TMC
03-30-2023, 08:39 PM
https://www.looper.com/1243373/star-trek-picard-theory-current-changelings-partnered-with-og-borg/
Star Trek: Picard might have made the Changelings even worse
There's a bushel of thinking that went into the idea that war might have made the Changelings and the Borg into strange bucket fellows. The facts are these:
The Changelings that we've seen on "Star Trek: Picard" have undergone a remarkable upgrade since "DS9." Now, if one turns into, say, David Schwimmer, it will replicate David Schwimmer's organs, musculature, bone structure, and blood instead of just Play-Doh Fun Factory-ing itself into the same approximate shape as the star of the "Madagascar" franchise. More than that, if someone figures out that the David Schwimmer lookalike walking around the bridge of the Titan might be an imposter and decides to treat him to a hasty phaser blast, the infiltrator's body will just keep looking like David Schwimmer instead of turning into a pile of goo, the way that Changeling bodies have traditionally responded to death in the past.
That, along with a few other hints at the species' refined knowledge of anatomy — see Vadic (Amanda Plummer) and her amazing lava lamp hand — points to the Changelings teaming up with the sort of species that has a good feel for biology. Maybe the kind of species that has experience replacing humanoid body parts. Maybe the kind with whole memory banks dedicated to the inner workings of thousands of assimilated species.
But wait, that's not all. Just beware of spoilers moving forward.
Star Trek: Picard might have made the Changelings even worse
There's a bushel of thinking that went into the idea that war might have made the Changelings and the Borg into strange bucket fellows. The facts are these:
The Changelings that we've seen on "Star Trek: Picard" have undergone a remarkable upgrade since "DS9." Now, if one turns into, say, David Schwimmer, it will replicate David Schwimmer's organs, musculature, bone structure, and blood instead of just Play-Doh Fun Factory-ing itself into the same approximate shape as the star of the "Madagascar" franchise. More than that, if someone figures out that the David Schwimmer lookalike walking around the bridge of the Titan might be an imposter and decides to treat him to a hasty phaser blast, the infiltrator's body will just keep looking like David Schwimmer instead of turning into a pile of goo, the way that Changeling bodies have traditionally responded to death in the past.
That, along with a few other hints at the species' refined knowledge of anatomy — see Vadic (Amanda Plummer) and her amazing lava lamp hand — points to the Changelings teaming up with the sort of species that has a good feel for biology. Maybe the kind of species that has experience replacing humanoid body parts. Maybe the kind with whole memory banks dedicated to the inner workings of thousands of assimilated species.
But wait, that's not all. Just beware of spoilers moving forward.