Regeneration (Enterprise)

Infobox Star Trek episode
name =Regeneration


Mysterious cybernetic beings
series =Enterprise
ep_num =49
prod_num =223
date =May 7, 2003
writer =Mike Sussman
Phyllis Strong
director =David Livingston
guest =Vaughn Armstrong
Jim Fitzpatrick
Chris Wynne
Bonita Friedericy
John Short
Paul Scott
stardate =Unknown
year =March 1, 2153
prev =Cogenitor
next =First Flight

"Regeneration" is the 48^th episode of '. First broadcast during the show's second season in 2003 it was, in part, a follow-up to the feature film '.

Plot summary

In a desolate Arctic environment, a team of scientists discover remains of what appears to be a crashed spaceship, with several humanoid bodies frozen in the wreckage. The bodies are brought back to the scientists' compound, and are thawed out. The scientists do not know who or what these strange beings are. (However, the episode strongly hints that they are survivors of the Borg sphere shot down in "".) The scientists are astonished at the level of technical sophistication present inside the bodies of each creature. However, mostly unbeknownst to the science team, the Borg drones' nanoprobes set to work quietly and efficiently repairing the damage to each drone's biological and artificial systems. Suddenly, much to the researchers shock and horror, their seemingly dead subjects reanimate and viciously attack them without provocation, assimilating them and their transport craft. Using the scavenged wreckage of the destroyed sphere to enhance the transport, they escape into space.

The newly assimilated transport craft, which the Borg continue to upgrade with faster warp drive engines and weaponry, attacks and assimilates several other spacecraft along the way. Borg drones find their way aboard "Enterprise" and attempt to assimilate Doctor Phlox, who uses "omicron radiation" to destroy the nanites and stop the assimilation process. The Borg vessel is finally destroyed by the "Enterprise", but not before the Borg send out a distress signal which "Enterprise" crewmembers estimate will take roughly 200 years to reach its destination—presumably the homeworld of these strange aliens.

References

* [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/episode/128643.html StarTrek.com Episode Information]