Editing Seven of Nine (section)

==Reception==
[[File:Jeri Ryan 2010.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Jeri Ryan]], appearing at the [[Creation Entertainment|Creation]] ''Star Trek'' convention in 2010]]
The initial fan reaction was mixed with some accusing the show of adding her to attract more 18–35 male audience members, which was denied by Braga.<ref name=babe>{{cite news |last=O'Hare |first=Kate |title=Star Trek: Voyager: This Borg is a Babe |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22940092.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921204415/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22940092.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2014 |access-date=October 5, 2013 |newspaper=The Buffalo News |publisher=|url-access= |date=August 31, 1997}}</ref> The character's attire, numerous form-fitting [[catsuit]]s with distinct rib-lines and a high stiff neck, was criticized by veteran ''Star Trek'' writer/producer [[Ronald D. Moore]], who felt she should have a more Borg-like appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://space.com/sciencefiction/tv/moore_voyager_001207.html |title=Ron Moore: Where Voyager Went Wrong |publisher=Space.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204115145/http://space.com/sciencefiction/tv/moore_voyager_001207.html |archive-date=February 4, 2005 |first=Don |last=Lipper |date=December 7, 2000}}</ref> Her outfit also annoyed some who felt that it was an attempt by the show's creators to make her sexually appealing to some viewers, without any storyline purposes intended.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Dan |last= Snierson |date= September 19, 1997 |url=https://ew.com/article/1997/09/19/lust-and-love-star-trek-voyager/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016114259/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,289484,00.html |url-status=live |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |title=Lust in Space – Can Jeri Ryan's sexy Borg save the series? }}</ref> Keith DeCandido of ''[[Tor.com]]'' was critical of the hair and costume which "for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the character and everything to do with external factors" but that Ryan's performance manages to elevate matters, and give Seven a compelling journey.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 October 2020 |last1=DeCandido |first1=Keith R. A. |title=Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: "The Gift" |url=https://www.tor.com/2020/10/01/star-trek-voyager-rewatch-the-gift/ |website=[[Tor.com]] }}</ref> Ryan was surprised at the immediate fan reaction on the Internet, as there was a full website devoted to her, created only six days after her casting.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Allbritton|first1=Chris|title=Where to Find the Stars|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23025520.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921204435/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23025520.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2014|access-date=September 7, 2014|work=The Buffalo News|publisher=|date=February 10, 1998|url-access= }}</ref>

Ziauddin Sardar said in the ''[[New Statesman]]'' that her appearance on ''Voyager'' "restored the warp drive" to the show,<ref name=friction>{{cite news|last1=Sardar|first1=Ziauddin|title=Science Friction|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-42352350.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921204429/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-42352350.html|url-status=dead |url-access=limited |archive-date=September 21, 2014|access-date=September 7, 2014|work=New Statesman|publisher=|date=May 31, 1999}} [http://www.vidiot.com/st-voy/articles/wsj02.html Archive Copy]</ref> resulting in a "triumphant note" to the start of the following season.<ref name=friction/> Meanwhile, Ian Spelling writing in ''[[Starlog]]'' magazine in 1998 said that the introduction of Seven was "just the kick in the asteroid that ''Voyager'' needed."<ref name=ladyborg/>

Rob Owen at the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' said that the majority of the ''Voyager'' cast were "lacking in depth" with the exception of Seven, the Doctor and Captain Janeway.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Owen|first1=Rob|title='Star Trek' might be lost in space|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4523856.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921204422/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4523856.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2014|access-date=September 7, 2014|work=Chicago Sun-Times|publisher=]|date=December 1, 1999}}</ref> By the end of the series, Seven was described as the "most bewitching cast member" and the "first authentic Trek bombshell since [[Nyota Uhura|Uhura]]" by Frank Ahrens at ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 23, 2001 |first1=Frank |last1=Ahrens |title='Star Trek: Voyager' Grimly Goes |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/05/23/star-trek-voyager-grimly-goes/322d7b6b-d84d-4100-bfe8-031d6153f776/ |access-date=2022-05-04 }}</ref>

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In 2009, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked Seven of Nine as the 12th-best character of ''Star Trek'' overall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/05/08/top-25-star-trek-characters?page=3|title=Top 25 Star Trek Characters|date=2009-05-08|website=[[IGN]] |access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> In 2012, [[Paste (magazine)|''Paste'']] rated Seven of Nine as the fifth-best character of all ''Star Trek''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/07/the-10-best-star-trek-characters.html|title = The 10 Best Star Trek Characters|date = 2012-07-23|access-date = 2019-03-21|archive-date = 2020-03-06|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200306151548/https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/07/the-10-best-star-trek-characters.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' rated Seven of Nine as the tenth-best character in ''Star Trek'' overall. They highlight the character's slow recovery after being victimized by the Borg.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-19 |author=Ed Cambro |url=https://screenrant.com/best-star-trek-characters-ever/ |title=The 20 Best Characters In Star Trek History |website=Screen Rant |access-date=2022-03-20 }}</ref> In 2018, [[Comic Book Resources|''CBR'']] ranked Jeri Ryan, who plays Seven of Nine, as the 14th best actor of the ''Star Trek'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-03|title=20 Star Trek Actors, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-actors-ranked/ |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |access-date=2021-02-15 }}</ref>
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[[Askmen.com]] ranked Seven of Nine as the fourth-most-attractive woman of the science fiction genre, including film and television.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-10-sci-fi-stunners.html |title=The 10 Hottest Women In Sci-Fi |last=Lambrechts |first=Stephen |website=AskMen |access-date=2019-07-12 }}</ref> In 2011, Seven of Nine was ranked the second-top-sexiest woman of science fiction television.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a338268/top-10-sexiest-sci-fi-females-in-pictures/ |title=Top 10 Sexiest Sci-Fi Females: In Pictures |last=Jeffery |first=Morgan |date=2011-09-01 |website=Digital Spy |access-date=2020-01-21 }}</ref> In 2017, ''Screen Rant'' ranked Seven of Nine the fourth-most-attractive person in the ''Star Trek'' universe.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-15 |author= |title=Star Trek: 20 Most Attractive Characters |website=Screen Rant |url-status=dead |url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-most-attractive-characters/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203205459/https://screenrant.com/star-trek-most-attractive-characters/ |archive-date=2019-02-03 |access-date=2022-05-04 }}</ref> <!-- That same year, -->[[Comic Book Resources|''CBR'']] ranked Seven of Nine the "15th-fiercest" female character of the ''Star Trek'' universe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-fiercest-females/ |title=Star Trek: The 15 Foxiest Females Of The Final Frontier |date=2017-10-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |access-date=2019-07-12 }}</ref> In 2019, Seven of Nine was ranked the fourth-sexiest ''Star Trek'' character by ''[[SyFy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-31 |last=Fleenor |first=S. E. |title=Definitively ranking the top 12 sexiest Star Trek characters |website=SYFY WIRE |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/definitively-ranking-the-top-12-sexiest-star-trek-characters |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013039/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/definitively-ranking-the-top-12-sexiest-star-trek-characters |archive-date=2019-02-01 |access-date=2022-05-04 }}</ref>

===Themes===
The initial episodes following the introduction of Seven of Nine showed Captain Janeway mirroring the actions of the Borg as she turned down Seven's request to be returned to the collective.<ref name=relke34>[[#relke2006|Relke (2006)]]: p. 34</ref> Abducting Seven was also suggested to be a "tough-love" scenario with Janeway taking the place of Seven's mother, while the Doctor posed as her father.<ref name=relke35>[[#relke2006|Relke (2006)]]: p. 35</ref> It was this new family relationship that later caused the Borg Queen to modify her tactics to re-assimilate Seven in the episode "Dark Frontier", by simulating a mother-daughter relationship.<ref name=relke37>[[#relke2006|Relke (2006)]]: p. 37</ref><ref name=relke64>[[#relke2006|Relke (2006)]]: p. 64</ref> The Doctor, Seven and Janeway relationship was also compared to [[Pygmalion (mythology)|Pygmalion]] showing [[Galatea (mythology)|Galatea]] to [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] in the way that the Doctor re-humanised Seven during the events of "The Gift".<ref name=relke36>[[#relke2006|Relke (2006)]]: p. 36</ref>

Seven was received as one of the ''Voyager'' characters who filled a [[Spock]]-like role,<ref>[[#booker2004|Booker (2004)]]: p. 127</ref> alongside Tuvok,<ref>[[#booker2004|Booker (2004)]]: p. 128</ref> with her "blonde bombshell" appearance balanced by "intelligence, boldness, rationality and a remarkable lack of interest in the opposite sex".<ref name=babesdrones>{{cite journal|last1=Consalvo|first1=Mia|title=Borg Babes, Drones, and the Collective: Reading Gender and the Body in Star Trek|journal=[[Women's Studies in Communication]]|date=Summer 2004|volume=27|issue=2|pages=177–203|doi=10.1080/07491409.2004.10162472|s2cid=144558824|url=|access-date=|url-access=}}</ref>

The sexuality of the character was also questioned following her introduction. The character built up a fanbase among the [[LGBT]] community which resulted in an online [[petition]] to have her revealed as a [[lesbian]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lesbian Favourites|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-0EB096D0ECB88A5B.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921204433/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-0EB096D0ECB88A5B.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2014|access-date=September 7, 2014|work=The Herald News|publisher=|date=April 6, 1999|url-access= }}</ref> It was pointed out in ''[[The Scotsman]]'' that the series attempted to avoid any "lesbian [[subtext]]" between Seven and Janeway because it was intended to be seen as "family-friendly". The truth is that there was no romantic relationship between Seven and Janeway.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McLean|first1=Gareth|title=Flat Screen|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18673765.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921210107/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18673765.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2014|access-date=September 9, 2014|work=The Scotsman|publisher=|date=November 12, 1998}}</ref> The approach by Harry Kim at one point, to which she suggested that he should disrobe in order to "copulate", was suggested to be because of her curiosity about human mating practices rather than any traditional sense of attraction. Seven had romantic ties to First Officer Chakotay, and in the final episodes of the series they fell in love. <ref name=babesdrones/> When the character returned in the series ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'' she was portrayed in a [[same-sex relationship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-picard-creating-seven-raffi-relationship/|title=Star Trek Picard: Creating Seven and Raffi's Relationship|first1=Shamus|last1=Kelley|date=March 3, 2022}}</ref>

The introduction of Seven on the series had subsequent effects on the series ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', as [[T'Pol]] (played by [[Jolene Blalock]]) was based on a combination of the Seven character and [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s original Spock.<ref>[[#booker2004|Booker (2004)]]: p. 185</ref>

The efforts of Seven to return to normal living have been compared by many writers to the [[deprogramming]] of former [[cult]] members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://them0vieblog.com/2017/01/13/star-trek-voyager-day-of-honour-review/|title=Star Trek: Voyager – Day of Honour (Review)|date=January 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nitcentral.com/voyager4/thegift.htm|title=The Gift|website=www.nitcentral.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/making-friends-is-tough-after-you-leave-a-cult/ |title=Making Friends Is Tough After You Leave a Cult|first1=Star|last1=Spider|first2=Sarah|last2=Berman|date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>

=== Award and nominations ===
Jeri Ryan was nominated on five occasions at the [[Saturn Awards]] for portraying Seven of Nine, winning in 2001 and 2024 for [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dispatch: Saturn Awards Can't Resist Ryan|url=http://www.startrek.com/news/news.asp?ID=120145|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006222438/http://www.startrek.com/news/news.asp?ID=120145|archive-date=October 6, 2001|date=June 13, 2001|publisher=Star Trek.com|access-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> She has also won the [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 3rd Annual Satellite Awards|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111085240/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml|archive-date=November 11, 2011|publisher=International Press Academy|access-date=January 30, 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Series
! Result
|-
| 1998
| [[Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television|Best Actress on Television]]
| rowspan="5"| ''Star Trek: Voyager''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1999
| [[Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress – Television Series Drama]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television|Best Actress on Television]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2000
| rowspan="2"| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2001
| {{won}}
|-
| 2021
| [[Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television|Best Guest Starring Role on Television]]
| rowspan="4"| ''Star Trek: Picard''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2024
| [[3rd Astra TV Awards|Astra TV Awards]]
| [[Astra TV Awards|Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Drama Series]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[4th Critics' Choice Super Awards|Critics' Choice Super Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series|Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series]]
| {{nom}}
|}