Mirror, Mirror" in which a mirror universe is revealed where the tyrannical Terran Empire replaces the Federation, and evil counterparts of the  Enterprise 's crew replace the ones with which we're more familiar. Subsequent series like  Deep Space Nine ,  Enterprise , and  Discovery  return to the mirror universe, though  Voyager  never got a chance. That's something IDW's 2019 one-shot comic  Star Trek: Voyager — Mirrors & Smoke  corrects. 

In the mirror universe, Janeway is the Pirate Queen of the Delta Quadrant and is perfectly content to stay far from Earth, where she and her crew can plunder without anyone to interfere. In this universe, Annika Hansen was never assimilated by the Borg, but her parents were. When  Voyager  rescues her from Neelix and Kes, Annika discovers the Terrans know nothing about the Borg. 

Ironically, while Annika isn't a Borg in this universe, she  still  betrays  Voyager . Shortly after she's rescued, she plots with the Doctor to take over the ship and kill anyone who doesn't cooperate. Their plans are foiled, and interestingly Annika's motivations for turning against them are never revealed. Though toward the end of the comic she refers to her captors as "the humans," suggesting she may be more than she appears. 

She never expected to return

One of the most anticipated appearances of  Star Trek: Picard 's first season was the return of Seven of Nine. She saves Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and his crew at the end of "Absolute Candor," and takes center stage in the following episode "Stardust City Rag." We learn that for years Seven has been a part of a group of vigilantes called the Fenris Rangers, trying to bring justice to the galaxy in the wake of the Romulan supernova. 

As much of a success as Seven's return has proven to be, Jeri Ryan never thought it would happen. On the  Picard  after show  Ready Room , Ryan told host Wil Wheaton, "This has been a two-year process since this was first broached to me. And I didn't think it was ever going to really actually come to fruition." She said one of the series writers, James Duff, pitched the idea to her two years earlier, but she thought it was a joke. 

Apparently, it wasn't until the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys when Ryan was shocked to discover her return to the role was actually a possibility. While she waited backstage,  Picard  co-creator Alex Kurtzman told her there was a lot of discussion about her in the series writers' room. Ryan's response? "And I was like 'What? Really? Okay. I guess it's actually happening.'"

Seven and Locutus, two of a kind

At first, it may seem strange for Seven of Nine to show up in  Star Trek: Picard . After all, the character wasn't around for  Star Trek: The Next Generation   and we've never seen the two characters meet before  Picard , but if you stop to think about it, Seven may have more in common with Picard than anyone he served with aboard the  Enterprise . 

In the two-part TNG  episode "Best of Both Worlds," Picard is assimilated by the Borg and turned into Locutus. The Collective uses his memories and knowledge to kill Picard's Starfleet comrades. He's eventually saved by his crew, but the experience leaves deep scars. We see him suffering from it in subsequent episodes as well as in 1996's  Star Trek: First Contact . 

While Seven was assimilated when she was a young girl and spent a much longer time with the Collective than Picard, they share this terrible bond with one another. This never comes through more clearly than in an exchange toward the end of "Stardust City Rag." Seven asks Picard if he thinks he regained his humanity once he was cut off from the Borg. He says he did. Seven asks, "All of it?"

Picard answers, "No. But we're both working on it. Aren't we?"

Seven says, "Every damn day of my life."

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What are the key Seven of Nine episodes?

• Thread starter SpaceCadetJuan
• Start date Nov 9, 2014

SpaceCadetJuan

• Nov 9, 2014

Folks, I’m a long time lurker and very occasional poster who would very much appreciate the benefit of your collective Trek knowledge. Although I am a huge Trek fan, my fandom comes with an asterisk, which is that I have never seen the final four seasons of Voyager. Any other episode of Trek, I have seen anywhere from 2 to 6 times depending, but those 100 or so Voyager episodes, not once. How could this be? Three reasons, really: 1) Voyager, based on the first three seasons anyway, is easily my least favorite of the Trek series. Other than Tuvok and the Doctor I wasn’t enthused by most of the cast but worse, I was disgusted by how little the show did with such a promising initial premise. Count me among the fans who would have loved to have seen more Starfleet/Maquis conflict, and increasingly desperate situations as the ship began to break down without proper repairs, as resources began to run out, as crewmembers were lost and it became more difficult to keep the ship running with so few. The fact that everything was kept light and congenial and the ship (and its shuttlecrafts) were seemingly reset to factory specs after every episode was highly disappointing to me. 2) Between seasons 3 and 4, I moved from an area that had a UPN affiliate to one that did not. Although a local station eventually picked up the show, by then I had missed an entire season and didn’t want to watch out of chronology. I figured I could always see the series later in reruns or on DVD, but to this day I haven’t. 3) Even though I now have Netflix and I can watch Voyager anytime I want, I haven’t yet because here’s the deal: although Enterprise has been off the air for nearly a decade, and there seems to be no real interest in bringing Star Trek in any form back to TV anytime soon, there are 100 already-produced episodes of Star Trek that I haven’t watched yet. And even though Voyager is far from my fav, that’s quite something to have in my back pocket. Now I almost never want to watch them because once I do then I will be in the same position as all of you, with no new Trek TV to look forward to. So what I’m interested in doing for the moment is this: I would like to have a sort of marathon of key Seven of Nine episodes. Of all the great characters in the Trek pantheon, she is the only one I really don’t know much about at all, other than what I’ve read about her, because Jeri Ryan joined the show just as I stopped watching. I think it would be cool if, in a single burst, I could get a quick overview of what her character is like and how her story arc developed over the course of the show. Obviously a board like this is the perfect place to put it to the experts as to what are the most important 8-12 episodes of Voyager that would best reflect Seven of Nine. If anyone would be willing to take the time to make some recommendations for my Seven binge, I would be most grateful and thanks in advance.  

Captain Kathryn

Thanks for the thorough reply, CK! I assure you I will watch the rest of Voyager, in proper sequence, eventually. Like I said, I sort of keeping holding off because once I watch them that's it, no new Trek for me. As for spoilers, I sort of know bits and pieces already simply from internet discussions, and also from some Trek Lit I've read. I know that Tom and B'elanna get together, for instance, and Janeway and Chakotay don't. I know that the Doctor becomes a fully-realized being independent of sickbay (and long distance calls to Reg Barclay fit in somehow), while Kim is still a very bland ensign by the end of the show. I know Kes leaves shortly after I left off watching, but unfortunately Neelix sticks around. I know that they use some kind of Borg tech to get back home, but that the series ends just as they arrive so you don't really get any satisfaction if you wanted to see them reunited with Starfleet or their loved ones when they get back. As for the Doctor's story who knows-- maybe in a few months I will be asking the board for suggestions for a Doctor marathon...  

SpaceCadetJuan said: Thanks for the thorough reply, CK! I assure you I will watch the rest of Voyager, in proper sequence, eventually. Like I said, I sort of keeping holding off because once I watch them that's it, no new Trek for me. As for spoilers, I sort of know bits and pieces already simply from internet discussions, and also from some Trek Lit I've read. I know that Tom and B'elanna get together, for instance, and Janeway and Chakotay don't. I know that the Doctor becomes a fully-realized being independent of sickbay (and long distance calls to Reg Barclay fit in somehow), while Kim is still a very bland ensign by the end of the show. I know Kes leaves shortly after I left off watching, but unfortunately Neelix sticks around. I know that they use some kind of Borg tech to get back home, but that the series ends just as they arrive so you don't really get any satisfaction if you wanted to see them reunited with Starfleet or their loved ones when they get back. As for the Doctor's story who knows-- maybe in a few months I will be asking the board for suggestions for a Doctor marathon... Click to expand...

Rear Admiral

I do concur with her list. Where I want to point out is if you get curious based on her asterisks alone I'd say If you want to see "Imperfection" you'll have to watch "Collective" if you don't know who Icheb is. If you do know of/about him skip Collective but watch "Child's Play" before "Imperfection" to get the poignancy of why Icheb does what he does it's more enjoyed that way than just simply saying "who wouldn't?"  

Catarina said: I do concur with her list. Where I want to point out is if you get curious based on her asterisks alone I'd say If you want to see "Imperfection" you'll have to watch "Collective" if you don't know who Icheb is. If you do know of/about him skip Collective but watch "Child's Play" before "Imperfection" to get the poignancy of why Icheb does what he does it's more enjoyed that way than just simply saying "who wouldn't?" Click to expand...

• Nov 11, 2014

Agreed. we sound like a collective ;-)  

JirinPanthosa

That's a pretty good list but I would remove Omega Directive and In The Flesh and add The Gift and Prey.  

But Omega is her own kinda sorta spiritual exploration. In the Flesh shows her watching Janeway be diplomatic instead of shoot back. Okay we won't lie it's mostly Chakotay sleeping with the enemy which apparently has smaller nuts than a squirrel so it might be a skipper. Watch Prey instead. Gift wasn't on the list? Add The Gift to list. I didn't catch that either. I think that's important to see why she's on the ship and her pov on why Janeway's methods might be more self-righteous than liberating. If you insist on skipping, OP.  

Catarina said: Agreed. we sound like a collective ;-) Click to expand...

Vice Admiral

• Nov 12, 2014

SPCTRE said: I agree, Captain Kathryn put together a very comprehensive list. I would just like to add "Body and Soul" - it's not a "definitive" Seven episode, but you get to see Jeri Ryan's acting and comedy chops in full effect Click to expand...

Bob Picardo: "The episode where the doctor is inside seven of nine-but not in a fun way." ROFL.  

Captain Kathryn said: Firstly, I suggest you watch the entirety of seasons 4-7 in order Click to expand...

Catarina said: Bob Picardo: "The episode where the doctor is inside seven of nine-but not in a fun way." ROFL. Click to expand...

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One Star Trek Veteran Preferred Another Actor Over Jeri Ryan Playing Seven Of Nine

At the end of the third season of "Star Trek: Voyager," ratings were flagging and Paramount was concerned. The show was competent enough, but it simply wasn't drawing the numbers that "Star Trek: The Next Generation" did before it. To shake up the series, the writers ejected the gentle character of Kes (Jennifer Lien) and replaced her with Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) , a Borg babe in a skintight catsuit. The show's writers loved Seven of Nine, and the series was restructured to be almost entirely about her. It also didn't hurt that Ryan looked like a magazine cover model and was cinched up in a bust-enhancing corset. Ratings, needless to say, went up.

It's reported in the oral history book "The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams," edited by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, that the cast of "Voyager" initially resented Ryan, as she was suddenly taking up all the best stories and character moments. Ryan gave an excellent performance, but one could see how the other actors felt sidelined by her popularity.

It turns out, as well, that Ryan wasn't one of the preferred actors to play Seven of Nine. Ryan was deeply beloved by the show's co-creators Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor, but the show's third co-creator and "Star Trek" executive producer Rick Berman pictured a character that was a lot more cerebral and thoughtful. He wanted Susan Gobney to play the part. Gibney, Trekkies may remember, appeared in two episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" as Leah Brahms, the designer of the U.S.S. Enterprise.

Rick Berman wanted Susan Gibney to play Seven of Nine

Leah Brahms is well-remembered by Trekkies for her would-be romantic potential with Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton). In the episode "Booby Trap" (October 30, 1989), Geordi was facing an unusual technical problem involving a Promellian Battle Cruiser. It seems the Enterprise would power down unexpectedly, leaving it stranded, potentially indefinitely. Geordi recreated the ship's designer, Leah Brahms, on the holodeck, hoping to glean some insight. The holographic Brahms was given a genial personality, and Geordi ended up kind of falling in love with it.

In the episode "Galaxy's Child" (March 11, 1991), however, Geordi met the real Leah Brahms, and she wasn't so genial. In fact, she was horrified to learn that Geordi had recreated her on the holodeck and shocked him when she informed him that she was already married. They ended up forming an understanding, but romance wasn't in the cards .

Gibney returned to play Captain Erika Benteen for two episodes of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." Clearly, Rick Berman liked her, and said that he wanted her to be Seven of Nine as well. "We narrowed it down to three people and Jeri Ryan was not my first choice," he explained. "Jeri Ryan was the first choice of both Jeri Taylor and Michael Piller. My first choice was this wonderful actor who had played Leah Brahms, Susan Gibney. I thought she would be a great Seven of Nine and I was overruled — and probably correctly so."

Who is to say if Gibney would have been better or worse than Ryan. She certainly would have brought something different to the role.

Gibney was never far from Berman's mind, though. As it just so happens, in addition to being considered for Seven of Nine, she was on the short list to play Captain Janeway on "Voyager." In 1996, she also was approached about playing the Borg Queen in the feature film "Star Trek": First Contact." Sadly, the former role went to Kate Mulgrew, and the latter to Alice Krige. Gibney ultimately returned to play Leah Brahms in an episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks."

10 Best Ronald D. Moore-Written Star Trek Episodes, Ranked

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When Star Trek came back for its second wave of series, the producers avoided hiring "fans." However, one fan who wanted to write for the series essentially sneaked onto the Paramount lot with a spec script and walked away with a job. Ronald D. Moore proved that fans of Star Trek were just what the series needed, and he went on to write some of the best episodes in the entire franchise. The era of Star Trek that started with The Next Generation and ended with Enterprise took a lot of work to make happen.

The universe was in active production for 18 years, and for seven of them, the crew had to produce 52 hours of television in about 10 months. Ronald D. Moore has worked with many writers, such as Naren Shankar, Brannon Braga and Rene Echevarria. They produced incredible episodes like the The Next Generation series finale, Deep Space Nine's crossover with The Original Series timeline, and other iconic stories. This list looks at episodes for which Moore was the sole-credited writer on the teleplay. While even these were a group effort, Moore's hands shaped them into fully realized episodes. These episodes show how Ronald D. Moore's versatility and love of Star Trek created some of the best stories it ever told .

10 Ronald D. Moore Helped Bring a TOS Legend Into the TNG Era

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Ronald D. Moore said writing this episode was the most "fun" for him and "personally" his best. The Next Star Trek Series Has Officially Started Production

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When Gene Roddenberry brought back Star Trek , he wanted The Next Generation to avoid references to the prior series. However, DeForrest Kelley appeared as an ancient Leonard McCoy in the pilot episode, so it was always a battle. When the notion of a person surviving in suspended animation in a "transporter buffer" was pitched, producers used it to bring back James Doohan as Montgomery Scott , one of the only Star Trek engineers who could pull off something so crazy. As a big TOS fan, Ronald D. Moore was the only choice to write this episode.

The initial estimates to recreate that bridge were exorbitant…I think what happened is a lot of people wanted to do that scene. - Ronald D. Moore, Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman

The story is mostly about Scotty being a man out of time and butting heads with Geordi La Forge until they eventually work out a miracle engineering rescue together. The one blatant piece of nostalgia in the episode was fully earned by Moore's writing. Scotty recreates the Enterprise bridge on the holodeck, sharing a drink with Captain Picard. The scene is an utterly perfect marriage of The Original Series and The Next Generation . It's a funny, touching and, most importantly, open-ended sendoff for a Star Trek legend.

9 DS9's Baseball Episode is a Lighthearted Classic

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Deep Space Nine's co-creator Michael Piller offered eventual showrunner Ira Steve Behr the job while the two were at a baseball game.

Baseball, or at least Captain Benjamin Sisko's fondness for it, was a running motif in Deep Space Nine . In the midst of a run of emotionally heavy episodes dealing with the Dominion War, Ronald D. Moore's previously pitched idea of a baseball episode was accepted. Every Star Trek series has its "funny" episodes , and "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" is one of Deep Space Nine's , but not without its own unique moral. It also adds an interesting dimension to the Vulcan mindset, or at least one particular one.

The episode reveals Captain Sisko has a not-so-friendly rivalry on the baseball diamond with Solok, the USS T'Kumbra with an-all Vulcan crew . Sisko tries to whip his officers and friends into a baseball team, but takes things too seriously. Ultimately, Sisko's team loses the game, but they start having fun. This, more than anything, confuses Solok .

8 Moore's Voyager Episode Was Equally Heartbreaking and Sweet

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This episode features actor Vaugh Armstrong, who played a dozen different characters in the Star Trek universe.

Ronald D. Moore only contributed one teleplay to Star Trek: Voyager after Deep Space Nine ended, but it was a powerful episode. Since Janeway forced her separation from the collective, Seven of Nine chose humanity over the Borg reluctantly . Thus, when a group of ex-Borg she forcibly reassimilated visit the USS Voyager, they are not happy to see her. They separated from the collective, but what Seven did to them in their past meant their minds couldn't be separate from each other.

Ultimately, they chose to live a shortened lifespan, about a month, just to finally experience individuality. It was a clever idea, deepening Seven of Nine's history with the collective and showcasing her growth as an individual. As Moore is wont to do, the episode is emotionally heavy. However, it's not without its moments of sweetness. In between dealing with the ex-Borg, Seven of Nine and Naomi Wildman reach an important milestone in their relationship. Seven of Nine is without the Borg collective, but she's not without family .

7 This Romulan Defector Story Shows Ronald D. Moore Needed Help Sometimes

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During the script's development, a love story between Admiral Jarok and Dr. Beverly Crusher was suggested and abandoned, according to Larry Nemecek .

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One of the best early episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation brought the Klingons back, and their aggression was therapeutic for the director.

Since Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country established peace with the Klingons, the Romulan Star Empire frequently played the alien "heavies" in The Next Generation . In this episode, conceived by Moore, a Romulan officer requests asylum on the Enterprise in exchange for information about an upcoming attack. Much of the conflict is about whether the titular defector, Admiral Alidar Jarok, was sincerely defecting or part of a ploy. While he was genuine, his information was not.

Basically, we threw out my first draft of 'The Defector,' and [the entire staff worked together on] the second draft. -- Ronald D. Moore, Star Trek: The Next Generation 365 by Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann.

Moore admittedly struggled with this teleplay, and the sole credited writer said his colleagues contributed a great deal. Still, "The Defector" has a quality found in Moore's episodes, specifically ending on a "down note." Jarok doesn't survive the episode (by his own hand no less) because the information he passed on wasn't authentic. Still, the defector was successful because he, like the USS Enterprise crew, successfully prevented a Romulan war.

6 The Klingon Civil War That Spanned Two Star Trek TNG Seasons

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Gene Roddenberry objected to this idea because he didn't want to tell "war" stories and believed Worf was best used sparingly.

​​​​​​While many great Star Trek episodes come from multiple storytellers working together, one of the most important two-parters about Worf and his people is down to Ronald D. Moore. The Next Generation's finale and premiere between Seasons 4 and 5 introduced a Romulan plot to cause a Klingon Civil War. Worf resigned from Starfleet, and in the fighting earned his house's honor back. The episodes also brought back Denise Crosby as Sela, Tasha Yar's Romulan daughter . Lastly, Data is given command of a starship for the first time.

[T]he Data thing was the most fun of all of them. I wish there were a couple more minutes [for that story]. -- Ronald D. Moore, Captains' Logs.

Beyond establishing many things about the Klingon society, the episode solidified Chancellor Gowron as a recurring character. These episodes are rare examples of serialized Star Trek storytelling before Deep Space Nine . Moore was able to capture everything fans loved about the series: moral dilemmas, character drama and big, cool space battles . It also proved that despite Gene Roddenberry's misgivings, Worf was one of The Next Generation's best characters.

5 Ronald D. Moore Was Responsible for Kicking Picard Off the Enterprise

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This episode was originally going to be a Deep Space Nine crossover, but the decision to delay the spinoff to early 1993 killed that idea.

A classic two-part The Next Generation episode, fans perhaps remember the second part because of the iconic "There are four lights!" scenes with Captain Picard. However, the episode (conceived by supervising producer Frank Abatemarco) was split into two episodes to maximize the budget. While Jeri Taylor did an uncredited rewrite of the second part, Ronald D. Moore was given the teleplay for the first episode to introduce Edward Jellico, the new captain of the USS Enterprise .

Jellico was meant to be a clearly different kind of captain than Picard, abrasive but not necessarily a worse commanding officer. Perhaps the biggest contribution to this episode was Jellico's order for Deanna Troi to wear a Starfleet uniform . This was Moore's idea, which actor Marina Sirtis heartily endorsed. The episode also allowed Riker to stand out in his opposition to Jellico's leadership style .

4 Ronald D. Moore Gave a TOS 'Villain' a Glorious Day to Die

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Actor John Colicos first played Kor in The Original Series episode "Errand of Mercy," and reprised the role three times for Deep Space Nine .

The Complete History of the Klingons in Star Trek's Next Generation Era

After the Star Trek heroes began the historical peace process, relationship of the Federation and the Klingons still weren't always allies or friends.

Despite not always working in writers' favor among the producers, Ronald D. Moore was an unrepentant fan of Star Trek: The Original Series . It was fitting that he was able to write the final chapter for Kor, the Klingon Dahar Master who went toe-to-toe with Captain Kirk. Introduced in Deep Space Nine Season 2 as an old friend of Jadzia Dax, Kor was an old, drunken man whose glory days were long past him. In this episode, named after a famous battle cry from Henry the Fifth , Kor proves his mettle by leading a mission that would save many lives, except his own .

The episode takes place during the height of the Dominion War in which Starfleet and the Klingons are allies. The enemy is closing in on the USS Defiant and Klingon vessels led by General Martok , Kor's nemesis. Kor saves the fleet, in part, to spite the General. Moore said in Captains' Logs that Kor's last stand was inspired by the battle at the Alamo. He also saw Kor and Martok as two characters who could showcase how class and caste systems work in Klingon society.

3 A Time-Bending DS9 Episode Broke Fans' and Captain Sisko's Hearts

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The actors who auditioned for Lisa Cusak were never seen by the producers, and Debra Wilson was cast purely for her vocal performance.

Though the modern series have challenged this perception, Deep Space Nine was Star Trek's "dark" series when it first aired. Episodes like "The Sound of Her Voice" are why the show earned that reputation. Whereas the crew of the USS Enterprise would often save the day, Captain Sisko and his officers didn't always have that luxury. In "The Sound of Her Voice," the USS Defiant picks up a distress call from a stranded Starfleet officer. Members of the Defiant crew keep the communication line open and all bond with her as the ship races across space to rescue her in time.

What makes the episode so heartbreaking is that when the ship arrives, Lisa Cusak had been dead for three years . She was only able to communicate with Sisko because of some classic Star Trek "timey-whimey" anomaly in space . The original story pitch came from Pam Pietroforte, an intern on Deep Space Nine , and focused on Sisko's radio communications with a woman on Earth in 1940. Moore said the writers couldn't make that angle work, according to Captains' Logs . While some might see the ending as a twist for its own sake, that element was always present in the story. Moore just found a way to make it staggeringly tragic.

2 Geordi LaForge and Ensign Ro Become 'Ghosts' on the Enterprise

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Deanna Troi was originally going to be with Geordi, but the writers wanted to give Ro Laren more to do on the show.

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Star Trek: Picard brought back many characters from The Next Generation, including a memorable recurring character whose death was its most tragic.

While often used by characters without a second thought, Star Trek's transporters are dangerous . While trying to help a damaged Romulan ship, Geordi La Forge and Ensign Ro Laren are seemingly lost when beaming back to the Enterprise. However, the two officers are "ghosts" on the ship, out of phase for a sci-fi reason. La Forge and Ro bond with each other as they try to alert their shipmates that they're still alive.

This episode was the combination of two freelance pitches executive producer Michael Piller purchased, according to Captains' Logs . They tapped Ronald D. Moore to take these ideas -- people out of phase after a transporter accident and Starfleet helping the Romulans -- into a single story. What makes the first part of "Chain of Command" stand out is highlighting through Jellico how the Eneterprise captain sets the tone for the entire crew .

1 One Ronald D. Moore Star Trek Episode Has Literally Saved Veterans' Lives

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The original idea for "It's Only a Paper Moon" was to set it during a party at Quark's for a Bajoran holiday as "bottle episode" to save money.

While not everyone who goes to war faces lingering trauma, stories about those who do are found throughout literature, film and television. All too often, the war veteran at the center of that story is treated, at best, as "broken" or, at worst, violent. "It's Only A Paper Moon" is a prime example of how Star Trek gets veterans' stories right . Based around other writers' idea to set an episode almost entirely in Quark's bar, Ronald D. Moore told a story that argues those suffering from post-traumatic stress can find their way "back."

I can't tell you how many times a veteran has come up to me and say "That show…helped me…get through whatever the individual was dealing with." -- Nog Actor Aron Eisenberg, What We Left Behind .

What makes this episode even more remarkable is the character at its center is Nog, the young Ferengi who joined Starfleet . After losing his leg in a battle, Star Trek 's advanced science repaired his body. Yet, he hid out in a holographic fantasy with the semi-sentient Vic Fontaine. When his flesh-and-blood friends couldn't reach him, the 1960s-era Vegas lounge singer helped him face the wounds Starfleet medical technology couldn't heal.

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Strange New Worlds' Pike Is Trek's 12th Character To Repeat A Classic Line

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Jeri Ryan's Captain Seven of Nine needs to have an iconic Star Trek moment to follow in the footsteps of previous Captains of the Starship Enterprise . In the epilogue of Star Trek: Picard season 3, Seven of Nine became Captain of the USS Enterprise-G , itself formerly known as the USS Titan-A. Seven spent two years at the rank of Commander thanks to a field commission from Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), and served as the Titan-A's First Officer, under the command of Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick). Commander Seven attempts to resign from Starfleet following the Titan's harrowing fight against a new form of Borg but accepts Shaw's recommendation for promotion.

Star Trek: Picard season 3's epilogue neatly sets up Star Trek: Legacy , a potential sequel series featuring Jeri Ryan as Captain Seven of Nine. Other alumni from Picard season 3 that would also appear in Legacy include Michelle Hurd as Seven's First Officer (and on-again, off-again love interest) Commander Raffaela Musiker, Ed Speleers as Ensign Jack Crusher, and Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as Lieutenant Sidney La Forge. Although Star Trek: Legacy isn't included on the slate of upcoming Star Trek shows just yet, there's a particular role that Captain Seven of Nine needs to fulfill should Star Trek: Legacy hit our screens.

Captain Pike opens Strange New Worlds with the famous "Space, the final frontier..." speech, making him the latest Star Trek icon to say the lines.

Captain Seven Of Nine Needs To Give Star Trek’s Iconic “Space… The Final Frontier…” Speech

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Captain Seven of Nine needs to give Star Trek 's iconic "Space, the final frontier..." speech. The iconic opening monologue is featured in three different Star Trek shows about the USS Enterprise , so it's become a tradition for the Enterprise Captain to open their Star Trek show with it. Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), and Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) all recited the familiar monologue over their show's opening credits. Should Star Trek: Legacy get made, Captain Seven of Nine needs to follow in their footsteps with her own version of Star Trek 's narrative introduction.

Opening Star Trek: Legacy with the traditional monologue would help cement Seven of Nine as Captain of the Enterprise . After Star Trek: The Next Generation included a slightly revised version of the opening monologue from Star Trek: The Original Series , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager did away with opening speeches altogether. Star Trek: Enterprise 's lyrical theme song negated the need for a monologue, and instead made the famous speech unique to captains of ships named Enterprise by attributing the in-universe words to Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula). Star Trek: Strange New Worlds confirmed the tradition with Captain Pike bringing "Space, the final frontier..." back at long last.

Captain Pike's version of the introduction in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds retains Kirk's description of the "five-year mission" from TOS , while also preserving Picard's more inclusive "where no one has gone before" from TNG .

When Will Star Trek Fans See Captain Seven Of Nine Again?

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It will probably be a long time before Star Trek fans see Captain Seven of Nine again. There are no current plans to make Star Trek: Legacy in any form. An ongoing USS Enterprise-G TV show was clearly set up in Star Trek: Picard , and showrunner Terry Matalas would still make Star Trek: Legacy even if it takes a while. Paramount's ongoing budgetary concerns, pending studio sale, and Legacy 's potential cast scattered to new projects mean it's more likely that Star Trek: Legacy might be a Paramount+ streaming movie , especially if Michelle Yeoh's Star Trek: Section 31 does well enough to warrant further ventures into a long-form format.

A series of streaming Star Trek movies starring Jeri Ryan as Captain Seven of Nine might just be the best option for Star Trek: Legacy at this point. With serialized movies, audiences could check in on the continuing mission of the USS Enterprise-G on a semi-regular basis , not unlike the serialized story told in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan through Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home . Whatever format sees Captain Seven of Nine return to Star Trek , it'll be great to hear Jeri Ryan giving Star Trek 's iconic opening speech as the brand-new Captain of the USS Enterprise-G.

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8 Alpha Quadrant Things Star Trek: Voyager Found In Delta Quadrant

• Star Trek: Voyager finds familiar things from the Alpha Quadrant in the Delta Quadrant, sparking important questions and connections.
• Encounter with Ferengi negotiators leads Voyager crew to stop their interference in a pre-warp civilization for profits.
• Janeway and crew discover humans abducted by aliens in the 1930s living in the Delta Quadrant, including Amelia Earhart.

For a show with the conceit of being so far from home, Star Trek: Voyager found a surprising number of things in the Delta Quadrant that originated in the Alpha Quadrant, including several from Earth itself. The USS Voyager, commanded by Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), and Commander Chakotay's (Robert Beltran) Maquis raider Val Jean were both brought to the Delta Quadrant in 2371 by the Caretaker (Basil Langton). After Janeway destroyed the Caretaker's array to save the Ocampa , Voyager and the Val Jean were left without a ticket back to the Alpha Quadrant, and banded together to make the long journey.

Finding something familiar in an otherwise totally alien corner of the galaxy brought a sense of familiarity to the USS Voyager crew and viewers at home alike, but the presence of something from the Alpha Quadrant in the Delta Quadrant inevitably raised important questions , like how familiar people and objects traveled 70,000 light years from home in the first place, and whether the find could lead Captain Kathryn Janeway towards a quicker path home to Earth.

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The USS Voyager encounters a pair of Ferengi negotiators, Arridor (Dan Shor) and Kol (Leslie Jordan), who claim to be the prophesied Great Sages of the Takarians, a society with Bronze Age level technology. The Ferengi have no Prime Directive to deter them from interfering with the Takarians' development , so they're performing "miracles" with a standard replicator to reap the monetary benefits of the Takarians' worship. Voyager's crew know the Ferengi reputation well enough to know they're no Sages, so they must figure out how to put a stop to Arridor and Kol's grift.

"False Profits" serves as a Star Trek sequel episode to Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3, episode 8 "The Price", as Voyager catches up with Arridor and Kol (formerly played by J. R. Quinonez) seven years after their Delta Quadrant arrival. The Ferengi took a test flight through the supposedly stable wormhole near Barzan II, which was supposed to emerge in the Gamma Quadrant, but instead stranded the Ferengi in the Delta Quadrant, where they made the best of their situation as only Ferengi can.

Star Trek: Voyager Season 3, Episode 23 "Distant Origin"

"Distant Origin" opens on Forra Gegen (Henry Woronicz), a scientist who discovers that his people, the Voth, share certain genetic similarities with the humans aboard the USS Voyager. While this confirms Gegen's theory that the Voth are the descendants of a species brought to their homeworld millions of years ago , religious leader Minister Odala (Concetta Tomei) refuses to accept the truth. Even with Commander Chakotay present as a living specimen of humanity, Odala pushes Gegen to recant, because Gegen's theory goes against the Voth Doctrine that keeps Odala in power.

After meeting Gegen's assistant, Tova Veer (Christopher Liam Moore), Janeway and the Doctor use the holodeck as a research guide to extrapolate how hadrosaurs might look in the 24th century if they'd been able to evolve into a humanoid form with comparable intelligence. The result resembles Veer, so Janeway and the Doctor conclude, like Gegen, that the Voth evolved from hadrosaurs into a highly advanced species on Earth , then fled to the Delta Quadrant in spacefaring vessels instead of being wiped out with the other dinosaurs.

The Friendship One Probe

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By Star Trek: Voyager season 7 , the USS Voyager is in regular contact with Starfleet Command, and Starfleet gives Voyager a mission to retrieve a 21st-century Earth probe, Friendship One . The probe proves difficult to find, but once discovered on an alien planet suffering devastating climate collapse, the implications of Friendship One's launch become clear. Besides the irreversible damage to the planet's climate, the inhabitants are all suffering from radiation sickness, and bear understandable hostility towards Earth, because the aliens believe humans orchestrated their destruction with the Friendship One probe.

The United Earth Space Probe Agency was one of the early names for the organization the USS Enterprise belongs to in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "Charlie X".

Friendship One was launched in 2067 by the United Earth Space Probe Agency with the intention of making friends with whomever found it, as the name implies. Although Friendship One, the 400-year-old Earth probe, traveled for centuries carrying messages of peace, musical recordings, and ways to translate languages, the people who discovered Friendship One in the Delta Quadrant took a greater interest in the antimatter it used to travel across space. Without the proper knowledge of its use, antimatter proved devastating to the planet and its people, resulting in death and disease for generations.

Dreadnought, a Cardassian Missile

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The USS Voyager discovers a dangerously powerful, self-guided Cardassian missile in the Delta Quadrant, which Lt. B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson) recognizes as one nicknamed "Dreadnought" . When B'Elanna was with the Maquis, Torres had actually reprogrammed the missile herself, with the intention of turning the Cardassians' own weapon against them. Without a Cardassian target in sight, the artificially intelligent Cardassian Dreadnought targets a heavily-populated Class-M planet , Rakosa V. B'Elanna determines she must be the one to keep Dreadnought from hurting anyone else, and boards the missile to convince it to stand down.

While no concrete reason is given for exactly how the Dreadnought wound up in the Delta Quadrant, its last known location in the Alpha Quadrant was the Badlands, the same rough patch of space where Voyager and the Val Jean, Chakotay's Maquis raider, fatefully met. Because of this, Torres theorizes that Dreadnought arrived in the Delta Quadrant the same way that Voyager and the Val Jean did , courtesy of the Caretaker.

Star Trek: Voyagers BElanna Is More Klingon Than TNGs Worf Ever Was

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The USS Voyager certainly never expected to find a Klingon ship in the Delta Quadrant, but more surprising is the fact that the crew of the Klingon D-7 Class Cruiser believes their savior, the prophesied kuvah'magh, is aboard Voyager . Janeway assures the Klingon captain, Kohlar (Wren T. Brown), that the Federation and Klingon Empire have been allies for the past 80 years, and offers Voyager's own half-Klingon, Lt. B'Elanna Torres, as proof their societies are working together now. The kuvah'magh is Torres' unborn daughter, who does save the Klingons, but not the way they expected.

Centuries ago, Kohlar's great-grandfather set off on a quest to find the kuvah'magh, and the Klingon D-7 Cruiser became a generation ship that is now crewed by the descendants of its original crew . The quest begun by Kohlar's great-grandfather brought Kohlar and his crew to the Delta Quadrant after four generations of searching. Whether B'Elanna's child is actually the kuvah'magh or not, Kohlar desperately wants the baby to be their savior, so that his people may finally rest.

Amelia Earhart

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The discovery of a 1936 Ford truck, seemingly disconnected from any parent vehicle, leads the USS Voyager to a nearby Class-L planet, where they find eight humans who have been in cryo-stasis since they were abducted by aliens in the 1930s. Among them are one of Janeway's personal heroes, legendary American aviator Amelia Earhart (Sharon Lawrence) , who disappeared without a trace while attempting to fly around the world, and Earhart's navigator, Fred Noonan (David Graf). Earhart and the other preserved humans are known by the planet's inhabitants as "The 37s", and revered as sacred.

Originally thought to be aliens, the natives of the unnamed planet are the descendants of humans. A species called the Briori abducted the natives' ancestors, along with Earhart and the other 37s, from Earth centuries earlier , and took them to the Delta Quadrant. Once held as slaves, the humans who weren't in stasis revolted to free themselves from the Briori, and developed a thriving, Earth-like civilization in the Delta Quadrant. Voyager's crew consider staying with the humans in their little slice of home, while Janeway also offers a ride back to Earth to anyone who wants it, including Amelia Earhart.

The USS Equinox

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The crew of the USS Voyager believe they're the only Starfleet vessel in the Delta Quadrant until they find the USS Equinox, five years into their journey home. Captain Rudolph Ransom (John Savage) and the Equinox crew have had a harder time in the Delta Quadrant than Voyager, with more damage, fewer starting resources, and fewer opportunities to make friends along the way. Ransom's survival tactics include sacrificing innocent nucleogenic life forms for a more efficient form of fuel, which Janeway finds hard to stomach, and decides that Ransom needs to be held accountable for defying Federation ideals, regardless of how badly the Equinox is damaged.

Although Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) suggests that the Equinox might be in the Delta Quadrant on a rescue mission to find Voyager, the USS Equinox's specs don't fit the profile of a starship that would be assigned to a long-range mission. The explanation of how the Equinox arrived in the Delta Quadrant in the first place seems fairly simple, because Captain Ransom tells Janeway that the Equinox was also abducted by the Caretaker , just like Voyager, but the Equinox has only been in the Delta Quadrant for 2 years, and Janeway destroyed the Caretaker's array 5 years earlier.

Seven of Nine

Debuts in star trek: voyager season 4, episode 1 "scorpion, part 2".

When Captain Kathryn Janeway allies with the Borg in order to secure safe passage across Borg space, Janeway refuses the cursory assimilation that the Borg want to use to communicate with Janeway and Voyager's crew, and instead requests a speaker for the Borg, citing the existence of Locutus (Patrick Stewart) as precedent. Seven of Nine , Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 01, is selected as the Borg drone to act as liaison between the Collective and Voyager, likely because Seven of Nine had once been a member of Species 5168, like most of Voyager's crew -- in other words, human.

Voyager season 5, episodes 15 & 16, "Dark Frontier" provides even more detail of the Hansens' fateful journey.

After Seven's link with the Collective is severed, more information about Seven's human origin comes to light. In Voyager season 4, episode 6 "The Raven", when Voyager nears the Hansens' ship, the USS Raven, memories of Seven's early life surface, revealing that Seven had been six-year-old human Annika Hansen , the daughter of Magnus Hansen (Kirk Baily) and Erin Hansen (Laura Stepp), Federation scientists who were studying the Borg when they were assimilated. Voyager season 5, episodes 15 & 16, "Dark Frontier" provides even more detail of the Hansens' fateful journey, showing the Raven arriving in the Delta Quadrant by following a Borg Cube through a transwarp conduit.

10 Ways USS Voyager Changed In Star Treks Delta Quadrant

Star Trek: Voyager links back to the greater Star Trek universe with people and starships from the Alpha Quadrant. Connections to the familiar were especially important early on, because Voyager 's place in the Star Trek franchise was established and aided by the legitimacy these finds offered. Later, when the USS Voyager used the Hirogen communications array to communicate with Starfleet Command, links back to the Alpha Quadrant were plentiful again, not only to prove that the USS Voyager was closer to home, but to help Star Trek: Voyager maintain connections to Star Trek and carry the franchise in its final years.

Star Trek: Voyager is available to stream on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Voyager

Cast Jennifer Lien, Garrett Wang, Tim Russ, Robert Duncan McNeill, Roxann Dawson, Robert Beltran, Kate Mulgrew, Jeri Ryan, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo

Release Date May 23, 1995

Genres Sci-Fi, Adventure

Network UPN

Streaming Service(s) Paramount+

Franchise(s) Star Trek

Writers Michael Piller, Rick Berman

Showrunner Kenneth Biller, Jeri Taylor, Michael Piller, Brannon Braga

Rating TV-PG

‘Star Trek’ Announces New Social Impact Campaign Timed to ‘Star Trek Day’ on Sept. 8 (TV News Roundup)

The Star Trek franchise has announced “Take the Chair, Make an Impact,” a global campaign encouraging fans to embrace the vision of a brighter future. 

The “Take the Chair” campaign “invites fans to see themselves in the iconic U.S.S. Enterprise captain’s chair and ask themselves, ‘What would I do if I were setting the course to the future?’” according to a statement.

Fans will be able to celebrate “Star Trek Day” at various pop-up events in cities such as Chicago, Berlin and Vancouver. 

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The special will be filmed at the Disney-owned El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on Nov. 9. The show is part of Okatsuka’s newly added Los Angeles date on her 2024 Full Grown Tour, which is produced by Live Nation.

Following her HBO special “The Intruder,” Okatsuka embarked on her tour with over 200 shows in 100+ cities, 20+ countries, four continents and over 100K tickets sold. 

In addition to her stand-up career, she debuted two films at the Tribeca Film Festival: “All That We Love” by Yen Tan; and “Group Therapy,” directed by Neil Berkely and produced by Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat Productions. She also wrapped the feature studio comedy “Outcome” for Apple, starring Jonah Hill and Keanu Reeves.

Hulu has yet to reveal the title of the special and its release date.

Per the official logline, “‘The M Factor’ features renowned doctors, workplace advocates and leading advocates for women’s health addressing questions that have long plagued women. Women from all walks of life reveal the physical and mental anguish they live with every day. The film also sheds light on disparities faced by Black and Brown women as they assess their treatment options.”

“Every single woman will go through menopause,” said executive producers Denise Pines and Tamsen Fadal. “The neglect, ridicule, or shaming of debilitating symptoms is unacceptable and impacts more than just an individual woman’s well-being.“

“The M Factor” is produced by Women in the Room Productions and Take Flight Productions.

AWARD SHOWS

David E. Kelley, the writer and producer behind “Ally McBeal,” “L.A. Law” and “Big Little Lies,” will receive the 2024 International Emmy Founders Award at the 52nd International Emmy Awards Gala.

Kelley is behind some of America’s most groundbreaking and distinctive television dramas that address contemporary issues, including social justice, diversity and privilege, according to the org. He is the creator of the Emmy, Peabody and Golden Globe Award-winning shows “Boston Legal,” “The Practice” and “Ally McBeal” and the critically acclaimed dramatic series “Big Little Lies,” “Boston Public,” “Chicago Hope” and “Picket Fences.”

“Every generation has a favorite David E. Kelley show, and that’s because David Kelley has been turning out television hits since ‘L.A. Law’ forty years ago. He crafts memorable television for viewers across the globe,” Bruce L. Paisner, International Academy President & CEO, said in a statement.

“To be recognized by the International Academy in this way is truly overwhelming. This award stands as a testament to the incredible teams and individuals I have had the honor to collaborate with over the years,” Kelley said. “I am especially grateful for the many opportunities I’ve been given in being able to share stories and push boundaries of what television can be.”

The gala will take place on Nov. 25 in New York.

The Television Academy has revealed the first batch of presenters for night one of this weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys. Names include LeVar Burton, Mark Cuban, Nikki Glaser, Derek Hough, Phil Keoghan, Lucy Liu, Jane Lynch, Victor Montalvo and Hannah Waddingham.

The two-night 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards takes place Sept. 7 and Sept. 8 at the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. An edited recap of the ceremonies will air Sept. 14 on FXX. A complete list of presenters can be found on the Television Academy website .

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