"star Trek: Prodigy" Let Sleeping Borg Lie(2022) Info

The episode serves as a pivotal moment for Zero, who has been struggling with guilt after accidentally harming Gwyn earlier in the season.

" Let Sleeping Borg Lie " (Season 1, Episode 12) is widely regarded as one of Star Trek: Prodigy's strongest entries, successfully introducing a legendary antagonist to a younger audience while delivering a haunting, character-driven story for the Medusan, Zero.

The crew of the USS Protostar discovers a hidden subdeck beneath the Bridge containing the , a weapon planted by The Diviner to destroy the Federation. When they encounter a dormant Borg Cube, the crew—ignoring Hologram Janeway’s warnings—decides to board it, hoping the Borg’s advanced collective knowledge can help them disable the weapon.

Gwyn’s plea that "resistance is not futile" reminds Zero that they already have a "collective"—their found family on the Protostar . STAR TREK: PRODIGY Review — “Let Sleeping Borg Lie”

On the cube, they find the drones are dormant due to a (a direct tie to the Star Trek: Voyager series finale, " Endgame "). Zero volunteers to interface with the Vinculum , the cube's central processing hub, to find answers. However, the Borg begin to awaken and attempt to assimilate the crew. Zero is briefly seduced by the Collective, finding a false sense of security in a hive mind where their true, dangerous form is accepted. Gwyn eventually reaches Zero by appealing to their friendship and love, allowing Zero to break free and temporarily disable the drones for the crew's escape. Key Character Arc: Zero

The Borg manipulate Zero by appearing to value them as they are, rather than seeing them as a dangerous energy being.