Editing Seven of Nine (section)

===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>