I chuckle when I see this episode the quickest tongue and sharpest retorts met only by a sneer and threat of bodily harm. Really the chemistry between them is chefs kiss 😘!
Q's retort make me laugh the hardest. Riker's reaction makes me wonder if it was an improvised line. But then that would suggest that Q's clap back was also improvised.
I always found the dynamic between Worf and Q intriguing. Q could easily do away with him if he wanted, but he knew exactly which buttons to push to get him angry. Worf.. well he's just Worf. He never took any unnecessary barbing and he wasn't going to make Q the exception.
I actually suspect that the Q may have something like the Prime Directive or at least a firm rule when it comes to simply killing lower species. I have never seen Q directly slay someone. Annoy them, torture them, put them in lethal situations, but never outright use his powers to kill.
"Drink not with thine enemy -- the rigid Klingon code." During the Klingon Civil War we saw the exact opposite of this. Of course, that was all among fellow Klingons, so maybe it's like Rule of Acquisition 17 -- drink not with thine enemy, unless the enemy is a Klingon.
Worf always followed an ideal that pretty much no other Klingon bothered with. It's like someone trying to follow bushido or chivalry in the modern era completely oblivious to the fact that few if any from those eras actually followed that crap.
@@InfernosReaper I like this idea. I think because Worf grew up around humans, his idea of what it is to be a Klingon is based on 'old school scripture' as it were; probably gleaning most of his information from the Federation's history with the Empire and whatever details of Klingon society they taught in schools. So he kind of represents the 'orthodox' Klingon, while most modern Klingons follow a much more non-orthodox way that probably eschews things like "Drink not with thine enemy," leading Worf to proclaim with shock: "You drink with our enemies!?"
@@SJReid82 yep, all while forgetting that when that war is over, those who survive will be brothers once more so no need to take the vitriol into off hours.
Word got the last laugh knowing that the sisko (the one captain that gave him most respect) punched Q right in the kisser and never had to deal with him again.
@@joeschembrie9450 LaForge was the one who found it weird but that's also coming from a guy who forms an emotional bond with holograms while the ship is being destroyed, so...
@@koalabrownie I don’t see why they wouldn’t, since the Qs are godlike and this Q is so openly arrogant. It feels more fitting, and not unfitting for the Romulans. Though I guess his other appearances in Voyager can make an explanation for it.
Q: “What must I do to convince you people [that I’m only human]???” Warf: “Die!” Q: “Oh very clever Worf, eat any good books lately?!” Quite possible my favorite exchange in all of TV… 😂🤣😂
@@spaghettitime3263 true, he stands for honor, loyality and rules and he always gets fucked up because of it :-D He is like the Starks from GoT and in the end he dont even get the girl.
I think its awesome that an old human 21st Century soldier uniform eventually became one of the more standard uniforms of the Romulan Empire later........at least the material used in its manufacture - its the same, the little grey tiles!!
just saying if that was Kirks enterprise when he brought the "fantasy women" onto the bridge im pretty sure it would have been the biggest orgy in star fleet history.
Im not sure if Worf ever told Sisko about how much of a pain in the ass Q was and how Picard was the only thing keeping him from tearing him in half but I like to think it's the reason he absolutely destroyed him in the bar fight at Quarks
One of the best (~self-deprecating, or at least self-referential) jabs by the writers: _Oh you're so stolid._ _You weren't like that before the beard._ Always absolutely loved that line. Great ref to the whole "Riker's too young-looking" criticism / driver of that change PLUS the solid move AWAY, starting in season 2, from what might be termed "remnants" of TOS. The original Star Trek was (and still is) great, in its way. But, some of its 'character' didn't fit the very late 80s into the mid-90s. A fitting "tribute" and bit of self-deprecation / satirization of ... well, everyone - the creators and writers, as well as the audience, I always felt ... Great stuff! 😄
'Oh, hey, Denise, what's up?' 'Forgot I had this thing on Tuesday, with my niece-' 'Say no more.' *Amends the script so that Q takes her out of the story over the course of a real time weekend*
"Drink NOT with thine enemy" Unless it's the Klingon Civil War and you are in a neutral port, then you get shit faced with the guys you were just fighting a few hours earlier.
