🖖Star Trek: The Next Generation 6x6 True Q REACTION

[@jenmurrayxo]

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[@JamesLaumand-l5d]

Employ of the month,armed and dangouras,zombie land,dawn of dead,you got mail,wake up

[@hannesgroesslinger]

are your DS9 reactions coming to youtube too, or are they Patreon exclusive?

[@James_Ford4815]

Please watch Voyager on your Ptrn when you come to it's air date in the Trek time line. Captain Katherine Janeway is a great captain and amazing female lead ,, and Voyager theme music is so so so good! It really has a Aaron Copeland sound to it.

[@Cliffjumper24]

No spoilers... but if you want to see more about the Q Continuum, consider watching all the 24th Century Star Trek's (TNG/DS9/Voyager)

[@noneya3635]

I agree, the Q don't have human morality, but that does not mean they don't have "a" morality code they have to abide by. Q said it himself, can they just allow omnipotent beings to just wander around the universe unaddressed? And as Jen said she's a teenager with the ability to do whatever she wants. That also means her having the ability to take out her anger and frustration on people as she chooses. As with Dr. Crusher, Picard is bound by his human emotion and the societal morality he was raised in. But they often speak of human morality as superior or at least "the right way" to look at the universe. Q is only doing the same thing from the position of his society. He was raised think of their species/abilities as superior, so of course he thinks he has superior morality.

[@LordLOC]

When she fixes the reactor at the end and saves Riker and everyone else and she turns to look at Picard and there's that tear running down her face - that gets me every time and it's such a simple visual. I mean, I'm old AF now (about to be 50) and now it makes me literally cry whereas when I was young it'd just get me a bit emotional. Such a simple, well done scene for me. Another reason why Star Trek hits on such great ideas and (literally) the human condition.

[@chetstevensq]

50 is old AF???? oh gawd I must be ancient!

[@LordLOC]

@@chetstevensq I mean to kids these days, 50 and over must seem like some fairy tale wasteland of life or something lol I can barely keep up with the slang and lingo online anymore. No cap.

[@shawbros]

@@LordLOC I wouldn't want to keep up with the slang. It's annoying.

[@LordLOC]

@ And the music they listen to now, it's just noise! lol

[@Thegonagle]

@ Neighbor kids always on my lawn...

[@seanthornton4382]

If you recall, Guinan said "Not all the Q are alike. Some are almost respectable."

[@ChrisReise]

12:08 Olivia D'Abo has always looked young for her age. She's actually 23 when this episode aired. Her first film was "Conan the Destroyer" when she was only 15.

[@bloodmoon0205]

She is also British in real life but does a very convincing fake American accent.

[@P.HATHCOX]

I remember her from The Wonder Years too

[@kerry-j4m]

Yes,now,I remember her from Conan the Destroyer,thought she looked familiar,just couldn't place it.

[@hjermsted22]

Olivia's cousin is Maryam d'Abo, a Bond girl (The Living Daylights)

[@dcipawn]

Riker was going to show her what men are good for 😊

[@noneya3635]

The one thing i didn't pick up on until much later viewings of this episode is that the sound we hear when she makes stuff disappear is that made when Q does things. They gave away her heritage up front and most of us didn't even notice it.

[@alundavies1016]

Aaaah, Olivia D’Abo, a teenage crush… Kevin’s big sister she will always be!

[@jsurace]

Olivia D'Abo! She had a (small) fan club when I was a student at Caltech, she accepted an invitation to visit at one point for dinner.

[@mr.a8315]

😍👍👍

[@randy7831]

Jem nearly overdosed on puppies! 😆

[@mr.a8315]

😅

[@lhndz16]

I can completely sympathize. I would too with three in my life.

[@P.HATHCOX]

Her face when the puppies disappeared 🤣

[@chetstevensq]

Olivia D'Abo grew up on TV on The Wonder Years. This was like her first major role since that series and everyone was like WOW she grew up! Q helped Picard with the crashing moon.

[@aaronhusk]

Her sister was in “The Living Daylights”

[@beowulf1005]

Mike D’Abo, their father, was lead singer for Manfred Mann after Paul Jones left the group.

[@LordVolkov]

Olivia d'Abo (Amanda) is the cousin of Maryam d'Abo from Living Daylights! Gorgeous genes run in the family.

[@ItsJeul]

"[Q]'s such a shit!" Hahahah, yup. That's a great, succinct way to sum him up. XD

[@ChristianAnstes]

Jen: I want to see the Q continuum! Give it time Jen.....give it time.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

We've already seen Q do something good. He introduced the Borg to humanity. Picard said it was possible at the end of "Q Who" that "Maybe Q did the right thing for the wrong reasons"- that it kicked humanity in the pants and ended their complacency. I think that Q for saw the eventual meeting of the Borg and Starfleet and knew they'd be unprepared if he didn't interfere.

[@LordLOC]

Yeah, but by that logic, Q can see all of space and time (Doctor Who much?) so can see the future, and would know how that interaction would go. So, either he knew it would be very bad for the Federation/Humanity or he just couldn't see it. For the people who argue that Humanity eventually evolves into Q - it would be in Q's best interest to prepare Humanity, right? So, yeah, that might check out. I would argue he went about it the wrong way though, but that's neither here nor there.

[@xzonia1]

@@LordLOC Predict is a better word that forseen. It would be logical from Q's perspective that there was nothing between the Borg and humanity that would actually stop them from coming, so the two would meet someday no matter what. But if he'd not interfered, by the time they did meet, the Borg territory / empire would be so vast it'd be impossible for humanity to survive encountering them, so if Q liked humans and wanted them to survive, introducing them to the Borg long before they normally would have met would be the right approach to take to help humanity survive their inevitable encounter. SPOILERS BELOW If Q actually could see the future, he'd have known Voyager would end up in the Delta quadrant and thus humanity would have met the Borg long ahead of schedule anyway, and when Voyager returned to Earth and told them about the Borg, they would have prepared at that time and so humanity didn't need his intervention at all. Q didn't know that, though, because he can't actually see the future.

[@Naptosis]

​@@xzonia1 The Borg were already within Federation and Romulan space. Waiting for Voyager would have been far too late.

[@xzonia1]

@@Naptosis No they weren't. Q sent the Enterprise far outside of Federation space. The Enterprise crew literally say they're in "uncharted space" when they find themselves near the Borg in the episode Q Who. The Borg booked it to Federation space after encountering the Enterprise, but it took a few years for them to reach it even knowing where to head and having the goal of finding it.

[@fizzywhizzbanger5610]

@@xzonia1 Your point regarding Voyager is flawed; if Voyager were the first ship to encounter the Borg, they absolutely would not have survived the encounter, and would not have made it back to Federation space with any information. The only reason Voyager DID survive their encounters is because Starfleet personnel had been preparing for contact with the Borg for years by that point. We've also seen Q in both the past and the future, and he has expressed several times that the Q do not experience time in the same linear fashion we mortals do.

[@randyortiz6237]

Amanda a Q in this episode was in the movie Conan the Destroyer with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Princess Jehnna.

[@LordVolkov]

She's also in the Kurt Douglas/Michael J Fox 1994 comedy Greedy

[@Thegonagle]

She was also in a TV show with Kevin Arnold.

[@gerstelb]

And she’s the cousin of Maryam d’Abo, the main Bond Girl in “The Living Daylights.”

[@_Bosley]

Less than 2 mins in and it's already one of Jens favorite episodes. The more puppies the better!! 💙🐶💙

[@joeeyaura]

they were good boys

[@jwb932]

Great video! This story was proposed by a 17 year old fan who wrote a spec script and sent it in through the show's open submissions policy. I interviewed him for my book The Trekker's Guide to the Picard Years. In his original script, Wesley visits the Enterprise with a friend and the friend discovers he's a Q. (The writer wanted to play the friend and initially was hesitant to sell the story if he wasn't cast in the part.) I also interviewed some of the show's other writers and other people behind the scenes. (If you want a copy of the book, Jen, let me know and I'll send you one for free.)

[@mmattson8947]

According to Memory Alpha, it was also the first script by René Echevarria as a staff writer.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Amanda/BB Q was played by Olivia D'Abo. Schwarzenegger fans may recognize her as the princess from "Conan The Destroyer"

[@e.d.2096]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 That was my comment as well🤯

[@gwenthor]

Sunday TNG with Jen is a great way to spend part of your Sunday! Commercial break!

[@Xandaca]

The actress who played Amanda, Olivia d'Abo, is the first cousin of Maryam d'Abo, who played the lead Bond girl in The Living Daylights, starring Jen's most dashing Bond, Timothy Dalton. Otherwise, this is a decent episode, an easy and enjoyable watch but one which doesn't dig deeply into its potentially interesting premise. Arguably that premise was already done in Hide & Q, when Riker is given the chance to become Q, but it might have been interesting to have explored how Starfleet could have handled having a being of such power in their ranks, and the Prime Directive implications of her ability to resolve any catastrophe on a whim.

[@robertritchie8829]

I like to think in some parallel universe to ours there's a version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles with Picard and Q trying to get home for the holidays. Loved the reaction as always Jen!!!

[@mr.a8315]

😂👍 "Those aren't pillows."

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

i LOVE the way you BRISTLED when Q said "...superior morality" 🤭 thank you for a GREAT REACTION 👍😁

[@md_vandenberg]

Just a reminder that John de Lancie voiced a new take on Q, as Discord on the cartoon series "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic". You can tell John had a blast. Even got a couple of musical numbers!

[@mfournier8033]

It’s Kevin Arnold’s sister Karen from the Wonder Years.

[@randyortiz6237]

Princess Jehnna in Conan the Destroyer with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[@StefanLoferer]

You never know what to expect in a Q episode. I always loved this one....but only the puppies made it perfect. 😄 During that scene it seemed you lost a little bit the focus on the plot, Jen. 😜 Thanks for another awesome reaction and a❤ great Star Trek sunday!

[@pauld6967]

Jen, I may have mentioned this before but just in case I haven't,...the fish in Picard's aquarium is named Livingston.

[@mascan7905]

Olivia d'Abo was best known as the hippie older sister on The Wonder Years.

[@timmooney7528]

She was also in Conan the Destroyer and appeared on Tour of Duty.

[@JordyJayHomer]

Olivia d'Abo's dad, Mike, was in Manfred Mann in the 1960s

[@bloodmoon0205]

Her mother was also an actress and model who had a cameo in the Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night.

[@GeorgiusAgricola-pn4cr]

Another Q episode, with bonuses! Like Jen's introductory 'focus' comment: “I got to be more interested in what actually just happened here.” And Amanda was played by Olivia d'Abo, one of my crushes. I love her recurring role on L&O: Criminal Intent. She even caught my eye in her first role in Conan the Destroyer, but I will leave it at that: she was only 16 at the time! Word is that one of her costars, Wilt Chamberlain, acted as a protector on the set. I can imagine that anyone who got out of line with Olivia would end up looking like Beetle Bailey after the Sarge disciplines him!

[@JGM154]

2:04- Let's see, "True Q" takes place in mid-March of 2369, Dr. Crusher's service file from "Conundrum" reveals her DOB as October 13, 2324, so the answer to Jen's question here is......44.

[@benn454]

And already has CMO of the Enterprise, and director of Starfleet Medical under her belt.

[@usafa2000]

Always great to see Topeka used in a TV show. Imagine watching this a few years after a tornado levels your neighborhood. Literally hit a little too close to home. 😅

[@drb6771]

Q turning Bev into a dog was hilarious!!😂😂😂😂

[@humanvideosponge4529]

First time I saw that, I literally fell over laughing. 😆 I like Crusher but that was funny!

[@matthewbickel3967]

I’ve actually seen a version of this episode where that scene was left out. I remember being disappointed. Lol

[@jamesalexander5623]

I don't know the bred but it matched her Red Hair too!

[@Kerz300]

@@jamesalexander5623Irish setter.

[@humanvideosponge4529]

@@jamesalexander5623 It was an Irish Setter, apparently.

[@Pandaemoni]

I can see how a race of seemingly omnipotent beings would take a interest on an ethical level in making sure that there are not "rogue" members of their species (or rogue hybrids) wandering about. Remember the Douwd who committed genocide in a moment of grief and rage, killing 50 billion Husnock?

[@ElleKayGee]

But the Q hasn’t bothered him, he must be stronger than them. Also maybe because he keeps to himself. They should also keep to themselves but they don’t, so it’s a bit rich for them to decide who gets to have their level of power and where.

[@shawbros]

Well, from his description of the Husnock, I don't think any reasonable person would cry that they are gone.

[@nataliefaust7959]

@@shawbros Shawn, I doubt very much that every single 50 billion of a species were evil. Genocide is bad. Shouldn't have to say that.

[@corvus1970]

@@ElleKayGee Kevin Uxbridge is not more powerful than the Q. The Q can, if they so choose, resurrect the dead. Kevin could not. The reason they didn't stop him is something we can only speculate about, but ultimately we can surmise that for whatever reason, they didn't care. Basically, if they wanted to stop him or do away with him entirely, they absolutely could.

[@Kevin-s1c5z]

Q has been an acquired taste for me. At this point in my TNG journey, I really enjoy how good he is at pushing Picard's buttons.

[@whatsoperadoc7050]

His early episodes he is just a rip off of Trelane. Eventually he develops a distinct personality.

[@Kevin-s1c5z]

@@whatsoperadoc7050 I like your name. That's one's a classic.

[@whatsoperadoc7050]

@ Greatest animated short of all time IMO.

[@LordLOC]

@@whatsoperadoc7050 Shame they never explicitlly stated Trelane was a Q (and I don't count that one line in Strange New Worlds with the Lower Deckers showing up) meanwhile everyone else just accepts he was lol

[@silikon2]

Look, Q gave Picard the heads up the Borg were either on their way or perhaps in the early stages of an invasion, in Q Who: Q claimed to be wanting to join the crew, and when rebuffed, took the Enterprise to J25, in Borg space. But Data noted damage to a planet that was *identical* to that which occurred on the Federation/Romulan neutral zone. That zone is relatively quite close to earth. This means the Borg must have already launched some sort of incursion quite close to Earth, and the Federation was completely asleep. This means Q was indeed doing good despite his claimed intentions.

[@LordLOC]

Can't really discuss this topic without spoilers for Voyager but yes, that is mostly addressed lol

[@specialnewb9821]

I never caught the wizard of oz reference until just now. Also involving Riker, considering he did he have Q powers for a bit is interesting.

[@a35362]

Riker took the romance novel manipulation awfully well. What the Q can do to you would be terrifying.

[@8967Logan]

Do you remember the being they encountered in, I believe, the first season that was all powerful? The planet he was on was being attacked and he refused to act until his human wife was killed in the struggle at which point he killed all of them, everywhere in the universe. Picard said at the time that we (humans) didn't have the capacity to judge him for what he had done. I believe that is what Q is referring to when he mentions a "superior morality" (probably something akin to what Nietzsche wrote about in "Beyond Good and Evil").

[@kingleech16]

I always thought the “we can’t judge this crime” line was a bit of a cop out. It was genocide, it doesn’t matter if it’s done with conventional weapons or space magic.

[@enadegheeghaghe6369]

​@@kingleech16well since we can not impose any punishment or penalty on such a powerful being, then our judgement is pointless. I agree with Picard

[@rangersmith4652]

The actress who plays Amanda Rogers is Olivia d'Abo, a close relative of Maryam d-Abo, the cello-playing Bond girl in _The Living Daylights._ They look quite similar. Maybe that's why you thought she looked like a figure skater, even though that was a different Bond girl played by a different actress in a different film with a different actor playing Bond. Actually, Olivia also kind of looks like that other actress, Lynn-Holly Johnson, who really was an accomplished figure skater.

[@TangerraCillaro]

My understanding of the Q based solely on everything you’ve seen so far is that they’re only supposed to “lightly” interfere. Not quite the same as the prime directive, but something like it. But the general idea is that when you have the power to do literally anything you want you need some lines to keep even one Q from just completely destroying everything (even if the intent was good)

[@ERC641]

Good morning Jen Murray! Its -47 in Yellowknife. This is perfect timing, I ain't going nowhere today Enjoy your Sunday

[@Kevin-s1c5z]

Wow, Yellowknife! I recently read Jack London's novel White Fang. Great Slave Lake is one of the locations.

[@robd9413]

There is a non-canon (I think) book called Q&A which suggest Q has a plan to save the Universe from a bunch of people even more powerful than the Continuum but needs the TNG crew to do it so his various interactions are rolled into him manoeuvring them to where he needs them for his plan to have a chance. Everything from Farpoint to Borg to Data's laugh gets rolled in to it. It is an okay book, but the main reason is to see how they wrap all the appearances together - the Why of it. It takes place after TNG concludes so best read after you've seen the series and you know all of Q's appearances,

[@NiersFloater]

Since Q is not the last letter of the alphabet there is room for that theory - an ultimate species would probably be enlabeled with the equivalent of Omega,

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

A great reaction to this fine Star Trek TNG episode, I enjoyed seeing it. 🙂

[@bobbuethe1477]

Jen, here's a recommendation for "Legend," a 1995 Western action/comedy TV series. There were only 12 episodes. It starred Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver, Stargate) as a writer turned reluctant hero, and John DeLancie (Q) as his eccentric scientist/inventor partner.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Appreciate no one spoiling anything I'm the live chat let's keep that going here in the comments and not ruin anything for lady Jen

[@AXSLA3]

As a final comment, we know for a fact that Amanda Rogers' moral compass goes in the right direction. It will be interesting to see how she manages those powers in a possible future episode.

[@qbasicmichael]

My understanding is that riker still has q powers, from "hide and q", but has been successfully refraining from using them.

[@barneyrubble4293]

I think one of the reasons Q is so interested in Picard is because of his morality and how Picard always decides to put the principles of Starfleet first without compromise. This trait is probably rare overall across the universe and perhaps counterintuitive for species survival and maybe Humanity/Federation/Starfleet represent a statistical outlier that leads to better outcomes.

[@philiponeill6903]

Missed opportunity there: "Oh, Amanda? Just before you go...could you just fix the Borg problem? That'd be great, thanks!"

[@aaronstone8147]

The Q are wired to be the gardens of the universe. She is an Inpass. That's way the Borg wanted!

[@patrick86806]

super good episode! I love anytime Q shows up! her dilemma to chose one or the other is quite a thing to go through. very good writing again.

[@BouillaBased]

I'll be the first one to admit that I wouldn't be able to keep myself from using those powers, either. Especially with Q whispering in my ear.

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

Olivia d'Abo is actually British.

[@BK_gamer_]

I met Olivia D'Abo at a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas. She's very nice.

[@SirChaosS]

like Q, i too live for Picard's speeches. There is just something soothing, and final with the authority he delivers them. And you had mentioned some things that made think. not gonna say which because potential spoilers, but I do hope you stick around through DS9 and then through Voyager. as always, i too had a great time. you're reactions are always amusing, thoughtful, and insightful.

[@AXSLA3]

"If power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely."

[@boghag]

Power doesn't corrupt, it reveals

[@yesh3]

Q could be interacting with Enterprises in a thousand alternate realities at once, and create a smaller model reality within those realities to perform experiments in.

[@debbyemerson3877]

Love how Jen calls Q such a shit more than once 😆

[@mr.a8315]

Him and Seinfeld. 😂 The two of them should get together and annoy George and Jean-Luc.

[@rolandocastaneda4429]

Lol Jen you just imitated a Q smirk (Suzie Plakson) at 14:11 amazing!

[@goddesssalem4842]

My theory is, the Q continuum are future human 😂

[@msbae]

Jen: I wish we could see the Q Continuum... Me: Just wait until Star Trek: Voyager...

[@innocuousalias6632]

I don't really like Voyager much but that was a good episode. Not just because of the visit to the Continuum but _that_ character, his perspective and how it made Q self reflect.

[@TheFinancialAdvocacyPodcast]

@@innocuousalias6632 Don't forget that there is more than one episode that takes place in the Continuum.

[@andreim.5324]

Ikr? Voyager is my favorite Star Trek show after TNG. I know this opinion is an unpopular one, but I don't care, Voyager was amazing.

[@LordLOC]

I would say spoilers but I mean, I'm not that kind of guy. I don't mind spoilers, though Jen has said constantly not to spoil things lol

[@NateW71]

@@LordLOC Not really a spoiler IMO.. just something to look forward to. and added incentive to continue into the next series. 🙂

[@Robotrik1]

This episode had one of the more charming guest stars, a promising young actress named Olivia D'Abo. She was in a lot of stuff for a while and then seems to have disappeared . As for Q and their "morality" -- look at what you wanted them to be . They are not gods, and choose not to be even when they can be akin to gods as we think of gods . While not explicitly saying it, their morality was hinted at through the negative . Their refusal to act as gods, and viewing with deep suspicion those among their number who do come close to acting like gods or arbiters of good/evil . The Q are a bit inconsistent, and it doesn't help that the one that we're mostly familiar with is something of a goofy chaos agent .

[@Tiffinki]

Q, visibly shaken. Loved it and your reaction to it, Jen!!

[@MROCARINA]

Olivia Di Abo ( Amanda ) has had many notable roles Conan the Destroyer, the sister on the Wonder Years, and she voiced Jedi Luminara Undili in the Clone Wars animated series. 😎👍🏾

[@MichaelCoffman-w6o]

Greetings Admiral Murray 😊. Great episodes. ❤Love your reactions as always. Enjoy the rest of your day. Live long and prosper 🖖 😊

[@augiegirl1]

I LIVE in Topeka, KS!!! I remembered that Amanda’s parents were killed by a tornado, but not where it happened!

[@usafa2000]

Hello fellow Topekan! I survived the 1983 tornado. It was great hearing our town referenced in the show in that context. 😄

[@augiegirl1]

@@usafa2000 My husband was 4 1/2 & his younger brother was actually born the day before. I moved to Topeka after my husband & I were married in August 2005; the house that we own is only 2 blocks from the path of the 1966 F5 tornado, near 29th & Gage.

[@budweiser600]

Now that, is great character progression!

[@Dillpicks95]

This episode automatically gets a 👍 for all the adorable puppies 🐶

[@mmattson8947]

According to Memory Alpha, René Echevarria (writer) didn't want to deal with the first season episode "Hide and Q". But the story felt odd that they focused on Crusher and Picard as the parental figures, and relegated Riker to being the teenage crush object. He is the one person who could really appreciate being human, then gaining the powers of the Q, and the temptations to (selfishly) use those powers. (If they didn't want to involve Riker as a mentor, then they could have him vacationing on Risa to explain why he wasn't being used. Bring back Ensign One-Night-Stand from "Man of the People" as the crush object.) And I'm glad that Michael Piller added the threat of Q execution, even though it was shoe-horned in after most of the episode was completed. It really would have been low-drama fluff without some tension to the events. "de Lancie was also keen to have the character return to being "mad, bad, and dangerous to know", but felt that this episode fell short."

[@wrdreacts4247]

When I'm going for a fun rewatch, this is definitely one that I include. A fun episode after a terrifying one....no scary table in this episode. This one, as a kid, was a dream of wanting to be like, not the table nightmare of Schisms... I do wish this episode had been with Wes rather than Riker, since I was a few years younger than her and Wes, always liked when he got a lady. 😅

[@RichardEyring]

Olivia D' Abo as miss Rogers is fantastic in this episode.

[@e.d.2096]

OMG PUPPIES! 😊

[@lukefallon8276]

No spoilers. At this point Q is pretty much a constant in the Star Trek universe. You will see more of him.

[@LukeWarm05]

Who knew that Karen Arnold had superpowers?!

[@Thegonagle]

I did. I was 14 or so, watching The Wonder Years, when I noticed she was one of the most beautiful girls I'd ever seen. Her character, Karen Arnold, wasn't exactly someone I thought I'd like to meet (she seemed negative and dismissive all the time), but I sure would have liked to meet Olivia. I must say, I like her character in TNG much better.

[@davidmarquardt9034]

Next up; DS 9. Although Q seldom makes an appearance in Deep Space Nine (DS9 for short), He has a few episodes in Voyager, and we even encounter an actual, likeable, Q. (Well Guinein did say a few of the Q were "almost" respectable).

[@ChrisReise]

16:25 I would have to disagree with you on this one. Yes, Q is a little weasel who loves to wreak havoc...especially for our beloved crew. However, he IS honest if anything. Whenever he the crew have faced challenges that Q has created, he has always said things like "you don't know if this is my doing or if it's natural" This time he actually said "Not THIS time."

[@anonymes2884]

Kevin's big sister ! The eminently crush-worthy Olivia D'abo :). Q is kind of TNG's take on a capricious, Greek Pantheon style god i'd say - on one level a "bad guy" that toys with "lesser" beings and _could_ do so much good but doesn't. On another, he does _kind of_ try to "teach" them lessons and genuinely seems to care for Picard - he's _usually_ more *a*moral than *im*moral. In their own low-key, inoffensive sci-fi metaphor way, the show uses Q to question aspects of theistic religions I think. And John de Lancie is so much fun to watch being douchey :).

[@XRos28]

I LOVED this episode! One of my favorites ever!!!

[@brianrussell7369]

Anyone else remember her as Nicole Wallace on Law & Order: Criminal Intent?

[@Ian-xx1xb]

Thumbnail on point , com badge at the ready Jenergize into another episode and this one's a Q one so we are in for a Jen masterclass, Jen's Q episode reactions are on another level just Vulcan jensational 🔥💙🔥💙

[@New-tu3mn]

FYI - There’s an interesting episode of Voyager, about the right to end one’s own life, which largely takes place in the Continuum.

[@GeorgeEugeneBarrett]

We actually visit the Continuum in Star Trek: Voyager. Just one more reason to put that series on the watchlist.

[@karlwest437]

I sympathise, I'm often distracted by a nice pair of puppies

[@ListerDavid]

Nicely put. 😂

[@JamesC1981]

ahem, oh dear!

[@kenmcauliffe3028]

I thought a missed opportunity with this story was to draw on Riker's experience with the Q power.

[@lanceloomis2038]

One thing. Q doesn't lie.

[@Alexandrashepiro]

We don't see Amanda again in the Series..BUT we do see her again in the Star trek Comics.

[@ericstarkey551]

MS rogers was the older sister on the og wonder years

[@DaveBukowski]

I cant remember if you saw it, but the girl here is the same one from "Conan the Destroyer". The girl that is supposed to be sacrificed. That was only a few years before this episode aired.

[@SteveHARDWATER]

I just noticed how the lady Q was hugging the dogs, and Q turned Beverly into a dog, and then the lady Q hugs Beverly at the end scene was so funny😅

[@artboymoy]

Olivia d'Abo is such a cutie. First saw her in Conan the Destroyer, it was great to see her here.

[@caldwellkelley3084]

Thanks again, Jen! be well!!

[@davidschaufus7856]

always love a episode with Picard and Q

[@SilentBob731]

12:06 I decided decades ago that I would likely go full Sith Lord really quickly.

[@znk0r]

I think if he manipulated the last incident he would not have been able to resist gloating or sending a final jab in Picard's direction.

[@downunderrob]

And sadly, we never saw Amanda again. I was so hoping she'd get a guest spot in the last season of Picard.

[@TheArmase]

The question is ... could you resist the pull to use the powers? The ability to do anything (and I mean ANYTHING) is defiantly an appealing idea. I know I would choose to be a Q .. I think I could do a lot of good, at least in the beginning. Power like that tends to corrupt, and after a millennia who know what I would consider morally right.

[@davidwilburn4734]

The understanding of Q is spread over several series with I believe the final pieces in Star Trek Pickard. You need to watch all of the series over time in the order of their release. After finishing Next Gen then it would be Voyager, Deep Space Nine, and finally Star Trek Pickard.

[@treetopjones737]

-k

[@paulcollinsyoga]

I don't know if Q does have an "angle". He is all-powerful. So he has an infinite interest in things, and an infinite ability for mischief. He knows there are no consequences, for him at least (as long as the Q's don't disown him). Picard, a neanderthal to him, piques his interest. So he constantly tests him to see if he is worthy of that interest. As such, Picard acts like a kind of ambassador for the human race to Q. Of course, Picard hates that fact!!!

[@Ferox2121]

Its an interesting episode about the Q and a good stand alone episode. It is unfortunate that the crew / Picard never brings up the point that Q was made into a mortal once by the Continuum and that they might do the same with Amanda if she really rejects her powers. They still could have explained it away with that the continuum has to be united about this and they are not in this case. But still, in the end Amanda cannot resist the temptation to help others and leaves. And we learn that the Q seem to have at least some form of "prime directive" among them. One that at least accepts some form of low level interference here and there but they surely dont want one of their kind becoming a guardian angel / god for a specific species that lives among them for a longer period of time - even if they dont show themselves.

[@PerfeccionistoPerezoso78]

7:55 “Why does he want to _kill_ her?” I’ve never understood that part, either. I mean, if you have a Q who does not wish to be a member of the continuum, can’t you just take away their powers and make them _mortal?_

[@mmattson8947]

I suspect that the events of "Deja Q" explain that. A Q made mortal would either commit suicide due to depression, or be killed by any number of species that (any member of) the Q offended.

[@johnwraley3326]

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.