# The Whole Deal With Picard and Locutus

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-deal-with-picard-and-locutus/146758>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 5, 2003, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-deal-with-picard-and-locutus/146758 "2003-01-05T09:05:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SC\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SC\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SC_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-deal-with-picard-and-locutus/146758/41 "2003-01-07T19:39:59Z")

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> \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \*  
> \*\*I maintain that the Borg Queen is the Ilia probe from _ST:TMP_ gone mad because V’Ger’s fusion with Decker did not transport them to the higher plane of existence hoped for. \*\*

Well duh. :rolleyes: I thought EVERYONE knew that. 😃

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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-deal-with-picard-and-locutus/146758/42 "2003-01-08T01:16:38Z")

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I hope not. I’ve allways wanted to see a movie explaining what happened afterwards.  
Hey, mabye V’Ger/Decker went back in time and formed the Q continuum

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-deal-with-picard-and-locutus/146758/43 "2003-01-08T05:49:16Z")

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Read the Shatner novels. If you can tolerate his self centeredness, he goes into detail about V’ger’s relationship to the Borg.

Of course, it’s non-canon, but eh… still interesting.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-deal-with-picard-and-locutus/146758/44 "2003-01-08T06:11:44Z")

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I just have to add that _Family_ was probably my most favorite episode ever.

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