3:07 that interaction literally changed the course of the Federation and Starfleet. Because of Q Worf 359 happened and that led to the military build up.
Interestingly, Riker's commbadge is from before Voyager's maiden voyage, or at least at the very cusp of the fleetwide uniform change in the in-universe year 2371. However, this episode takes place in 2372. So, it's not contemporaneous Riker, and it's unlikely that this Riker from perhaps up to a year prior would be able to recognize Janeway as the captain of Voyager, which she wasn't until immediately before it left drydock in 2371 -- after the 2371 uniform and commbadge change, as seen in Generations (2371). There is a very small overlap when this scenario could be possible, but Janeway, and especially Tuvok, ought to have taken note of the inaccuracy, and been more skeptical of Q's omnipotence. Spock would've! Data, certainly.
You know, I've never liked that "little bloody nose" attitude of Q's in the second lesson. It's certainly well-written dialogue, but it's hard not to think of how this was hardly a little bloody nose for those 18 people. Their lives were sacrificed, not for the sake of knowledge or discovery or the defence of their homes, but because Q wanted to make a point to Picard. Thinking that one shouldn't spend lives so carelessly in the pursuit of winning an argument is hardly the same as being unwilling to risk one's life exploring the unknown.
Star Trek TNG has a moral lesson and teaching in every single episode. It's an amazing philosophical journey (not really about space exploration but exploration about humanity). I'm surprised no one has made a "Bible" of all the lessons from ST TNG.
Fkn hell. Q? Where do we start with this incredible character? John De lancie? Take a bow sir; take a bow!! Incredible series, characters, actors!! You get the drill, right? Take care beautiful people.
It turns out that Q only worked because of the dramatic tension with the straight-laced Picard. Every other Q appearance on other shows was so much worse than all of these. Don't even get me started on him wanted to have a kid with Janeway....
To understand Q and his appearance in the Star Trek universe is like Picard and the crew had some kind of dream that gives advices and warns about the forthcoming future. We all have come into same situations whether during sleeping time or awake
I gave this a chance. I really did. But all it did was cement my opinion that Q is a badly written character and nothing more than a bully. There are no lessons to be learned from him. He does nothing for humanity. He does anything for his own amusement. Calling 18 casualties a nosebleed proves to me he has no conscience. No matter the cause or reason, 18 lives lost is 18 lives lost. And they should be mourned. Not tossed aside and ignored. Forcing people into an impossible situation, feigning ignorance, and then delighting in them asking for help is borderline psychopathic. And blatently claiming that the lives of his crew should not matter at the end? Even Picard has his limits and I'll call it bad writing that he didn't reach them there. Should've taken a page out of Sisko's book and clocked Q right in the face. Q should never have been added and Star Trek has been worse off with his inclusion.
What kind of character or actual being is Q? I don't remember what was his purpose or his powers were for? A genie or some kind of God like powers to do what he pleases? A Loki type of God?🧞♂️🤔
I met Q at a comic con he was standing there and I walked up to him and told him that I have so much respect for him. And before I walked away I asked him "hey is the jury still out?" And he smiled and said "yes it is". I was the happiest nerd there lol
How did we go from this to Picard? The relationship here is so much more profound here than it is in the seasons of Picard. Even in Voyager, despite having quite a few problems, showed Q in better light.
Why do you use the James Horner soundtrack for these Next Generation stories? It is out of context and conveys a magnitude and dignity that Picard and company are simply never exemplified. Next Generation and all its iterations are simply not worthy of Horner's soundtrack.
Q is a teacher, equally interested in his students as he is in his flair and dramatic. But unlike a teacher, he takes it too far and has no respect for life.
Funny how Q's Lesson in #2, sending the Enterprise to encounter the Borg, led to a lesson the Q Continuum drilled into all its Q memebers. "Don't Provoke The Borg!". The Coninuum was never happy with what Q did in that episode and it nearly destablized things to where the Q might have actually been put in danger.
I love lesson 2 "Well i was gonna try to show you something but you wanted to be an ass and not listen, oh what's that? You encountered one of those situations i could have warned you about and prepared you for? 😂
It's so hopeful, the ultimate theme of all of Star Trek back then. Nowadays, even when it's well written, it's full of sardonicism and pessimism. That little bit where he almost says something to Picard lets the imagination run wild.
Q went from being one of the most hated characters (regarding his abuse of powers and tricks and games he'd play) to one of the most beloved, especially when Q was on Voyager.
