Originally telecast as a two-hour "special" episode on February 17, 1999, the Star Trek: Voyager adventure "Dark Frontier" has since been telecast as two separate hour-long installments, and accordingly has been assigned two different episode numbers (it also boasted two different directors: Cliff Bole for Part I, Terry Windell for Part II). Highlighting the second half is the special effects department's visualization of the Borg City, which as much as anything else earned "Dark Frontier" an Emmy award. As for the plot: When the Borg realize that Captain Janeway (
Kate Mulgrew) intends to steal a piece of advanced technology in order to bring Voyager safely home to Earth, they threaten to destroy everyone involved unless their hostage, Seven of Nine (
Jeri Ryan), agrees to help squash Janeway's plan. Part II climaxes by Janeway's attempt to rescue her comrade, bringing her virtually face to face with the dreaded Borg Queen (here played by Susanna Thompson). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide