'The Best of Both Worlds' at 35: Why we're still assimilated by 'Star Trek''s greatest ever cliffhanger

'The Best of Both Worlds' at 35: Why we're still assimilated by 'Star Trek''s greatest ever cliffhanger

Resistance is futile! We look back on the classic 'Trek' episode, back when the Borg were still the scariest bad guys in the galaxy.

35 Years Later, The Most Famous Star Trek Twist Is Weirder Than You Remember

CBS/ParamountJean-Luc Picard’s entire life was redefined by an episode that, when it first aired, wasn’t really about him at all. Every Star Trek fan will tell you that “The Best of Both Worlds” is not only the greatest cliffhanger in the entire franchise, but the most pivotal moment in Picard’s entire arc. If Picard had never been captured and assimilated by the hivemind, cybernetic race known as the Borg, then it’s almost impossible to imagine…