Ruminations on "Genesis of the Borg/Götterdämmerung of the Borg"

Beware! Spoilers!

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First off - this story was considerably easier to write than
"A Rolling Stonehenge."  I put this down to having a very 
clear idea of what was going to happen (as opposed to 
having to choose between multiple mythoi).  I am one of
those 'thinks about the stories while riding to/from work'
type of authors and this one came together pretty easily.

In fact, this story was rough-finished in only a week.

Now, for the juicy bits!

Things I wanted to establish in this episode:

1.  Get Mantron back together
2.  Introduce the "mysterious figure®"
3.  Have the first serious challenge to Seetamyn's authority
4.  Reveal a little bit more of Thog's background
5.  Reveal the OverMind's duplicity
6.  Have a MVA Battle


Along the way, I inadvertantly introduced Ensign Hirthnole,
who kinda took over the story.  I decided to punish him by
destroying his beloved unicycle, but then relented and got
him a new one.  I think Hirthnole will continue to be the
'crazy old uncle' of the Menagerie family.

Now, how did I do? Considering that its is MLB Playoff
season lets use some baseball terms:

1 - I think Mantron has come through things pretty well.
I wanted him to re-establish himself as the ship's
conscience after the loss of Arlyn as well as to re-integrate 
him with Banjo and Ustrano.  Once again, he has saved everyone.
I have also laid the ground work for a subplot that will
resolve itself in Episode 13 (I hope!)
Call it a solid Double.

2 - The mysterious figure has been introduced, and I hope
it is apparent that the figure holds no love for the Menagerie
Eh - no big deal -  a base on balls.

3 - A near-mutiny avoided at the last moment by Mantron, with
Seetamyn none the wiser.  I had briefly toyed with the idea
of having Seetamyn actually thrown in the brig and Mantron
rescuing him, but I think this works better.  I could bring 
up the the dichotomy of what Seetamyn THOUGHT was happening
vs what we all KNEW was happening and I think that worked
out pretty well.
I think this was not too bad - Double.

4 - A tiny bit more of Thog was revealed, we'll gat a few more teases
this season but all the big revelations will have to wait until Season 2.
Not much ventured, not much gained - a base on balls.

5 - The OverMind has been found out and has offered a plausable
explanation.  Is it telling the truth now?  
It worked for me - call it a Single.

6 -  The battle - oh well, can't win 'em all!  Alan's
"Disintegration" was a much better battle sequence than mine.
I guess I need to work on that.
This was a Strike Out, pure and simple.

As always, comments welcome!

The next Episode, "Aggregation", will be available 11/9!