MM> The biggest flaw with the script I see is the cardboard villain nature
 MM> of the new alien species -- the Scorpions.
Maybe I =should= watch this again. Very...unmemorable.
 MM> It kind of reminds me of
 MM> Time's Arrow, which gave us aliens killing people for no reason that was
 MM> ever explained.
But it =was= explained...the aliens were feeding.
 MM> And speaking of established continuity, since when did Borg cube ships
 MM> use Transwarp drive?  Never before this episode.  (The Descent transwarp
 MM> conduits don't count, because these Borg ships were not traveling
 MM> through transwarp conduits.)
I was under the impression that they were...Harry saw the transwarp
signature, then he saw the ships. What more explanation do you need?
 MM> Even if they do, on occasion, use
 MM> transwarp drive, how did the people on Voyager know, since this has not
 MM> been seen before?
Did Voyager disappear before Descent?
 MM> The Doctor mentions that as the beginning of the assimilation process,
 MM> the Borg take over red blood cells.  Does that make sense?
I know you can say "retcon." You were just discussing it.
 MM> The new aliens are designated by the Borg as Species 8472, and the
 MM> implication is that they were located by the Borg several months ago.
 MM> This provides an interesting tally on how many species total the Borg
 MM> has come into contact with.  Included in that 8,472 species
You are jumping to the conclusion that the species are numbered
sequentially. It could be like a stardate, where each digit represents
something different.
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