From All Good Things: Q: You just don't get it, do you, Jean-Luc? The trial never ends. We wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind and your horizons. And for one brief moment, you did. PICARD: When I realized the paradox. Q: Exactly. For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you had never considered. That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebulae, but charting the unknowable possibilities of existence. PICARD: Q, what is it that you're trying to tell me? (Q nearly whispers in Picard's ear) Q: You'll find out. In any case, I'll be watching.
That last exchange can be a video analysis of itself. On the one hand, The Enterprise has indeed done a TON of experiencing various forms of existence. they have been through time, they have created self-awareness from a holodeck program, Barkley got a super infusion of intelligence, Ensign Crusher becomes a Traveler, The Ship itself generated self-awareness and create a life form, Piccard experiences another whole lifespan in minutes, etc. Does this mean Q is not so omniscient?
@@pucochamp Well, Picard's now a Soong-type android, that will be an interesting idea to see Q's reaction to THAT. Who knows, he might turn Jean-Luc mortal again, like he tried to do to Data.
@ cptsteele91 John de Lancie said that was his idea and him and Whoopie decided to do it right before they shot the scene because he felt like the scene was boring as written. So that part wasn't actually written.
There is so much that is never explained about what the Q continuüm (or Guinan’s race) really is. Could we even grasp their being with our small limited human perception skills. We’re still on a philosophical Quest to phantom what something like the Q or Guinan could be in existence,… till always I guess…unending, like they are….
@@poseidon5003 yes, .. what is the 5th dimension? I've to come across an individual who can phantom this and then next; explain what this high dimension really is. I wish those good luck with the limitation that speech and words usually bring forth trying to do so...
That tapestry quote from Picard about unraveling his life by removing the "untidy" bits is one of TNG's more genuinely profound moments. As the video says, Q actually teaches Picard a lesson for once. In many ways we're lucky they stayed the course after the relatively clunky first appearance of Q, with his throne on a forklift and all.
Q: Welcome to the afterlife, Jean-Luc! You're dead ... and I'm God. Picard: I refuse to believe the afterlife is run by you! The universe is not so badly designed! Oh, you know it is too, Jean-Luc!
“Captain I must protest, I am not a merry man” is my actual favourite line in Star Trek ever. Q has a great arc across all three shows. TNG made us feel fall in love with Q. Voy fleshed out the continuum through Qs perception. And DS9 did what the other two couldn’t, punched him 🤣
Also one of my favorite things about Q: he was the inspiration for the character of Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic., and also De Lancie is the voice actor for him. The character is a perfect kids show version of Q, as well as a fun character on his own.
Honestly Q who was an episode where Q gave Picard a warning. Yes he let those people die but I think Q did so to remind Picard how serious the threat is and that the borg are coming and this was his way of alerting Picard of the invasion and that Picards arrogance and wilingness to sometimes be soft would not work against the borg who will exploit any weakness with no mercy. "If you cant take a bloody nose perhaps you should go home and crawl under your bed, its not safe out here its wonderous with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But its not for the timid"
They could either come up with an explanation as to why he aged, to get the human experience or whatever, or at this point they could CGI his age down.
@@BenjaminWirtz Q took his form to mock humans. He could appear younger in Picard season 2, but in order to continue his mocking of humanity, "age" himself. CGI wouldn't be necessary after maybe the first 30 seconds or so.
I like how in Tapestry, at the end with Picard coming back to life, chuckling as his crewmen struggled to save him, Worf stared at him wide-eyed, for Picard was laughing at death.
My favorite Q moment is when he becomes human and becomes hungry, then he says "I have this odd feeling in my stomach" then he looks at what Troi is eating and says "I'll have twelve sundaes"
Did you know that Kate Mulgrew and John D’Lancie were close friends? I still remember reading a TV Guide interview when Voyager was a new show. Mulgrew said she came to know about Star Trek because John would have watch parties whenever he did a Q episode to which she was often invited. I remember another interview with both of them where they admitted that they had to one of their big scenes multiple times because they both kept cracking each other up.
I would have loved something like a post-credits scene in Tapestry where Picard calls on Q and asks whether any of what he experienced actually happened, or whether it was all in his mind, and Q just smiled.
Q literally starts and ends Star Trek: The Next Generation. He bookends the entire series, in my view making it his story. He may not be omnipresent, but our seven year voyage would not have been the same in his absence.
@@aterfelis4708 really? I had alot few deployments & training so I wasn't sure. But then that makes Voyager the only series to actually take place in "real" time. I mean since every series from TNG to VOY was 7 seasons 🤔
@@NALurking yeah, here is my line of thought..... Yes if TNG, DS9 & VOY all ran 7 years then I never really knew. I came into the franchise with TNG, which started in 1987, I was 7 by then (being born in 1980) & generally didn't watch it until it got into syndication after the end of season 4, epsoide 26 "Redemption" on June 17, 1991 which was the 100th episode. That is the magic number that a show is required to be in syndication. So even by 1992, where by then I would have been 12 & able to comprehend the show (which I did because it was that bonding moment with my mom & back then your kids where the remotes😂🤷🏾♂️). Mind you that given a certain time slot I may have missed any episode due to anything in life back then. By 1991 season 1 had started to play in syndication on other channels if not repeated on the same channel (Bones was aired on Fox but TNT had the exclusive syndication rights, after 2 seasons any past season of that show had to be watch on demand via TNT). Now couple all that information with TNG & DS9 overlapping by a maybe 2 seasons, I completely lost track of the years each show was on. Now at the same time Voyager overlapped by 4 years with DS9 on TV. So from the beginning of TNG to the end of Voyager we had a least 4 years with 2 Trek shows running at the same time. Coupled with the fact that all of the 3 shows went into syndication after 100 episodes then the time frame can be jumbled, especially when their wasn't a thing called binge watching till recently. So logically in my head the only series that would make sense to be on for 7 years is Voyager, since it took them 7 years to get home. See where I am going with this? I mean I know time moves differently once you start FTL or Warp speed so even in 7 years on Voyager would be different on earth even in universe. But I'm getting to nerdy with that, but that's why it only made general since to me that Voyager was 7 seasons, it took them 7 lightyears to get home os 1 season = 1 lightyear to me. Does that make sense?
"Tapestry" has been my favorite TNG episode since it aired on Feb 15, 1993. Glad you put it as #1 on your list of best Q episodes. The lesson of Tapestry is one i keep in mind when things aren't going so well or when i talk with people about their lives. Risk taking is what makes life worth while. Without it, we have nothing, achieve nothing and amount to nothing. Q's speech to Picard at the end is brilliant. Who knew Q had so much wisdom for the great Picard.
I feel the need to share a bit of my own head canon here, in that I believe that much of what we think we know about Q/The Q is based on a misinterpretation of something said in 'Encounter at Farpoint'. When Q says humanity has gone 'too far', and they should 'turn back', I believe he was speaking, not literally, but to the development of humanity as a whole, in that humanity was/is not prepared for the next stage of evolution. Consider this: At the beginning of ST:TNG, we are introduced to Data, the first constructed being who has surpassed artificial intelligence, and instead possesses what can only be described as artificial sentience. THIS is what caught the attention of The Q, and Q was sent to investigate. Humanity is on the verge of becoming (for all intents and purposes) God, as the creators of a new sentient species, be it via androids with self-awareness, or holograms either left active too long, or via a misspoken command, or now, with the ability to transfer human consciousness to an artificial body. How does humanity react to to this new (half)step in its evolution? Are we ready to be next door neighbors to The Q? Do we even belong in the same neighborhood? Kirk once said"Our weapons grew faster than our wisdom, and we almost destroyed ourselves." Could we be heading in that direction again?
Deja Q is the funniest episode of TNG. Q trying to explain he doesn’t have omnipotent powers is great. Also when Q explains the sensation of falling asleep is hilarious. Ohhh and Guinan stabbing him with a fork...
Q was actually an afterthought and was supposed to be a "one shot deal" he was added to the pilot because they thought it was dull and needed padding out.
How to make Star Trek: The Lower Decks actually make sense..... Make it with 'Q' breaking the fourth wall, and from his perspective watching the goings on of the NCC Cerritos.
The kind of people that complain about this stuff are the same people that don't actually watch the show. Up until recently, showrunners knew this and retained artistic integrity. Now as soon as anyone complains about anything (whether they actually watch the show or not) they immediately cave in the least imaginative way possible. (ie Doctor Who)
"Captain, I must protest. I am not a merry man!" is my all-time favorite line of Star Trek dialogue. Q also delivered one of the lines that I have always found to be inspirational. Whenever I find myself nervous about doing something or trying something new or just generally being afraid to fail at something, I think of the line Q delivers to Picard in Q Who: "If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross...but it's not for the timid."
In Qpid I think they were mostly trying to be true to the Robin Hood movies of the '30s and '40s, because that's what most people of the time had grown up with (or seen in re-runs). My personal favourites were the Errol Flynn movies that often got replayed on Sunday afternoons at lunchtime. 😀
Q-ette: "What ARE you doing with that dog?" *Q and Janeway look at the pup* Q-ette: "I'm not talking about the puppyyyy..." I do love Suzie's delivery of that line.
We’re doing favorite lines? In “Q Who,” Riker calls Q out for letting those 18 people die. (Or maybe get assimilated.) The script has Q threaten him, “Stop-or you will surely die.” John DeLancie ad libbed, “Oh, please.”
My favourite Q episodes are all ones that explore the Continuum and other members of it. I think my favourite is possibly True Q. Also, glad to see some appreciation for the Voyager episodes on this video - I've heard a few too many people criticise them and I think they're pretty good.
As a foil to Picard, Q needs to be in the Picard series but how could they do it without being too cheesy? Without spoiling, Picard gets another new lease on life similar to the one Q gives him before. Maybe at the end of his life, Q visits Picard again and they ride off into the sunset again like Q did with Vash to truly go where no man has gone before
Just came to say you were actually pretty damn spot on with the prediction! Well done, just watched season 2 of Picard and it pretty much played out the way you said haha
Really brilliant presentation, Adam. One of your best! Also very well written Sean. Surprised you didn't mention the best part of Deja Q, when Q asks what he has to do to prove he is human and Worf deadpans, "die".
when in Picard dies in ST Picard - i had the sense that that is really the end of Jean Luc Picard in the flesh - because his consciousness might be living on, yet he himself (and his real brain) are dead. just when watching your Q episodes, i felt strange that Q would not be at his side during this time. I don´t know what, but something in me was sad at that realization. Not so much that Data was gone for good, the real Picard is somewhat gone for good, but that Pupil-Teacher relationship they have had is no longer there.
Tapestry originated in a throw away line from Picard to Wesley when they were on the way to get his heart repaired a couple of seasons earlier. He explained about the fight and remembered that when the Nausicaan stabbed him Picard bizarrely laughed as he collapsed with the blade through his chest. The question, why did he laugh? inspired Tapestry.
Dude, the episode where they are playing Robin Hood it's actually pretty critical of how women are put into a secondary role. Vash is totally not having it and uses the tools at her disposal at the time to get ahead. She actually doesn't want to be rescue and doesn't even need it. Really doesn't. But the Cap wants to rescue her because he is in love. This is a great feminist episode. And I say this as a guy. I know. I like it because I am not going to believe that Vash is going to fight her way out of that situation. She is not that character. Now, just for argument's sake, put Mayor Kira in this same exact situation and I would have hated it because that is not the woman Kira is. They are both strong women who would go about their problems in different ways. Love that episode! The high point of it all is Worf saying "Sorry" after tripping with Geordi's lute!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow, a listing on TH-cam that, I actually agree with. When looking at each Star Trek episode only from the stand point of how "Q" was used, you did an excellent job! However, I enjoy watching the Deep Space Nine episode with Q" but, not to see him but instead to watch Captain P's girlfriend the rouge Ms. Vash (and ... oh my does she not, always seem to land on her feet).
Good list. I don't agree with you for best episode however. I have a tie for my favorite episode. The Measure of a Man and The Offspring. Those shows are so powerful. The first really putting a focus on how to treat your fellow man. Or woman etc. And the second one, well. I still cry at the end. Even though I've seen it a hundred times. Well done mate! Great list! Looking forward to seeing more.
There was one good Q part in that ds9 episode tho. When they are at the auction and he says something to the effect: "Oh by the way this station is now hurdeling to its doom and its very unliklely that any of you shall survive to enjoy your purchases, i'm sorry, continue, i just thought i should point that out." That was brilliant and very Q lol Also the way that he wouldent solve the problem for sysco or even help him find out what was going on was very Q too.....
About that thing with being accurate on how women were treated in that era... The point of that episode was to show how the crew would react when they were thrown into the robin hood storyline. So basically everybody OUTSIDE of the crew was acting like they were from 900 years ago and only the crew members were acting like people from the future being in that situation. I think vash acted very authentic to her character trying to sneak and trick her way out of the situation and maybe even benefit from it. Troy and Dr. Crusher were more side characters ,but that is just logical in an episode that was mostly about Picard admitting that he is in love with Vash and Q doing one of his "lessons" and let's be honest: Worf and Data are much better targets for cheap comedy than Crusher or Troy.
yeah, but the "comic relief" where troy and crusher (both with rank commander!!) just let pots fall on soldiers heads ist quite cringe worthy... i have to actively ignore this scene every time i rewatch the episode.
Anybody else think it's kind of hilarious that in All Good Things, the Enterprise is shown existing far into the future, as a highly modified dreadnought, and then the Enterprise's very next appearance is where it's destroyed?
two points, Worf smashing the mandolin was one of the greatest homages to Animal House,EVER! then there is Q's final monologue in Q who?, not only the scariest episode of tng but the episode that made me a fan of tng. I can quote the monologue verbatim, and do so from time to time at the suffering and annoyance of my children when they bitch about how hard their lives are. it should be written in stone for all the whiny to see.oh, p.s. I think you nailed it.
Tapestry is wonderful! You wouldn't Star Trek could do It's a Wonderful Life, but it does. It helped me realize that my regrets . . . maybe I shouldn't regret them after all.
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here... It's wonderous, with treasured to satiate desires both subtle and gross... but it's not for the timid."
@@DTSephiroth "You can't outrun them, you can't destroy them. If you damage them, the essence of what they are remains. They regenerate and keep coming. Eventually you will weaken. Your reserves will be gone. They are relentless!"
Excellent list, great job. Keep it up! And thank you for giving Deja Q the respect it deserves, and excellent and hilarious episode that often gets ragged on undeservedly.
When I first saw Q in Encounter at Far Point my thought was, oh my this is going to be corny. But man, he evolved into one of my favorite recurring ST characters. Well written episodes, interesting character development and tactfully used.... just a great character and great acting by John DeLancey...
So a pretty good reasoning/breakdown. They put DL's character into the franchise just enough to keep him enigmatic and not overly cliche (trek wise). I think the episode where Picard has the probe encounter and gets a whole lifetime of memories processed through him (from the dude on the dying planet) was a great episode, as it gave a great spin on the '(requiem) message in a bottle ' story concept. Yes the season ending one with Picard episode, so it underplayed Q's part quite a bit, but I like that they used Q to try and throw a non-linear time concept at the viewers (as humans struggle with ideas outside of what they usually experience). So it was pretty pure to Roddenberry's TOS (when it had those 'science-y' what-if ones that made you think). To that extent it is interesting to note the choice of producers/directors to not throw Q in Enterprise (and instead use the time traveler 'Daniels' as the sort of Q stand-in). Rarely are the crew losses really 'emphasized' from a moral/emotional standpointl, and are often given more softly as factsl; so Q killing a bunch of crew members didn't make him a villain all that much in the franchise (from a viewer standpoint), as crew losses were part of normal scientific exploration; Q just make that exploration harsher. Ultimately: It is hard to argue one way or another (if they should have used him more/less, better stories, etc) cannon wise he's a near-omnipotent transcendental being (apparently he wasn't limited to just Star Trek's Galaxy, so from the viewer and in-universe perspective he was totally next-level as far as knowledge/understanding of the trek universe). Kind of hard to cast such an entity. The comparison would be the White/Black Guardians in Doctor Who (and really all the other 'gods' from the original run); they couldn't be used extensively because well they could basically do anything, and were OP even compared to a regenerative dude in a n-dimensional time machine. There are other examples of equivalent characters (but my ones would be fictional stories; IE Paladine/Fizban in Dragonlance). In most situations the god-like characters are limited in story time or actions, because the in-tangible 'perfect' choices or OP powers they could use would basically make a story either 10x shorter or 10x longer depending on what approach was taken. :)
As an omnipotent being that is known as Q in many circles around this planet, all I can say is: Well done. I could not agree more with this list and, to be completely honest, all but one of the opinions given in this episode. You do fine work 👍😎
@@FoxyAlphaRogerTango It's being renewed because a bunch of political activists with connections can't admit their project failed. It can out run the Simpson's for all I care, it's a failure if no one likes it, No one watches it, no one talks about it
"So not only is that Q and his son, but it's the actor... and his... You don't get that very often." Not even the first time either. Patrick Stewart's son Daniel played his son, Batai, in "the Inner Light". I would also make an argument against "Tapastry" on this list. Show me evidence that Q was even involved with Picard in that episode as opposed to a "death dream". While the characterization of Q was spot on, and John de Lancie put on a tour du force performance (John Luck Pickered anyone?), his appearance can be explained by other means. Idea for a list though. Star Trek characters played by multiple actors. There have been at least two Leonardo d'Vinci's and three Zephrim Cochrans. Alternatively, Star Trek actors who played multiple roles.
@@aleckelsey2663 Definitely at the top of the list. He had three named recurring characters, two simultaneously, and a bunch of other one offs. There is even some speculation that had Enterprise continued, he would have had a marquee character.
Excellent break down of the Q episodes. I think I would have liked to see him up against the best captain in Star Trek, Benjamin Lafiete Sisko (not sure of the spelling, but you know who I'm talking about), but it would probably be a bit messy with Q and the Prophets (Wormhole Aliens), competing for his attention. Although, that would have made an interesting story as well. I might have moved "Q Who" up to #1 though. "All Good Things" was a good episode, but as you said, it wasn't the best Q episode. In fact, I think it would have been a better episode without Q. A harder sell maybe, but I think better.
As someone whose favourite character in all of fiction is this enigmatic bastard, this was a joy ^_^ On the note of Tapestry, to me it's not only the best Q episode, it's the best *Picard* episode. You've got this seemingly pretty static guy here who plays by the rules far more than Kirk, and when I originally watched this I had to ponder: where did that zeal come from? Did it just get dragged out when he needed the rules to piss off? What's that wonderful rebellious streak about when it seems a bit at odds with the rest of him? And this answers that perfectly; without zest, without the ambition and silliness and warmth and passion of being younger and unafraid, we can't achieve the greatness that is Jean-Luc Picard. His journey through this episode, the conclusions he draws as the guy reliving his youth and the man who would rather die than remain as what he's become, says more about him than anything else in the whole canon. It's a goddamn masterpiece. ... Also Q kissed him on the forehead originally in his quarters and that was cut, and I for one find that really bloody adorable xD
10:10 Or Captain Archer, Captain Kirk, or even the Caeliar depending on how you look at it. (Archer- allowed the borg to send a message to thier future selves, informing them of the human race) (Kirk- possibly allowed a crew member to merge with Vger and create the first borg, go back in time and space, and assimilate itself) (the Caeliar- may have created the first Borg)
One of the nice things about "Tapestry" is that even Picard was not sure if it was real or not because if it was then Q helped him learn a few things about himself.
Just as well Q only made one appearance in Deep Space Nine. The character never fit well into the dour setting (and they already had enough ongoing divinity shenanigans with the Prophets anyway).
I agree. The highlight scene was when Guinan stabbed Q’s hand with the fork, causing him to scream in agonizing pain. Absolutely loved that moment! I would have liked to know more about their history though. They knew each other for at least 200 years as mentioned in “Q Who?”, and it seemed Guinan may have powers of her own as if she wanted to do some major mojo on Q when he threatened to get rid of her.
I completely agree that Q was always a wonderful foil for Picard. However, the one thing thing I really think should have been mentioned in regards to Deja Q was the fantastic chemistry on display between Brent Spiner and John de Lancie. I thought their scenes together brought something special to that episode.
The way Q interacts with Worf is hilarious. He’s just so dismissive and sarcastic. Stay well out there everybody, and Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊
'Q Who?' was the first time TNG really started to set itself apart from TOS. I really liked how, when Picard asked the wise, cheerful and optimistic Guinnan how they could defeat the Borg, she just says "you can't fight them and you can't talk to them... just fooken cheese-it dude, they'll kill us all!!!"
Great ranking. Of course. I was so sure All Good Things would make the top spot, but this is a perfect choice and...yes...made me shed a tear or two. I'm an old softie.
One of the greatest bit of casting ever was John de Lancie as Q - I find it hard to believe anyone could have done it better - he did an amazing performance each time he was on an episode.
Agreed. Pretty spot on. I've met Delancie. He is so nice and smart and so, Q. They scored huge when they casted him. Only disagreement. Best Q line ever. "Very good Worf. Eat any good books lately."
Having Q be there at the end of S1 on Picard would have made it so much better. A simple, "I'm not done with you Picard." like in tapestry would have made up for the shortcomings of the season.
I love all the Star Trek characters and the actors who bring them to life. But other than Spock, my favorites are those who are naughty and/or eccentric. Q is #1 for me-always. Next come Lwaxana Troi, Quark and Garak, among others. It’s fun watching these characters get away with behavior I would never dare to attempt. Plus they all have their good sides along with their quirks.
1. Q Who 2. All Good Things… 3. Tapestry My favorite part of "Hide and Q" (which made me watch the episode both times it was initially broadcast) was "I… I feel so foolish."/"Quite right. And so you should."
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Q: "What must I do to convince you people (that Q is human)?"
Worf: Die!
Q: "Oh, very clever, Worf! Eat any good books lately?"
I was looking for this comment! My family quotes that shit to this day, it's one of my favorite little scenes of all time
and you just made me smile there.
Watching Riker (or perhaps Frakes) have to quickly stifle his laughter was fantastic.
Data: "Some people don't believe that he's human."
Guinan stabs Q with a fork
Guinan: "Seems human enough to me"
Worf: Reader's Digest!
One of my favorite Q moments was when he lost his powers and Guinan stabbed him with a fork.
She stabbed him with a fork because he was so Well Done. 😅
Chef Dean groan and big laugh👍🏻👍🏻😇😇
@@batgurrl Thanks, folks. I'm here all week, make sure to tip your holographic servers and millennia old sage bartenders. 😜
"What must I do to prove myself?"
"Die."
@@jwjones1979 Great Idea, Worf. *Eat* any good books lately?
Best lines in a Q episode:
Cpt Picard: He wants to do something nice for me.
Riker: (Solemnly) I'll inform the crew.
😂
Riker
Nah.
Q: "What can I do to prove to you that I'm Human"?
Worf: "Die."
Same ep, best moment of action is when Guinnan stabs Q's hand with a fork.
Who’s Ricker?
Jeffrey Kaplan one of Worf’s best moments. Picard also smiles at the comment which is so perfect because of how rare it is.
I love all Q episodes. 'Picard never hit me!', 'I'm not Picard'. I've been binging on TNG, Voyager and DS9 during lock down. So good.
From All Good Things:
Q: You just don't get it, do you, Jean-Luc? The trial never ends. We wanted to see if you had the ability to expand your mind and your horizons. And for one brief moment, you did.
PICARD: When I realized the paradox.
Q: Exactly. For that one fraction of a second, you were open to options you had never considered. That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebulae, but charting the unknowable possibilities of existence.
PICARD: Q, what is it that you're trying to tell me?
(Q nearly whispers in Picard's ear)
Q: You'll find out. In any case, I'll be watching.
This was wonderful ending to TNG and a pure encapsulation of Star Trek's mission statement. I hope that Q returns to Picard to continue the trial.
That was my favourite Q exchange.
That last exchange can be a video analysis of itself. On the one hand, The Enterprise has indeed done a TON of experiencing various forms of existence. they have been through time, they have created self-awareness from a holodeck program, Barkley got a super infusion of intelligence, Ensign Crusher becomes a Traveler, The Ship itself generated self-awareness and create a life form, Piccard experiences another whole lifespan in minutes, etc. Does this mean Q is not so omniscient?
@@pucochamp Well, Picard's now a Soong-type android, that will be an interesting idea to see Q's reaction to THAT. Who knows, he might turn Jean-Luc mortal again, like he tried to do to Data.
I'm still demanding to know what was the connection between Q and Guinan, and why he was genuinely afraid of her. This has never been explained.
And what was she gonna do when she sorta held her hands up like bear claws at him
@ cptsteele91 John de Lancie said that was his idea and him and Whoopie decided to do it right before they shot the scene because he felt like the scene was boring as written. So that part wasn't actually written.
There is so much that is never explained about what the Q continuüm (or Guinan’s race) really is. Could we even grasp their being with our small limited human perception skills. We’re still on a philosophical Quest to phantom what something like the Q or Guinan could be in existence,… till always I guess…unending, like they are….
@@77HadassaH77 Q is obviously a 5th dimensional entity.
@@poseidon5003 yes, .. what is the 5th dimension? I've to come across an individual who can phantom this and then next; explain what this high dimension really is. I wish those good luck with the limitation that speech and words usually bring forth trying to do so...
That tapestry quote from Picard about unraveling his life by removing the "untidy" bits is one of TNG's more genuinely profound moments. As the video says, Q actually teaches Picard a lesson for once.
In many ways we're lucky they stayed the course after the relatively clunky first appearance of Q, with his throne on a forklift and all.
Q: Welcome to the afterlife, Jean-Luc! You're dead ... and I'm God.
Picard: I refuse to believe the afterlife is run by you! The universe is not so badly designed!
Oh, you know it is too, Jean-Luc!
" I am NOT a MERRY MAN!!!". Worf.
@@johnbockelie3899 Certainly true...
John DeLancy always treats his fans with the utmost respect. A great, funny man. He was always at the top of the list of fan favorites at conventions.
Errr… I think there more than few Bronies who beg to differ.
I love Q!! I think that he's one of the most underrated characters in all of Star Trek 🖖
“Is there a Gene Luck- Pickard ?”
Love that delivery from Q in Tapestry
Love than line as he brings flowers in!!!!
“Captain I must protest, I am not a merry man” is my actual favourite line in Star Trek ever.
Q has a great arc across all three shows.
TNG made us feel fall in love with Q.
Voy fleshed out the continuum through Qs perception.
And DS9 did what the other two couldn’t, punched him 🤣
Top Jeffrey Coombs episodes. DO IT!
"Brunt. FCA."
@@KEVMAN7987 "Pinkskin"
OH YES! Please!
YES!
Also: Top Garak and/or Dukat episodes.
Yes yes yessssss
My personal favorite has to be the introduction of the Borg. That 1 episode changed Star Trek forever and gave us best villain in Trek
Also one of my favorite things about Q: he was the inspiration for the character of Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic., and also De Lancie is the voice actor for him. The character is a perfect kids show version of Q, as well as a fun character on his own.
Honestly Q who was an episode where Q gave Picard a warning. Yes he let those people die but I think Q did so to remind Picard how serious the threat is and that the borg are coming and this was his way of alerting Picard of the invasion and that Picards arrogance and wilingness to sometimes be soft would not work against the borg who will exploit any weakness with no mercy. "If you cant take a bloody nose perhaps you should go home and crawl under your bed, its not safe out here its wonderous with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But its not for the timid"
There were no bad Q episodes. The Q would make an amazing movie. Bring back Delancie!!!
Should have been a Star Trek: Generations film featuring him.
Bring back Da Lancie !
They could either come up with an explanation as to why he aged, to get the human experience or whatever, or at this point they could CGI his age down.
@@chefdean7257 Yes, De Lancie is Q and Q is De Lancie. One of the best guess actors in the series.
@@BenjaminWirtz Q took his form to mock humans. He could appear younger in Picard season 2, but in order to continue his mocking of humanity, "age" himself. CGI wouldn't be necessary after maybe the first 30 seconds or so.
"Welcome to the afterlife, Jean-Luc. You're dead."
Tapestry is the greatest Q episode, and really the best of TNG.
You are not God
Picard waking up to find Q in bed next to him was hilarious! That and, “I have a delivery for a... John Luck Pick-red?”
@@aaronj_girv Simply because God would have a much better hair line :D
@@aaronj_girv I refuse to believe that the universe is so poorly designed!
Inner Light was better. Fight me.
I like how in Tapestry, at the end with Picard coming back to life, chuckling as his crewmen struggled to save him, Worf stared at him wide-eyed, for Picard was laughing at death.
My favorite Q moment is when he becomes human and becomes hungry, then he says "I have this odd feeling in my stomach" then he looks at what Troi is eating and says "I'll have twelve sundaes"
I love how he describes the horrific sensation of ... falling asleep.
Ugh I'm not hungry 🤢
Honourable mention: "Squire of Gothos" from ToS with a proto-Q.
In the Star Trek novel "Q Squared," Trelane is revealed to be a member of the Q Continuum and is supposed to be mentored by the adult Q.
@@BTScriviner Yet in "The Q and the Grey", Q says that there has never been a child born to a Q.
Jim Steele Q says many things...
Well, if you're doing that, it's been suggested God from Final Frontier is an imprisoned, malevolent Q... :)
@@Skyblade12 Take it with a grain of salt - and a dash of pepper.
Here for the “yeahs and yeahs and yeahs and yeahs”. Tapestry was an absolute work of art
Yes it was
Yeah
A Christmas Carol: Lite Version. Patrick Stewart's theatrical aspirations come to the forefront for the only best Q episode
Did you know that Kate Mulgrew and John D’Lancie were close friends? I still remember reading a TV Guide interview when Voyager was a new show. Mulgrew said she came to know about Star Trek because John would have watch parties whenever he did a Q episode to which she was often invited. I remember another interview with both of them where they admitted that they had to one of their big scenes multiple times because they both kept cracking each other up.
I still have that TV Guide...lol
Didn't she say too that you have to watch all star trek Q Episodes before you are allowed on one Johns dinner parties?
Something like that. I think she said if you didn’t see it, you had to bring the wine.
I would have loved something like a post-credits scene in Tapestry where Picard calls on Q and asks whether any of what he experienced actually happened, or whether it was all in his mind, and Q just smiled.
Q literally starts and ends Star Trek: The Next Generation. He bookends the entire series, in my view making it his story. He may not be omnipresent, but our seven year voyage would not have been the same in his absence.
Now that I think of it🤔 it took 7 years for Voyager to get home right?
@@danielland3767 TNG, DS9, and Voyager all ran 7 seasons.
@@aterfelis4708 really? I had alot few deployments & training so I wasn't sure. But then that makes Voyager the only series to actually take place in "real" time.
I mean since every series from TNG to VOY was 7 seasons 🤔
@@danielland3767 I thought it is generally understood 7 Seasons = 7 years & 3 = 3 & so on. Am I missing your real time point?
@@NALurking yeah, here is my line of thought.....
Yes if TNG, DS9 & VOY all ran 7 years then I never really knew.
I came into the franchise with TNG, which started in 1987, I was 7 by then (being born in 1980) & generally didn't watch it until it got into syndication after the end of season 4, epsoide 26 "Redemption" on June 17, 1991 which was the 100th episode.
That is the magic number that a show is required to be in syndication. So even by 1992, where by then I would have been 12 & able to comprehend the show (which I did because it was that bonding moment with my mom & back then your kids where the remotes😂🤷🏾♂️).
Mind you that given a certain time slot I may have missed any episode due to anything in life back then. By 1991 season 1 had started to play in syndication on other channels if not repeated on the same channel (Bones was aired on Fox but TNT had the exclusive syndication rights, after 2 seasons any past season of that show had to be watch on demand via TNT).
Now couple all that information with TNG & DS9 overlapping by a maybe 2 seasons, I completely lost track of the years each show was on.
Now at the same time Voyager overlapped by 4 years with DS9 on TV. So from the beginning of TNG to the end of Voyager we had a least 4 years with 2 Trek shows running at the same time.
Coupled with the fact that all of the 3 shows went into syndication after 100 episodes then the time frame can be jumbled, especially when their wasn't a thing called binge watching till recently.
So logically in my head the only series that would make sense to be on for 7 years is Voyager, since it took them 7 years to get home.
See where I am going with this? I mean I know time moves differently once you start FTL or Warp speed so even in 7 years on Voyager would be different on earth even in universe.
But I'm getting to nerdy with that, but that's why it only made general since to me that Voyager was 7 seasons, it took them 7 lightyears to get home os 1 season = 1 lightyear to me.
Does that make sense?
"Tapestry" has been my favorite TNG episode since it aired on Feb 15, 1993. Glad you put it as #1 on your list of best Q episodes. The lesson of Tapestry is one i keep in mind when things aren't going so well or when i talk with people about their lives. Risk taking is what makes life worth while. Without it, we have nothing, achieve nothing and amount to nothing. Q's speech to Picard at the end is brilliant. Who knew Q had so much wisdom for the great Picard.
You missed Kirk- when he showed up to punish his son who was just playing with his toy humans.
I feel the need to share a bit of my own head canon here, in that I believe that much of what we think we know about Q/The Q is based on a misinterpretation of something said in 'Encounter at Farpoint'.
When Q says humanity has gone 'too far', and they should 'turn back', I believe he was speaking, not literally, but to the development of humanity as a whole, in that humanity was/is not prepared for the next stage of evolution.
Consider this: At the beginning of ST:TNG, we are introduced to Data, the first constructed being who has surpassed artificial intelligence, and instead possesses what can only be described as artificial sentience. THIS is what caught the attention of The Q, and Q was sent to investigate.
Humanity is on the verge of becoming (for all intents and purposes) God, as the creators of a new sentient species, be it via androids with self-awareness, or holograms either left active too long, or via a misspoken command, or now, with the ability to transfer human consciousness to an artificial body.
How does humanity react to to this new (half)step in its evolution? Are we ready to be next door neighbors to The Q? Do we even belong in the same neighborhood?
Kirk once said"Our weapons grew faster than our wisdom, and we almost destroyed ourselves." Could we be heading in that direction again?
It’s pretty obvious since he overacts when he’s not being literal.
the mariachi band always amuses me.
I absolutely love Q!!! He and Picards back and forth was always entertaining but I really loved the episodes that taught a lesson. Top tier! 👌
Deja Q is the funniest episode of TNG. Q trying to explain he doesn’t have omnipotent powers is great. Also when Q explains the sensation of falling asleep is hilarious. Ohhh and Guinan stabbing him with a fork...
And getting hungry and ordering 12 sundaes
Q was actually an afterthought and was supposed to be a "one shot deal" he was added to the pilot because they thought it was dull and needed padding out.
Honorable mention to two novels - Q-Squared and Q in-law - both by Peter David.
Best line in the best Q moment. "Morning darling" and the look on Patrick Stewarts face
And the way he pulls the covers up to his neck.
@@KEVMAN7987 thank you! I was just about to comment this! Like a girl who wakes up next to a strange guy after a one night stand, HILARIOUS
How to make Star Trek: The Lower Decks actually make sense.....
Make it with 'Q' breaking the fourth wall, and from his perspective watching the goings on of the NCC Cerritos.
That would promote Lower Decks from "Meh" to "HELL YES!" Would also fix any potential planet-sized plotholes in the canon it would otherwise make.
But Vash breaks those gender roles. She tries to escape on her own, not waiting for Picard.
The kind of people that complain about this stuff are the same people that don't actually watch the show.
Up until recently, showrunners knew this and retained artistic integrity. Now as soon as anyone complains about anything (whether they actually watch the show or not) they immediately cave in the least imaginative way possible. (ie Doctor Who)
@@shaggycan yes. This person has basicly chosen the most toxic way to say that she is confident and sexy lol.
She is also a loose cannon. Lol not the type for picard at all. When it comes down to it.
"Captain, I must protest. I am not a merry man!" is my all-time favorite line of Star Trek dialogue.
Q also delivered one of the lines that I have always found to be inspirational. Whenever I find myself nervous about doing something or trying something new or just generally being afraid to fail at something, I think of the line Q delivers to Picard in Q Who: "If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross...but it's not for the timid."
In Qpid I think they were mostly trying to be true to the Robin Hood movies of the '30s and '40s, because that's what most people of the time had grown up with (or seen in re-runs). My personal favourites were the Errol Flynn movies that often got replayed on Sunday afternoons at lunchtime. 😀
Q and the Grey was actually my favourite, the VOY crew trying to interpret the insanity of Mrs Q was gold
I really enjoy it.
Q-ette: "What ARE you doing with that dog?"
*Q and Janeway look at the pup*
Q-ette: "I'm not talking about the puppyyyy..."
I do love Suzie's delivery of that line.
Also, taking suggestions of names for the Mrs.Q:
Q-ette,
Q-ueen,
And my personal favourite:
Q-ella De Ville.
We’re doing favorite lines? In “Q Who,” Riker calls Q out for letting those 18 people die. (Or maybe get assimilated.) The script has Q threaten him, “Stop-or you will surely die.”
John DeLancie ad libbed, “Oh, please.”
I'm with you, the older I get, the more I appreciate tapestry. I think it resonates the most for me. It's my favourite too..
Patrick Stewart's real life son played his son on the Inner Light episode of TNG.
My favourite Q episodes are all ones that explore the Continuum and other members of it. I think my favourite is possibly True Q.
Also, glad to see some appreciation for the Voyager episodes on this video - I've heard a few too many people criticise them and I think they're pretty good.
As a foil to Picard, Q needs to be in the Picard series but how could they do it without being too cheesy? Without spoiling, Picard gets another new lease on life similar to the one Q gives him before. Maybe at the end of his life, Q visits Picard again and they ride off into the sunset again like Q did with Vash to truly go where no man has gone before
We'll soon find out. I couldn't be more excited
Just came to say you were actually pretty damn spot on with the prediction! Well done, just watched season 2 of Picard and it pretty much played out the way you said haha
Love Q. Loved him in My Little Pony almost as much when I watched it with my kids.
TIL the reason I like Discord so much is that he's the MLP version of Q in every way, including voice.
Q's back and forth banter with Janeway is always 👌 💯
That was a really good list. I love the Q and the Grey, and the fact that Adam's favorite line from it is, "I'm not talking about the puppy." 😆
Really brilliant presentation, Adam. One of your best! Also very well written Sean. Surprised you didn't mention the best part of Deja Q, when Q asks what he has to do to prove he is human and Worf deadpans, "die".
when in Picard dies in ST Picard - i had the sense that that is really the end of Jean Luc Picard in the flesh - because his consciousness might be living on, yet he himself (and his real brain) are dead.
just when watching your Q episodes, i felt strange that Q would not be at his side during this time.
I don´t know what, but something in me was sad at that realization. Not so much that Data was gone for good, the real Picard is somewhat gone for good, but that Pupil-Teacher relationship they have had is no longer there.
The trial never ends...how stoked are you right now that he's coming back?
Tapestry originated in a throw away line from Picard to Wesley when they were on the way to get his heart repaired a couple of seasons earlier. He explained about the fight and remembered that when the Nausicaan stabbed him Picard bizarrely laughed as he collapsed with the blade through his chest. The question, why did he laugh? inspired Tapestry.
Q will come back on Star Trek Picard as a jaded broken god avenging the death of his son 😄😄
Dude, the episode where they are playing Robin Hood it's actually pretty critical of how women are put into a secondary role. Vash is totally not having it and uses the tools at her disposal at the time to get ahead. She actually doesn't want to be rescue and doesn't even need it. Really doesn't. But the Cap wants to rescue her because he is in love. This is a great feminist episode. And I say this as a guy. I know. I like it because I am not going to believe that Vash is going to fight her way out of that situation. She is not that character. Now, just for argument's sake, put Mayor Kira in this same exact situation and I would have hated it because that is not the woman Kira is. They are both strong women who would go about their problems in different ways. Love that episode! The high point of it all is Worf saying "Sorry" after tripping with Geordi's lute!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"I am not a merry man!" LOL!
@@joelellis7035 also in a different episode
Worf: "I am Not a Man"
Worf after he smashes Geordi's lute; "Sorry".
@@richardm3023 I legit LOL'd when I saw that. Such a Worf-y thing to do.
@@joelellis7035 Never gets old!
100% agreed! Tapestry is my absolute favorite episode! 😃👍🏼💯 Love your videos, Adam! 😍🥰😂 Please keep ‘em coming!
Sometimes I think the only reason I come around, Jean-Luc, is to hear you give those wonderful speeches.
I appreciate that you made an accurate list, rather than putting a bad episode at 1, or a really good episode at 12, just too generate comments.
Wow, a listing on TH-cam that, I actually agree with. When looking at each Star Trek episode only from the stand point of how "Q" was used, you did an excellent job! However, I enjoy watching the Deep Space Nine episode with Q" but, not to see him but instead to watch Captain P's girlfriend the rouge Ms. Vash (and ... oh my does she not, always seem to land on her feet).
Good list. I don't agree with you for best episode however. I have a tie for my favorite episode. The Measure of a Man and The Offspring. Those shows are so powerful. The first really putting a focus on how to treat your fellow man. Or woman etc. And the second one, well. I still cry at the end. Even though I've seen it a hundred times. Well done mate! Great list! Looking forward to seeing more.
There was one good Q part in that ds9 episode tho. When they are at the auction and he says something to the effect: "Oh by the way this station is now hurdeling to its doom and its very unliklely that any of you shall survive to enjoy your purchases, i'm sorry, continue, i just thought i should point that out."
That was brilliant and very Q lol
Also the way that he wouldent solve the problem for sysco or even help him find out what was going on was very Q too.....
About that thing with being accurate on how women were treated in that era... The point of that episode was to show how the crew would react when they were thrown into the robin hood storyline. So basically everybody OUTSIDE of the crew was acting like they were from 900 years ago and only the crew members were acting like people from the future being in that situation. I think vash acted very authentic to her character trying to sneak and trick her way out of the situation and maybe even benefit from it. Troy and Dr. Crusher were more side characters ,but that is just logical in an episode that was mostly about Picard admitting that he is in love with Vash and Q doing one of his "lessons" and let's be honest: Worf and Data are much better targets for cheap comedy than Crusher or Troy.
yeah, but the "comic relief" where troy and crusher (both with rank commander!!) just let pots fall on soldiers heads ist quite cringe worthy... i have to actively ignore this scene every time i rewatch the episode.
Anybody else think it's kind of hilarious that in All Good Things, the Enterprise is shown existing far into the future, as a highly modified dreadnought, and then the Enterprise's very next appearance is where it's destroyed?
Star Trek is not known for its... temporal consistency.
But that was in an alternate timeline, wasn't it?
@@AllthePrettyPurses It wasn't supposed to be, iirc.
considering how few episodes he was actually in amazingly q is more well remembered than many of the regulars on the shows.
So the best Q episodes were with Q the teacher. A teacher that pushes humanity forward and JP forward.
two points, Worf smashing the mandolin was one of the greatest homages to Animal House,EVER! then there is Q's final monologue in Q who?, not only the scariest episode of tng but the episode that made me a fan of tng. I can quote the monologue verbatim, and do so from time to time at the suffering and annoyance of my children when they bitch about how hard their lives are. it should be written in stone for all the whiny to see.oh, p.s. I think you nailed it.
Tapestry is wonderful! You wouldn't Star Trek could do It's a Wonderful Life, but it does. It helped me realize that my regrets . . . maybe I shouldn't regret them after all.
Unless you're an evil psychopath, you should never regret what you have become, because you can always improve yourself.
"Q Who" is my favorite. Q gives us his best monologue at the climax of the episode.
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here... It's wonderous, with treasured to satiate desires both subtle and gross... but it's not for the timid."
@@DTSephiroth "You can't outrun them, you can't destroy them. If you damage them, the essence of what they are remains. They regenerate and keep coming. Eventually you will weaken. Your reserves will be gone. They are relentless!"
@@BrianD0313 really put into frame just how much of a threat they were.
@@DTSephiroth it was on BBCA like a week ago. Still gave me goosebumps when he gave the line.
Excellent list, great job. Keep it up! And thank you for giving Deja Q the respect it deserves, and excellent and hilarious episode that often gets ragged on undeservedly.
“Sir I protest, I am not a merry man”
Worf...
Best line in TNG
When I first saw Q in Encounter at Far Point my thought was, oh my this is going to be corny. But man, he evolved into one of my favorite recurring ST characters. Well written episodes, interesting character development and tactfully used.... just a great character and great acting by John DeLancey...
Best Trek episode so far, so glad you guys made this channel
Q: "Con permiso, Capitan. The hall is rented, the orchestra engaged. It's now time to see if you can dance." Love that quote. :)
So a pretty good reasoning/breakdown. They put DL's character into the franchise just enough to keep him enigmatic and not overly cliche (trek wise). I think the episode where Picard has the probe encounter and gets a whole lifetime of memories processed through him (from the dude on the dying planet) was a great episode, as it gave a great spin on the '(requiem) message in a bottle ' story concept.
Yes the season ending one with Picard episode, so it underplayed Q's part quite a bit, but I like that they used Q to try and throw a non-linear time concept at the viewers (as humans struggle with ideas outside of what they usually experience). So it was pretty pure to Roddenberry's TOS (when it had those 'science-y' what-if ones that made you think). To that extent it is interesting to note the choice of producers/directors to not throw Q in Enterprise (and instead use the time traveler 'Daniels' as the sort of Q stand-in).
Rarely are the crew losses really 'emphasized' from a moral/emotional standpointl, and are often given more softly as factsl; so Q killing a bunch of crew members didn't make him a villain all that much in the franchise (from a viewer standpoint), as crew losses were part of normal scientific exploration; Q just make that exploration harsher.
Ultimately: It is hard to argue one way or another (if they should have used him more/less, better stories, etc) cannon wise he's a near-omnipotent transcendental being (apparently he wasn't limited to just Star Trek's Galaxy, so from the viewer and in-universe perspective he was totally next-level as far as knowledge/understanding of the trek universe). Kind of hard to cast such an entity.
The comparison would be the White/Black Guardians in Doctor Who (and really all the other 'gods' from the original run); they couldn't be used extensively because well they could basically do anything, and were OP even compared to a regenerative dude in a n-dimensional time machine.
There are other examples of equivalent characters (but my ones would be fictional stories; IE Paladine/Fizban in Dragonlance). In most situations the god-like characters are limited in story time or actions, because the in-tangible 'perfect' choices or OP powers they could use would basically make a story either 10x shorter or 10x longer depending on what approach was taken. :)
As an omnipotent being that is known as Q in many circles around this planet, all I can say is: Well done.
I could not agree more with this list and, to be completely honest, all but one of the opinions given in this episode. You do fine work
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I'm still hoping for him to show up in Discovery and Picard.
Discovery is dead.
So them being renewed for another season was just fluff and nonsense? Find a hole and bury yourself.
@@FoxyAlphaRogerTango viewership is down significantly. They are hoping for a Hail Mary. Discovery is dead, count on it.
He was in lower decks
@@FoxyAlphaRogerTango
It's being renewed because a bunch of political activists with connections can't admit their project failed.
It can out run the Simpson's for all I care, it's a failure if no one likes it,
No one watches it, no one talks about it
Adam, you're an absolute joy to watch and hear. Cheers man!
I grew up watching every new episode that came out of Star Trek TNG. I own the entire run, and I just wanted to thank you for your vids.
"So not only is that Q and his son, but it's the actor... and his... You don't get that very often." Not even the first time either. Patrick Stewart's son Daniel played his son, Batai, in "the Inner Light".
I would also make an argument against "Tapastry" on this list. Show me evidence that Q was even involved with Picard in that episode as opposed to a "death dream". While the characterization of Q was spot on, and John de Lancie put on a tour du force performance (John Luck Pickered anyone?), his appearance can be explained by other means.
Idea for a list though. Star Trek characters played by multiple actors. There have been at least two Leonardo d'Vinci's and three Zephrim Cochrans. Alternatively, Star Trek actors who played multiple roles.
Yes, multiple actors could be interesting. For actors playing Zefram Cochrane, I know of Glenn Corbett and James Cromwell. Who's the third actor?
Star trek actors and their many roles could be good. Jeffrey Combs would own all the top spots, though.
@@aleckelsey2663 Definitely at the top of the list. He had three named recurring characters, two simultaneously, and a bunch of other one offs. There is even some speculation that had Enterprise continued, he would have had a marquee character.
I always loved that one interaction Q: How do I prove I am mortal to you? Worf: Die LOL
I couldn't agree with you more on the order you put them in. Great ranking list!
Excellent break down of the Q episodes. I think I would have liked to see him up against the best captain in Star Trek, Benjamin Lafiete Sisko (not sure of the spelling, but you know who I'm talking about), but it would probably be a bit messy with Q and the Prophets (Wormhole Aliens), competing for his attention. Although, that would have made an interesting story as well.
I might have moved "Q Who" up to #1 though. "All Good Things" was a good episode, but as you said, it wasn't the best Q episode. In fact, I think it would have been a better episode without Q. A harder sell maybe, but I think better.
Slightly different order, but your top five marry up with my top five! Excellent video!
As someone whose favourite character in all of fiction is this enigmatic bastard, this was a joy ^_^
On the note of Tapestry, to me it's not only the best Q episode, it's the best *Picard* episode. You've got this seemingly pretty static guy here who plays by the rules far more than Kirk, and when I originally watched this I had to ponder: where did that zeal come from? Did it just get dragged out when he needed the rules to piss off? What's that wonderful rebellious streak about when it seems a bit at odds with the rest of him? And this answers that perfectly; without zest, without the ambition and silliness and warmth and passion of being younger and unafraid, we can't achieve the greatness that is Jean-Luc Picard. His journey through this episode, the conclusions he draws as the guy reliving his youth and the man who would rather die than remain as what he's become, says more about him than anything else in the whole canon. It's a goddamn masterpiece.
... Also Q kissed him on the forehead originally in his quarters and that was cut, and I for one find that really bloody adorable xD
10:10
Or Captain Archer, Captain Kirk, or even the Caeliar depending on how you look at it.
(Archer- allowed the borg to send a message to thier future selves, informing them of the human race)
(Kirk- possibly allowed a crew member to merge with Vger and create the first borg, go back in time and space, and assimilate itself)
(the Caeliar- may have created the first Borg)
One of the nice things about "Tapestry" is that even Picard was not sure if it was real or not because if it was then Q helped him learn a few things about himself.
I love the delivery of flowers for Gene Luck Pikard...
I've written an entire article on the exchange between Picard, Riker, Troi and then Q at the end of the episode. Loved "Tapestry" too Clery!
Tapestry is also my favorite episode of Next Generation. You have excellent taste.
Just as well Q only made one appearance in Deep Space Nine. The character never fit well into the dour setting (and they already had enough ongoing divinity shenanigans with the Prophets anyway).
Honestly I would have loved to see a Q vs Prophets and/or Q vs Pah Wraiths episode.
I would like to have seen Q try to explain who and what the prophets really are to our limited understanding.
Ray Nothnagel the wormhole entities are strong but not in same league as Q imo
Philip Hunn
“Picard never hit me.” 😨
“I am NOT Picard.” 🤨
@@cha5 "Indeed not - you're much easier to provoke. How fortunate for me..."
And then he never showed up again...
I love Q and Guinan together haha need more of that
Deja Q is by far the best Q episode and one of the best TNG episodes. I have rewatched Deja Q more than any other Star Trek episode in any series.
I agree. The highlight scene was when Guinan stabbed Q’s hand with the fork, causing him to scream in agonizing pain. Absolutely loved that moment! I would have liked to know more about their history though. They knew each other for at least 200 years as mentioned in “Q Who?”, and it seemed Guinan may have powers of her own as if she wanted to do some major mojo on Q when he threatened to get rid of her.
I completely agree that Q was always a wonderful foil for Picard. However, the one thing thing I really think should have been mentioned in regards to Deja Q was the fantastic chemistry on display between Brent Spiner and John de Lancie. I thought their scenes together brought something special to that episode.
"Sisko is the best captain."
You're *goddamn* right he is
The way Q interacts with Worf is hilarious. He’s just so dismissive and sarcastic. Stay well out there everybody, and Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊
'Q Who?' was the first time TNG really started to set itself apart from TOS.
I really liked how, when Picard asked the wise, cheerful and optimistic Guinnan how they could defeat the Borg, she just says "you can't fight them and you can't talk to them... just fooken cheese-it dude, they'll kill us all!!!"
It's a crying shame he wasn't in Picard. Although I shudder to think how they'd treat him in that show
I'd imagine a storyline where Q and Traveler Wesley Crusher battle for Picard's very soul.
Q's son was great friends with Icheb. Maybe he could bring him back to life.
I think it was a mercy he wasn't in Picard. If you can't treat the characters and stories right, leave them alone.
Great ranking. Of course. I was so sure All Good Things would make the top spot, but this is a perfect choice and...yes...made me shed a tear or two. I'm an old softie.
"Q Who" was the best Q episode. "Q Less" was the 2nd best. The worst were "Encounter At Farpoint" & "Hide And Q".
One of the greatest bit of casting ever was John de Lancie as Q - I find it hard to believe anyone could have done it better - he did an amazing performance each time he was on an episode.
Agreed. Pretty spot on. I've met Delancie. He is so nice and smart and so, Q. They scored huge when they casted him. Only disagreement. Best Q line ever. "Very good Worf. Eat any good books lately."
Having Q be there at the end of S1 on Picard would have made it so much better. A simple, "I'm not done with you Picard." like in tapestry would have made up for the shortcomings of the season.
I love all the Star Trek characters and the actors who bring them to life. But other than Spock, my favorites are those who are naughty and/or eccentric. Q is #1 for me-always. Next come Lwaxana Troi, Quark and Garak, among others. It’s fun watching these characters get away with behavior I would never dare to attempt. Plus they all have their good sides along with their quirks.
1. Q Who
2. All Good Things…
3. Tapestry
My favorite part of "Hide and Q" (which made me watch the episode both times it was initially broadcast) was "I… I feel so foolish."/"Quite right. And so you should."