IGN not too long ago hosted a watchalong celebration of Star Trek: First Contact, with actor/director Jonathan Frakes readily available to reply followers’ questions at some stage in the film by means of a dwell Q&A. Probably the most attention-grabbing revelations to come back from the chat was Frakes’ clarification of a long-held fan debate: did Data and the Borg Queen do it?
In the film, Data is kidnapped by the Borg Queen who makes an attempt to win him over to her facet. She reactivates his emotional chip and grafts human pores and skin onto his face, with the goal to make him really feel a spread of feelings – from ache to pleasure. At one level, she seduces him, with the android explaining that he’s “fully-functional” and “programmed with a number of strategies.” The final we see of them they’re locked in a passionate embrace. However did issues go additional?
In response to Frakes, you guess they did. When requested if it will be secure to imagine the pair had intercourse off-screen, the filmmaker stated “I’d,” earlier than asserting in clear phrases that “sure,” they did the deed. So, there you have got it, 24 years later we’ve lastly acquired this query answered.

Different issues we discovered from the dwell Q&A embody Frakes’ clarification of the origins of his traditional “Riker sit,” which is one thing he does in real-life as nicely. What’s extra, he additionally opened up about his remorse that he was by no means provided the chance to direct Nemesis, the ultimate film to star The Subsequent Era crew, after he adopted First Contact up with 1998’s Revolt.
It’s a disgrace that didn’t occur, however no less than he’s nonetheless helming new Star Trek nowadays. In reality, he’ll be again for Discovery season three and Picard season 2. And within the case of the latter, he could nicely seem in entrance of the digicam once more as nicely.
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