Q's Death • farewell | Part 2 | Star Trek Picard S02E10

Most of people loved Q in TNG and Voyager.... Let's honor this character with a few of your favorite moments that you write down in the comments😃
#Gift
#Suprise
#iconicscene
#lastscene
#qdies
#deatht
#hug
#qlovepicard

[@Sirtop13]

I love how his final words on TNG and Picard to Jean-Luc is "see you out there"

[@ki5aok]

Same last words he said to Picard in "All Good Things."

[@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle]

Yes! Same as the TNG finale!

[@GerardoSantana]

wouldn't have it any other way

[@poohbear1647]

It wasn’t his final words- he was on the last scene of the last episode of season 3 of Picard- Q is alive and pestering Picards son.

[@gsutton78]

​@@poohbear1647 The Season 3 finale was likely a past version of Q, though. He probably just traveled to the future before his "end".

[@gavinmorrissey5082]

I’m man enough to admit I shed a tear when Picard hugged Q. Even an omnipotent being doesn’t want to be alone at the end.

[@The9393114]

Same, man. Same. 🖖

[@JamesTobiasStewart]

Notice as well, that as least as far as his human form is concerned, he kept his eyes on Picard from the hug to his final snap. He made sure Jean-Luc Picard was the last thing he ever saw.

[@TimmyTurner421]

Very emotional and beautiful moment

[@brianjohnson5272]

All the havoc and chaos, all the times he nearly killed the crew, all the lives lost led to this moment, where a demi god asks for but one last thing, not to die alone.

[@NexusDex]

...a tear? I straight up cried because that was an amazing szene! I love when old enemies become old Friends, even for a moment

[@thisisme2476]

LOVE the look on Q's face realizing he is getting his one and only ever hug.

[@rcslyman8929]

[Visibly Confused] "Wait, what... what is this? What are you doing?" [Confusion Intensifies] "I don't know what this is, stop! Ow? Ow!"

[@Aerojet01]

It's stupid.

[@buddhavskungfu]

It tore me apart

[@bobpage6597]

And the look on Picard's face. For the first time, he's looking upon Q with the warm smile of a genuine friend. No longer seeing him as a meddling nuisance 😂

[@samvanroon5041]

something mentioned in one of the games was in which basically Q mentions he could snap his fingers and everyone there would do exactly what he wanted even love and adore him, and someone responds that what he want's most is for people to care and or love him of their own free will, and thats the one thing he can't snap his fingers and make happen.

[@Jackie-McCann]

“Jean-Luc, it’s wonderful to see you again. How ‘bout a big hug?” ~ Q, _Qpid_ …He finally got that hug. 🥺

[@Zx30]

He's been waiting for over 30 years for that hug :(

[@seantape5171]

😢😪

[@agrandcanyonoffucksgiven2776]

"I most protest, I am not a merry man."

[@mininari-hq5oy]

The way how he came into the scene

[@gigantor6519]

​​@@agrandcanyonoffucksgiven2776"On the contrary, Lieutenant Worf. Your clothing identifies you with the character of Will Scarlett, just as Geordi's mandolin identifies him as Alan A-Dale."

[@mog398]

Doesn't matter whether you liked this series or not, John De Lancie is always a win.

[@DrCruel]

Yes it does and no he's not.

[@lamecommenter]

It's really effing bad

[@THEMAX00000]

Now let's leave the poor man alone

[@angeluss28]

Troll and fanboys will tell its bad, because they can never make something this good. They have no valid arguments other trolling.

[@schumi9xwdc]

Darn right

[@francodigitalphotography3227]

If you notice, John D' Lancie shead a tear. His eyes were watery and that was real. That scene was powerful and he even admitted to it on an interview. Great scene. Loved it.

[@danielhausser8038]

Same 🖖❤🖖

[@LordTalax]

It meant nothing

[@seantape5171]

🖖🏿

[@danielgalway8395]

I saw John de lancie at a convention in July. Apparently the original idea was for him to say “c’est la vie” to Picard, but he said it makes more sense for his character to say “see you out there”. Man did he make the right call. This scene is beautiful.

[@lillycarmichael8194]

That would have been impressively bad. Thank God for John de Lancie saving the whole season

[@jtgd]

@@lillycarmichael8194yeah, John wick 4 is the “c’est la vie” story. Star Trek is tongue in cheek “You may or may not see some version of me”

[@TheGrayfrog100]

Q and Picard. That moment! I'm not crying. You are crying! OH what ever we are all crying! Such an emotional scene with two expressive actors.

[@JustinEmlay]

Why did you cry? Q didn't die.

[@flammmenspeeryt9184]

​@@JustinEmlaywell his time isn't linear as ours. So he might have died there but him interacting with Picards son might be in his past.

[@JustinEmlay]

@@flammmenspeeryt9184 That's called pulling whatever you want out your rear end.

[@flammmenspeeryt9184]

@@JustinEmlay is it tho? It isn't something new or so. We know Q can time travel and it is said that his time isn't linear like ours. So I think it does make sense.

[@JustinEmlay]

@@flammmenspeeryt9184 Makes more sense that Q remains to be a liar, manipulative and a huge D.

[@tjjames9846]

Q’s face as Picard goes to embrace him…it was like he had waited millennia for that one moment in time and yet couldn’t believe it was actually happening. Absolutely beautiful.

[@frankbrembos1297]

Just once in all that omnipotence he finally experiences something new...love. Truly a beautiful moment.

[@crazyal8565]

To borrow from the movie. AI. That was the everlasting moment he had been waiting for

[@willt3223]

wha… he has a wife and kid even janeway…

[@ripple-effect-mlp]

What happened then? Well, on Earth, they say That Q's heart grew three sizes that day.

[@mattplata7469]

@@frankbrembos1297 they would like to make us think they are omnipotent but they are far from it.

[@RichardTLDR]

John De Lancie utterly owns this moment. The whole Rios farewell was nothing to me, but Q... oh Q... you were ALWAYS our friend.

[@WarGrowlmon18]

"I was built to predict people, but to predict them, you have to truly understand them. So, I began by breaking their lives down into moments, trying to find the connections, the things that explained why they did what they did. And what I found was that the moment that often mattered the most, the moment when you truly found out who they were and why they did what they did, was often their last one." "Everyone dies alone, but if you mean something to someone, if you help someone, or love someone, if even a single person remembers you, then maybe you never really die at all." The Machine, Person of Interest.

[@georgegarcia566]

It was perfect. What a wonderful surprise.

[@garysprandel1817]

As I was want to say when the promos and trailers heralded Q's return as an old enemy returns that I wouldn't go as far as to say enemy but more giant cosmic pain in the ass. In the end it turned out to be while Q was indeed a giant cosmic PITA he was more that friend we all have that's allowed to bust your back because you know they don't mean it and you give back just as hard.

[@SkylerModder]

@@garysprandel1817 Indeed, and honestly that was always the sense I got out of Q in the earlier shows. He was cosmically arrogant about it, certainly, as you'd expect a god-being to be, but he was always trying to help you out - improve your knowledge and understanding, teach you something important, help you realize your potential. If he hadn't interjected time and again Humanity would've been nothing but a tiny splattered bug on the windshield of the intergalactic freight train that is The Borg. And once again, he saves them all, but this time he not only manages to save Humanity he also saves the god damn Borg themselves - giving them the chance to become a benevolent ally instead of an eternal enemy, and all at the cost of what little time and energy he had left in that reality. It doesn't get any more badass than that. I'm gonna fucking miss this Q. ;_;

[@delcox8165]

He pulled a David Tennant and made sure his final farewell kept the same line as his original goodbye.

[@stultuses]

Perhaps that's what attracted Q to humans Their ultimate ability to love beyond the circumstances, beyond the wrong doing done to them, humans have the ability for not just sympathy but empathy and love When one is omnipotent, you can not be empathetic and love all at the same time. I think Q admired this in humans, and, over the years and encounters, he constantly tested it for its genuineness and, at the end, concluded that that trait surpassed even omnipotence itself

[@TheWPhilosopher]

"The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again."

[@Ryu62Alpha]

It was really amazing to see that moment when Picard hugs him. The look on Q's face is so interesting. It's like his first real hug, not given out of pity, forced in anyway, but freely given out of compassion and some kind of love. You can really tell he felt it.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

3:10 - 3:20 After more than four decades of treating Q as a frenemy - Picard finally recognizes Q for what he truly is - a friend 😉😊

[@WarGrowlmon18]

"I was built to predict people, but to predict them, you have to truly understand them. So, I began by breaking their lives down into moments, trying to find the connections, the things that explained why they did what they did. And what I found was that the moment that often mattered the most, the moment when you truly found out who they were and why they did what they did, was often their last one." "Everyone dies alone, but if you mean something to someone, if you help someone, or love someone, if even a single person remembers you, then maybe you never really die at all." The Machine, Person of Interest.

[@MingWLee]

More than a friend, a father Picard he has been lack of, a guardian who never show his love until the very end

[@Serioussmile51]

See the enemy inside your friend and see friend inside your enemy.

[@SVSky]

That wasn't Picard and Q that was Patrick Stewart and John De Lancie, it was a real moment.

[@jonesthemoblin1400]

Q is a gaslighting, murderous monster and this season (quite unintentionally, I assure you) solidified that aspect of his character.

[@connorprice1338]

A wonderful scene 30+ years in the making. No one could have played Q and given him the personality that he had like John de Lancie did. Far and away one of Star Trek's all-time underrated actors.

[@JSsm987]

In what way is Q underrated?! He’s universally acknowledged as being a fan favourite

[@mnomadvfx]

I disagree. Q is basically Lestat from Anne Rice's vampire books except with godlike powers. Others have played characters like Lestat before and very well.

[@victoriasmith2630]

Q was Loki, with intense curiosity. Lestat was a spoiled brat

[@Blue_eye_devil]

What wonder does this scene leave you full of?

[@Piriatehat]

he did play in the Star Gate series, but only a few episode though.

[@LgiovanniF]

That hug he gave him at the end was so genuine.

[@nancyblockcolsky1387]

It seems to me that’s also the kind of guy Patrick Stewart is.

[@TimmyTurner421]

@@nancyblockcolsky1387 definitely a good-hearted man

[@TheYgds]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, HE's BACK, Mon Capitaine!!

[@Artisan1979]

"See you out there." Very poetic. The same words that he used when they parted ways 23 years ago. That got me more than "Farewell mon capitan." Three decades of driving JL crazy culminated in a hug from JL, a final forgiveness and thank you as he has finally forgiven himself thanks to the biggest pain in the ass he's ever encountered. RIP Q. And thank you, John, for the memories. It's funny but after this clip, my auto play has their very first meeting. My God it feels like a century apart from this moment

[@smcneal057]

I don't know what I would have done if Q said, "The trial is over. See you out there."

[@barfo281]

Isn't this a robot Picard anyway?

[@Empyrean83]

Q was that friend that always took it to far.

[@Colyo62]

I was hoping he was going to refer to death as the undiscovered country rather than the great unknown

[@timhowland7103]

I love that I understood the reference when I saw that.

[@mikhaelis]

That's the one thing people never really understood about Q in TNG. While he started out as an "angry god", he turned into the "trickster god", then into the "observant god", then into the "loving God" and.finay into the "older brother" that would never let Picard be hurt, while allowing Picard keeping his own free will intact. This evolution was easily seen in the TNG. Especially with the fact that when Q was turned human he chose to be exiled with Picard. And this was a heart breaking and very human portrayal of Q basically becoming the best of what he observed from humans and in particular Picard. This entire ruse this season has basically been A dying and trying to tell Picard he loved him but couldn't do so because he didn't know how, and he was obviously afraid of rejection. The most heartwarming scene was to see Picard hug Q and Q's fear of rejection was dismissed. This was the final evolution of Q in this form as he became "God is love" and went into the next life being fulfilled in this existence. As Q said in TNG, the Continuum was afraid that one day humans would surpass them. in the end Q realized that even as God like beings, they were ultimately missing the one thing that made frail imperfect childish human beings superior to them: the ability to love unconditionally and freely. I wonder if Q will be able to watch and help Picard from his next existence? But I hope they don't resurrect him. This is the perfect ending for Q, and as in was one of the old TNG episodes, when Picard finally dies I hope Q is there to welcome him. This was an incredible sci-fi episode that turned sci-fi on its head and changed the rules showing that no.matyer how high tech we are, humans are still innately the same throughout their history for good or bad.

[@mossaj19]

Well said. I am only upset that we didn't get more Q this series, what a waste. I could listen to him and Picard banter all season, with little else, and be content.

[@XSilver_WaterX]

This is why the best but denied headcanon theory is that ALL humanoid races are actually humanity's creations by the subconscious, even the Q who personify man's Glory-hood are tulpas! That TNG episode of those weird precursors was extremely WEAK!

[@lohphat]

This is why ST:NG never appealed to me. It was all about constructed religion.

[@lisaparkhill682]

@@lohphat no, it's about the human heart.

[@luis7164]

❤️❤️❤️❤️I agree

[@danivarius]

His last, best finger snap. The one that meant the most; the most poignant; the one with the most sentiments.

[@mikekroft86]

an he had that Q look on his face as he was snapping like uh oh lolol

[@Jygerthe2nd]

Man taught me how to snap my fingers. :)

[@BardBreaker]

The orchestral swell when they go to hug. Man. I don't agree with everything they've done with this show but this scene is beautiful. The music. The acting. Man, I was bawling when this aired and I still tear up watching it again.

[@nepntzerZer]

dude, gay.

[@LordTalax]

Emo generation

[@mitche5007]

I met John De lancie at a Star Trek convention a long time ago, he was walking around by the tables in the back and he came up to us and I asked him for his autograph, he was very gracious. It was wonderful to see him as Q again :-)

[@sammylou5716]

He has aged beautifully

[@garysprandel1817]

I know at one of the Gencon's in the early 90s a friend of mine presented JDL with a button he had made that read Omnipotent beings need love too. JDL was very pleased and grateful but we kind of figured that he probably gets tons of little things like that and most likely would get tossed as what's the guy going to do rent out a warehouse for storage of all those fan gifts? Maybe so but apparently he really did like the button because at least from con appearances and photos of con appearances over the next couple of years it must have been part of his con go bag as he was wearing the button.

[@intheredcold9216]

I met him myself in SF. He told charming bawdy stories (I may have asked) and when the line got really long for autographs he got up and walked the line talking to people, shaking hands and signing stuff.

[@Pat4th]

Fun joke for you about Mr. DeLancie. Why did he find it so easy to step back into the role of Q after so many years? Because the role is such a snap.

[@DarthSideous63]

@@intheredcold9216 James Doohan told fantastic stories about his time in WWII.

[@joshuaislingr6384]

It’s so interesting and beautiful how Patrick Steward as Picard in TNG would always ask Q “Q! What is the point of all this!?” And finally, he knows the answer and voices it by saying “[…]Isn’t that the point of all this?” before embracing his friendly antagonist that changed his universe and how he viewed it, every time for the better. KZbin algorithms really got me in the heart today…

[@MooncrafterUTAU]

"but not alone... isn't that the point of all this?" was the entire line. Had to replay it multiple times on max vollume and eventually just gave TF up and combined what I could make out with lip reading. Seriously, someone turn closed captioning back on!!!

[@Aerojet01]

it's cringeworthy. I think they're butchering and destroying years of success TNG achieved making the show a global phenomenon. It's painful to watch. I don't see the point in dragging out old characters with aging actors that are passed their best and giving them nonsensical overdramatic storylines that don't align with the show. It's awful.

[@razor6888]

And most people miss the point.... just like this series . The question posed by Picard in STTNG to Q was a question to humanity (us),to ask the question why the devine, whats the point ? A being that can just snap his fingers and change everything voids the very point of existance. We must grow beyond outdated concepts , but we are not ready for this. .If there are beings like Q around ... well, we are not even ready to play nice with ourselves as a species, so in any event ,for both outcomes... God or not... we are not ready for either. Thats the point being made then... What this was ?... other than garbage... I have no idea. And thats a shame.

[@razor6888]

@@Aerojet01 I doubt they will ever find what made Trek great again... its like there was a mass Packlid syndrome over everyone with this series. I grow tired of, "We look for things that make us go." mindset and rely on that. This wont go in my book.

[@Aerojet01]

@@razor6888 I think it has a lot to do with poor standard of storyline writing, political agendas and relying heavily on CGI. I find Picard and Discovery painful to watch.

[@floridaboz1]

I do have a theory on this, Everyone talks about the hug between Picard and Q and it was a great moment, and great way to end Q, but i think the true emotion comes from the fact that John De Lancie and Patrick Stewart may never work together or maybe even see either other again. So i think what we seen was a hug between John De Lancie and Patrick Stewart

[@jmwoods190]

Or maybe both.

[@dnobxela68]

I am sure they have a fine relationship. But de Lancie was in perhaps 8 episodes of TNG? He is a favorite and a pivotal character, but the volume isn’t there.

[@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle]

Great insight!

[@mlmattingly627]

It's the "See you out there" line just tears me up most.

[@PurpleChevron]

It is a bit of a shame that John de Lancie didn't get a more prominent role in the season. His acting is so convincing and he plays the part with so much depth. Generally, the more powerful a character is, the less interesting they are as the power they wield makes them less relatable and generally boring. Q is literally omnipotent and yet he was given so much nuance and character with good writing and perfect casting. Every scene that featured Q was the highlight of the episode that hosted it.

[@jamesgravil9162]

"Generally, the more powerful a character is, the less interesting they are as the power they wield makes them less relatable and generally boring." Bran Stark: **

[@elizabethjansen2684]

More time would have weekend the character.

[@thebrightestsun4685]

Q was basically only character (and Riker at the end of the previous season) who played the role from TNG. Patrick Steward is playing himself , so he was not Picard. I think it is kinda good that Q is gone. Writers won't be able to destroy the character.

[@Thescott16]

More of a shame this season happened...

[@anivicuno9473]

More like, thank god they didn't have more time to assassinate his character for the sake of an old man's vanity project

[@snupjeve]

"Because, in all the universe you’re the closest thing I have to a friend, Jean-Luc."

[@az21bob666]

and he has a wife and kid.

[@Dowlphin]

@@az21bob666 That's probably why he so desperately needs a friend. 😆

[@tek512]

@@az21bob666 Only somewhat. The female Q was never his "wife" so much as an old acquaintance he decided to mate with as a result of all the weird shit Voyager did with the Q Continuum. Junior, meanwhile, seems to have just been completely forgotten about at this point, though I hope they decide to take the STO route and make him take up father's role in the series going forward.

[@az21bob666]

no he said she his wife. but still wife son and freinds. so the i lonely does not really make much sence.

[@snupjeve]

@@az21bob666 - you think everyone who has a wife or children is happy or even not lonely? Estranged spouses. Affairs. Divorce. Broken homes. Runaways. Disownership. Exes. Irreconcilable differences. Life is hard. People grow apart. Not all stories have happy endings. You assume Q cannot be lonely. You don't know people, let alone Q.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

What a way to find out that you get more out of a hug if opposed to being alone! That's what Professor Tim Wilson suggested for Harry - Duke of Sussex! You know, I sometimes feel alone myself! I miss a hug sometimes. Especially now and almost 17 years on. I miss my dear old mum - giving me the hug! I wish that she was here - now! Oh well! That's that! 😌

[@BeeBumper]

I think Q has been trying for that hug from Picard for a lifetime

[@spectra5407]

Fare thee well Q, you magnificent madman

[@WarGrowlmon18]

(Starts humming Fare Thee Well)

[@Sarah_Kinz]

See you.. out there!

[@Rykojames]

Nerds

[@Promilus1984]

you meant 2005 IQ madman...

[@ashes2diamond]

@@Rykojames ass

[@jblonar]

I never thought I'd see the day where Picard would hug Q

[@LGranthamsHeir]

The day is finally here. IMHO it should've happened in their final scene in "All Good Things" 😉

[@onthelevel13]

Going to be honest. I got teary eyed when he did that. Great scene.

[@roadwarrior144]

Nor I, but I’ll be damned if I didnt get a little choked-up as well. Till we meet again Q, you goofy schmuck! 🥹

[@wmgilliland2582]

@@onthelevel13 The only thing that would have made it better, would have been when Picard hugged Q would have been Picard asking Q ,"What is your name." and Q's reply," Trelaine".

[@Kajehart]

Me neither. So many tough lessons that Q taught Picard, like a parent teaches their child. I think about Tapestry and All Good Things. And Picard never wanted to hear them, until now, regarding his mother!

[@Serioussmile51]

The hug hits you right in the feels...😭

[@DH-sm7sw]

Farewell Mon capitainne - so heartfelt. Thank you John de Lancie for such a wonderful portrayal of a true character.

[@pTryceorl]

First time I’ve felt something from this show besides disappointment. I thought Q and Picard’s last words were beautifully sad, especially thinking about how long ago TNG was, and feeling like everything from our childhood is fading away. TNG gets me though dark times, and it feels like a frozen in time moment, and here we see the final end of Q and those days. Thank you John de Lancie.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

With his hugging of Q, Picard recognizes him for what Q truly is - a good friend who despite all his cheekiness and self-righteous behavior or boosterism - is still rooting for Picard and humanity to pick the right path and act for the best of every creature in the galaxy - mortals and immortals alike.

[@richbarton8442]

Yep, feeling that. That scene actually had me in tears - the other scenes just bored me to tears. Such a great understated performance from JDL. That whole utopian hopeful future looks even further off now than it did 34 years ago

[@RS-qo1rb]

Beautiful well said my friend. I am in argument. Live long and prosper. 🖖🏻

[@jonlanier_]

You are right... this show is nothing but disappointment. A hero turned into a woosie.

[@robertcovino4889]

It’s sad what they did to Captain Picard. I remember TNG fondly and still watch it. We will always have that…

[@avgvstvlvs]

- You hugged me! Picard never hugged me!! - I AM Picard!

[@Sarah_Kinz]

I understood that reference

[@bodricthered]

No. You're really not....

[@realsven87]

Would be cool if the producers remembered about that detail, but i don‘t think so 😉 otherwise we‘d have at least a small cameo about Q‘s son

[@judgeprime3730]

@@realsven87 they hate Star Trek so they probably know but ignore it and shout REEEEEEE as they run towards the unisex bathroom to cry in the stalls.

[@AnnBearForFreedom]

That teeny tiniest of a twitch smile at 3:20 right before he breaks the embrace with that classic full-circle-esque "See you out there.". I don't think I've ever seen a more genuine smile from Q.

[@b.y.o.p.9035]

At 3:00-3:35, who didn't cry? Be honest. Picard and Q were never friends, nor bitter enemies. They really only knew each other throughout the decades, learning and understanding one another. That embrace was probably unexpected for both of them. It really is nice seeing people come together after so long like that. ❤

[@preoccupied4800]

The reason for anyone to cry would be because of the utter awfulness of this; the two dimensional characters, the dreadful acting, the awful story line, the narcissism...and why that means we've lost something truly valuable. So the future is now supposed to be a wokeverse? No thanks. TNG was a good series this isn't even close with its virtue signalling, shallow and forgettable BS.

[@b.y.o.p.9035]

@@preoccupied4800 What exactly is "woke" here? All I hear from you is negative criticism on the series, which you are entitled to your opinion. Here's a tip: you don't like the series then you can easily turn your attention elsewhere. All you are doing is promoting hate and disgust with your words but understand most people are not affected by it. No, this series isn't as great as Star Trek The Next Generation but who says it is supposed to be. It is merely a continuation of specific characters and his/her stories. Not your cup of tea? Feel free to flip the channel and stop using the word "woke" (the term is basically by definition waking up from sleeping) to excuse your motive for being miserable about something you have no interest in.

[@preoccupied4800]

​@@b.y.o.p.9035 "All you are doing is promoting hate and disgust with your words..." don't be ridiculous. As someone who has enjoyed every iteration of Star Trek since the original up to Enterprise I was delighted to hear that a new series was being made...that was until I saw it and saw what was going on (with this as well as Discovery, etc). The frustration and rejection of this offering by me and thousands of others is because we are appalled at the selling out. Why do we care? Because it has been taken over by political activists with their particular form of agenda led politics, therefore it panders to their issues and promotes their messaging. I don't want that being smuggled so overtly into anything I watch. I have an interest in the genre and I care about the show as it used to be before it was ruined by virtue signalling. We want the interesting, intriguing, mysterious imagining and sense of wonder back. This is none of these things.It's a hollow shell of a show now because it's a highjacked framework promoting an agenda. They thought it would make more money and power/fame for its awful auteurs but the previous fans have spotted it, so we've walked away in disgust. That alone should answer your question and also tell the studio something: why do so many people hate the show now? In 50 years of Trek it's always been received well. Not now. So if you like it that's great, I'm happy for you and it means they've got a few fans anyway. Oh and if "woke" by your definition is about "waking up" then you misunderstand the term in its proximate use; it now represents agenda led politics as well as wider activism and the covert pushing of this into mainstream media. Disney was caught red handed doing this after its the execs were heard on a Zoom call discussing how they smuggle their agendas into their children's programming. This is the same and that is what i was referring to and what I'll continue to criticise.

[@b.y.o.p.9035]

@@preoccupied4800 Things are changing. Its different than what it was before and nothing ever truly remains the same. My original statement was about characters and people in general coming together. You responded with such disgust that, to me, was directed solely towards my comment because I mentioned a reason to cry. You degraded the series by calling it "shallow and forgettable BS". Its your opinion, but remember not everyone shares your thoughts. When you come into a comment section aggressively posting as you did, know that others may think that it can be labeled as a "hate speech". Its fine if you don't like or appreciate something, but letting your frustration out over the internet to random strangers just seems immature and threatening. For the record, whatever it is that you see as "woke" in this is mostly irrelevant. Its your opinion, and you are welcome to flip the channel as I said before. No, I don't think I was being "ridiculous" when I said you were promoting "hate and disgust". I just felt that you have much animosity towards the show. If thats true, they are better shows for you. Of course, I think you know that already. I'm just here for the characters and stories. Just to see where they go from here.

[@jtgd]

@@preoccupied4800Bruh, even TNG was virtue signally af. You just happened to not notice it, or agree with it Star Trek is and has been a franchise that features futuristic stories in which characters live in a diverse galaxy where people get along or rival each other. Few of the main races are portrayed as inherently bad, and many that do ends up developing into a group or character that has a deeper reason or simmers their rivalry. It’s pushed desegregation before the real world considered it not controversial. First interracial kiss, and there was genuine racial backlash against it. I think this show looks cheesier, probably due to the cameras being too good, different genre of soundtrack, and different (not good) script, but it’s not the first or last Star Trek accused of being virtue signaling or “leftist” Like obviously it’s a liberal show, but the franchise has always been liberal. You just got to the present Star Trek show and you think it’s too virtue signally. people said the same for every one of them.

[@denisgauthier9191]

Q gets a hug from Jean-Luc for the first time in 35 years which is very touching and heartwarming

[@sonic1135]

@Denis Gauthier yea mon- capitan is to Picard as "old man" is to the Dax symbiote and it's hosts using the names to show they truly care

[@scott1414]

In the end, it looked like Q just wanted to be loved. He discovered the value of friendship with Jean Luc. You could see that in his face and in his reaction when Jean Luc hugged him.

[@travis8850]

I always had this idea that Q was looking for companionship and connection. I constantly found myself thinking, "What if Picard showed Q kindness? What would happen then?"

[@scott1414]

@@travis8850 wow, evidently the writers had that in mind also!

[@Rich-pk3hz]

He had a genuine tear in his eyes in that scene, who wouldn't

[@MrGrownman455]

Man Picard hugging Q. 🥲 Man that dust in my eye again

[@rxonmymind8362]

Someone is chopping onions.

[@deathisonlythebeginning5098]

Picard hugging Q and Q having tears in his eyes? NEVER thought I would see it, but it made me tear up!

[@schumi9xwdc]

Me too! 😢

[@christinemccullough8765]

Anyone who doesn't tear up is a monster

[@theimortal1974]

that look on q's eyes is just as powerful as the look on spocks face when he mind melds with picard.

[@accessdenied3350]

"even God's have favorites Jean Luc, and you've always been mine" this line 👌

[@fjccommish]

Why is he old? He's not God.

[@accessdenied3350]

@@fjccommish have you actually watched the show?

[@fjccommish]

@@accessdenied3350 Yes. It's awful.

[@opo3628]

An apostrophe indicates possession or a contraction -- it does not pluralize.

[@accessdenied3350]

@@opo3628 Jesus Christ speak England 🤣🤣🤣

[@WarGrowlmon18]

"I was built to predict people, but to predict them, you have to truly understand them. So, I began by breaking their lives down into moments, trying to find the connections, the things that explained why they did what they did. And what I found was that the moment that often mattered the most, the moment when you truly found out who they were and why they did what they did, was often their last one." "Everyone dies alone, but if you mean something to someone, if you help someone, or love someone, if even a single person remembers you, then maybe you never really die at all." The Machine, Person of Interest.

[@tungsten8290]

the music from POI really puts the cherry on top of this quote

[@WarGrowlmon18]

@@tungsten8290 😏😏😏

[@ivancarriel7210]

Deep

[@cougar2k720]

I thought Kirk said something similar to Picard at the end of TNG movie?

[@datboiderrty]

I think that’s what Q always wanted, so simple yet he couldn’t explain it

[@elizabethcatlion7015]

Q was so funny and infuriating at the same time during TNG, and he was a pain for much of this season (for the protagonists, I still loved his character), but I definitely cried when Picard hugged him- the look on his face is such good acting by John De Lancie.

[@edwebber679]

The hug got me. Yet again, this series made me cry. I wish my dad was alive to have seen it.

[@NicholasLal]

I remember when I was younger for some reason I wouldn't like the episodes with Q as it was disruptive, but as I got older and binged watched reruns I was captivated by the acting talent of John De Lancie and realized the reason I didn't like him as a kid was because he was such a good bad guy. But this was an amazing and fitting end to his character. Well done Star Trek!

[@dan7291able]

Lol couldnt of said it any better myself, and thats the thing isnt it, with most of the greatest villains in our lives, as children we hated every single one (if they were great) and then you get older and you realize its just a couple of great actors who did amazing jobs lol

[@NicholasLal]

@@dan7291able Exactly! Same thing really applies to the drama/acting part of wrestling. If you can elicit a negative reaction from the fans you've done your job as a heel. The athletic portion of the show isn't relevant if you can't get the fans to engage in your match from a psychological perspective.

[@dan7291able]

@@NicholasLal 100% agreed lol, heels were confusing as a kid.. now my favorite wrestler is MJF lmao 🤣

[@NicholasLal]

@@dan7291able he takes heel to a new level lol. That story about changing seats with his passed out girlfriend during a crash so she would get in trouble was iconic 😂

[@lp115lp]

'he was such a good bad guy' The same reason we loved Cliff Simon as 'Lord Baal' in SG1. Great acting. RIP Cliff

[@FUL0H8]

That last snap, I felt that so deep in my soul..

[@mickberry2651]

Absolutely de Lancie's best performance ever as Q!

[@Andrea_Solusek]

That hug was everything. Absolutely perfect.

[@AccidentalPreppper]

id say the look on qs face was everything as if it was his first true hug.

[@rexlint2520]

R.I.P Q. The single greatest character ever created. John De Lancie brought Q to life and made him the greatest ever. Would love to meet John in real life and thank him for Q.

[@delcox8165]

He's an amazing man.

[@asganquietas1]

It's not Q's end, for cryin' out loud... He just moved on, ascended to a higher plane of evolution... He'll be back, as I understand, the actor said he's filming for S3, also Q said to Picard "see you out there"...

[@delcox8165]

@@asganquietas1 Even ignoring the events of Season 2 making it quite clear Q is dead-dead, John confirmed he's not returning in Season 3. A year ago he was one of the actors that opened up about how Seasons 2 and 3 were filmed back to back, so several news outlets blatantly misunderstood that to mean he was going to be in S3.

[@stevejordan7275]

Be sure to thank the writers; without good writing, it's not even a sigh.

[@AccidentalPreppper]

@@asganquietas1 he will not be back, this is the end of Q

[@mooboy2000]

I have always loved Q. John De Lancie has always done an amazing job with the role, but omg, the emotion in his eyes when Picard gives him a hug, I lost it completely.

[@GerardoSantana]

"See you out there" is such a simple line. But it means so much.

[@rebeccanolan9623]

John played the hell out of that character and role. I hope he doesn't give up Q altogether.

[@Shadowkey392]

*sniff* I’m not crying, you’re crying! I’ve just got something in my eye, is all!

[@Nebagram]

This season had a lot of flaws, but John de Lancie was absolutely its greatest strength. That subtle facial expression at 3:18 is perfection.

[@Redshirt434]

John de Lancie was at times, it's ONLY strength.

[@alexanderpelkey413]

When they hugged, it just hit me to remember all the times they had, how strong their friendship was with Q finally feeling the one thing he had never felt before, closure.

[@grimtopia4804]

A thing I have wanted to see since I was a child, to see Picard finally appreciating and caring for Q. That final hug with Q is probably my favorite resolution to any story in Star Trek. Farewell one of the best relationships in film/tv and farewell Mon Marshal, we shall ever miss the poetic qualms, quotes and lessons.

[@jayt9608]

It was interesting to watch De Lancie's face as he plays the role of a Q completely flummoxed by this unexpected gesture. The expressions are so real that I could almost see Patrick Stewart improvising this part of the scene, or perhaps De Lancie being ignorant of it. Whether great acting, a momentary character break, it was very well done.

[@ZamboniZone]

It's a shame it was wasted on this series

[@jeffburnham6611]

Have you never watched the original series? Did you not see the large amount of problems Q caused for the Federation? I think it was more of a parting shot by Picard to Q, to show him that he (Picard) is exactly what being human is about. Picard could care less about Q, but getting the final jab in was worth it.

[@grimtopia4804]

@@jeffburnham6611 I did indeed watch the original series and yes Q caused a lot of death but so did many others. He is a god-like being. Some things he did were absolutely horrible but I believe a quote from one my favorite characters in television has said "A good act does not wash out the bad nor bad the good." Originally he was a bad person but he just coming back over and over again. Eventually being a semi-mentor to the crew. Teaching Riker and Picard many of the important lessons they needed. Yes he threw them at the Borg, that also helped the Federation prepare for the Borg. Without him I doubt the show would have been the same as we see it today.

[@Blue_eye_devil]

It was unearned. This isn't Picard and Q. They are in an alternate universe

[@VNLAGRLLA]

The pain anxiety and joy on JOhn De Lancie's face at 3:20. This ... This is what made this slightly off season worth it. And the music 😥😥

[@edwardsmith7131]

Something about this scene, then noting all of Q's motivation in his previous encounters with Picard, made me think that Q is a distant descendant of humanity (possibly Picard himself) and he's just been trying to help an infant make it's first steps into its future. A very Q-ish version of tough love.

[@cunningsmile4166]

This was the whole point of Picard's show: accepting that near the end, you may lose friends bedore you pop off yourself. But keep going forward

[@MrChevyman1011]

This scene brought a tear to my eye. Beautiful moment. Thank you John de Lancie for Q. Will forever be in my heart and memory.

[@tlookste]

Honestly, they could have had season 2 just be Q and Picard in a philosophical debate and it still would have been great television

[@kman314wastaken]

Au contraire, mon capitaine! He's back!

[@DavidJohnson-hz2rv]

This scene made me cry I met John once at a convention not a Star Trek convention it was bronycon He was incredibly kind sweet and generous and my God is he tall the character Q was always one of my favorites I handed him a photo of q dressed in his judge uniform at the convention he looked at it looked up at me smiled and snapped his fingers i fanboyed like crazy he took a few minutes to speak to me He appreciated that I enjoyed Star Trek and that I loved his character even though his character could be annoying it was so nice to meet him but I must admit I did feel bad for him he looked exhausted from what I heard he was finishing his signing that day and then needed to be on a plane to California for another convention the man works

[@blcouch]

I actually teared up when Picard hugged Q. Q has been my favorite character since I first saw him on Encounter At Farpoint when it first aired all those years ago. They had such great history together.

[@Dawgreen]

You hugged me . . . Sisko never hugged me .

[@devzster]

Same here

[@kierandevine364]

"Sir, I PROTEST, I AM NOT A MERRY MAN!" ~ Michael Dorn as Lt Worf in the guise of William Scarlett. Still makes me laugh. Thank Q for that 1

[@ernestgarner8377]

Worf was clearly not as upset as he appeared i mean he smashed Geordi's lute it against that tree any other klingon wouldve grabbed him instead

[@kierandevine364]

@@ernestgarner8377 Me and Lt Worf feel the same about the lute. Having self control, is not a measurement of true anger levels.

[@christophercervantes5753]

Q will live on.. In our hearts and in the magical land of Equestria!

[@gapa1982]

It doesn’t matter how long since I’ve seen this scene; it’s one of the most powerful to me in all of trek. Honestly it’s like Picard and Q are hugging every fan of tng. so powerful and resonating. de Lacie is such an incredible actor!

[@gregzartman6163]

I am seriously brought down at Qs death. Q is my favorite Star Trek character. I am happy the way Q went out though

[@WarGrowlmon18]

"I was built to predict people, but to predict them, you have to truly understand them. So, I began by breaking their lives down into moments, trying to find the connections, the things that explained why they did what they did. And what I found was that the moment that often mattered the most, the moment when you truly found out who they were and why they did what they did, was often their last one." "Everyone dies alone, but if you mean something to someone, if you help someone, or love someone, if even a single person remembers you, then maybe you never really die at all." The Machine, Person of Interest.

[@blazenbrumla]

He didnt die lol, what do you mean?

[@LegacyArkGames]

@@blazenbrumla He died. He's stated more than once in the season that he was dying, and Guinan could sense it when they crossed paths, as well. He used the last of his power to send the crew back to the present (as he told Raffi, she *might* be able to kill him, but his sending them back to their own time certainly would). They had allowed Jurati to take the only starship they had, so this was Q's last gift to Jean Luc.

[@TheVenger10]

@@LegacyArkGames well so so he said hes moving on (in there term dying) we dont know for certain what happens after that fact. maybe something more? or maybe yeah hes dead for good.

[@LegacyArkGames]

@@TheVenger10 It could mean something more! Originally, John de Lancie was booked for all three seasons, and I've never heard that taken back. He may play another role, though, like Spiner played Soong in S2. It'll be interesting to see. :)

[@tonyjackson4078]

I just caught something. When the line "times a funny thing" Q...seemed to have an epiphany. Maybe our Q isn't quite done yet.

[@temmy9]

What is linear time to a Q?

[@TheSjuris]

Q knows that Rios is supposed to stay.

[@03chrisv]

Time is a funny thing. Q still does exist, if they were to travel back in time to the episode at Far Point I'd imagine they would find Q there. The way I see it higher dimensional beings like Q live in eternal closed loop timelines able to traverse it like people walking to a different room. Q dying is simply him not being able to move forward in time at the moment he sends Picard and his crew back to the original timeline. He can experience the moment right before his death as well as his moment of coming into existence and everything in between at any time for eternity. So is Q dead? From present day Picard's perspective yes, but is Q really dead? He probably went back to bother /Captain/ Picard on the Enterprise D 😆

[@mossaj19]

I caught that too.

[@nikonlover1]

John de Lancie totally nailed this scene. What a touching moment.

[@DiscoDragonFTW]

this video should be retitled Q's fake death

[@terracottafred5126]

I’m not sure why, but there’s something I find extra moving about the fact that Q took them back to right before Picard blew up Jurati. Like he was giving Picard the chance to undo what was about to be one of his greatest mistakes. Q was truly one of the best friends Picard ever had.

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

The relationship between Picard and Q is the absolute heart of this season of Picard, and it's beautiful. And it reframes the whole history of Q in Next Gen as something that wasn't totally capricious, but an entity beyond human interactions but still wanting them.

[@ravenblackthorne1431]

Always loved John. He's a great guy in person. I've known him for year through a cousin of mine who is one of his best friends. I loved him as Q, and just how charming and badass that character can be at the same time. The finial scene with Q and Picard is actually a very touching tribute to 30 some odd years of working together.

[@drewhead1]

I love the idea that Q will be there waiting for Picard in the next life.

[@astrofan1993]

I nearly cried when Picard hugged Q. Q was always once of my favorite characters in Star Trek, and always lamented the fact that people thought he was some villain or antagonist. What he was really doing was trying to help humanity, and Picard in particular, explore the boundaries of existence and evolution, as he said at the end of "All Good Things...," the series finale for TNG. To a godlike entity, the concepts of good and evil are relative in the grand scheme of things. Only mortals such as humans try to categorize things and people into good and evil terms. But personally, I hope this is not truly an end for Q, but an evolution into a plane of existence even higher than that of the Q Continuum. There's still so much more fun to be had with his character.

[@Laeadern]

While other people played a Q i only ever felt John De Lancie was truly Q. He truly owned the character and made it what it is.

[@Iceflkn]

Rios choosing to stay behind is what saved Eleanor as one less passenger back to the timeline Left just enough power for Q to save him.

[@alexandermc416]

Any moment where love is displayed... The hug Jean-Luc gave Q had me in tears...and the affection with which Q touched Jean-Luc's face...very, very heartwarming in that scene... "You matter to me."

[@toffeefeathers]

Oh wow, that hug broke me

[@iVTECInside]

de Lancie kills it here. Wonderful bitter sweet send off for Q. For a character never really portrayed as having much in the way of feelings, in 30s through facial expression alone there is a tsunami of them.

[@JamieWex]

The best low-key friendship ever

[@CricketBonez]

It’s the last kindness a human will ever show, or has given him.

[@plpowner]

Was hoping Q would end saying “The trial has come to an end”

[@michaelstimsonii3703]

He would say the trial never ends. But he never said the trial would always have the same plantiff.

[@fumarc4501]

The trail never ends.

[@adyenlichtwachter6684]

OH HELL NOW YO GON MAKE ME NEED DAT

[@desshinta9428]

That would require the writers actually have seen TNG.

[@jonlanier_]

You didn't see this... because the writers SUCK!

[@turbotime1964]

30 years of fan fic went into that hug

[@gh-dw3tg]

closure...perfect! mon capitan...."Time is a funny thing" yes it is...great line!

[@joelwhitehead3677]

Q surely one of the greatest characters. Played to perfection for decades

[@kinbolluck476]

Emu

[@DerethAC]

The way that the final two scenes with Q wrapped everything up with a nice tidy bow. Looking back on their relationship, Q did always protect Picard in his own way, even introducing him to the Borg early to give the Federation a head start in learning how to survive.

[@LetsGetitBoah]

Yup, if the Borg suddenly showed up in full force, which they likely would have in the future, the Federation would've got waxed. It was good to get an example of what they could do.

[@2Scribble]

3:25 - his last words in All Good Things as well...

[@stephenroberts7287]

After everything Q has done to the enterprise and the crew, especially Jean Luc, that hug wasn't just a farewell hug, it was a hug for a friend.

[@Bethos1247-Arne]

only world-class actors of this magnitude can pull this off. The actors use their chemistry and class to create this magical moment for their characters. It would be the last time their share a scene, and both gave 100%.

[@aa3on]

The soundtrack to this beautiful moment though... Just wow. I have never thought of Q as a villain, he was mischievous, even rebellious, but (I think) never a bad guy in the typical sense. And John de Lancie owns this scene. I really hope this isn't the last of Q. Even if he returns at some point in the Star Trek Picard novels, I'll be happy.

[@JaimeGirl]

John De Lancie, bravo, sir. A poignant and fitting farewell from one of the greatest characters in Star Trek history. To all things an end must come, even gods. Q, you were magnificent. “See you out there.”

[@OnlyTwoShoes]

"This is where I belong, with my own kind." What a message, Paramount...

[@drewroy22]

I grew up on st tng and while I don't love st Picard, this scene legit brings up tears. Patrick and john made this scene have serious emotion,between the lines, the eyes, the motions. Well done

[@argmentum22]

literally the second time star trek has brought a tear to my eye.. Was everything from Encounter at Farpoint to this moment just Q trying to make friends.

[@thewewguy8t88]

My theory is that we actually saw Qs last moments as I think the that thing the brog queen was trying to protect everyone from was Q dying and infacy from Qs point of view picard and him hugging was his last moments as his death was happening in real time well relative to picards view of time.

[@melbapeters5457]

It was a wonderful scene! I loved Q an wasn't aware he could end.