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John de Lancie ’s Q became one ofStar Trek’smostbeloved fall back lineament from his first visual aspect inStar Trek : The Next genesis . In his debut inTNG’spremiere sequence , Q antagonized Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and the crew of the USS Enterprise - D , putting them on test for the crimes of humanity . This trial would continue for all ofTNG’srun , with Q popping up nearly every time of year to chafe Picard some more . Patrick Stewart and John de Lancie play off of one another well , draw Q ’s episodes some of the most compelling ofTNG .
Part of theenigmatic Q Continuum , Q has almost limitless power and a particular fascination with human beings and its future . In improver to his appearances onTNG , Q in brief tried to bother Commander Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) onStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , before setting his peck on Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) ofStar Trek : Voyager . Q also briefly seem inStar Trek : Lower Decksbefore returning to live action inStar Trek : Picardseason 2 , where he reconnected with Admiral Picard . Here are all of Q’sStar Trekappearances place worst to good .
Screen Rant interview John de Lancie and his boy Owen about their work with FanFair Signatures virtual autographs and Q ’s legacy in Star Trek .
15"Q2"
Star Trek: Voyager Season 7, Episode 19
In a follow - up toStar Trek : Voyagerseason 3 ’s " The Q And The Grey , " Q restoration to visit Captain Janeway with histeenage son , Q Junior(Keegan de Lancie ) in towage . Q has been unable to control his unruly Word and he seek the assist of Janeway(who Q name as Junior ’s godmother ) . Junior is then stripped of his powers and left on Voyager , where he becomes friend with former Borg drone , Icheb ( Manu Intiraymi ) . While " Q2 " has some nice father / son moments and garners a few laughter , it fails to say anything that has n’t already been said in other , better episodes ofStar Trek .
14"The Q And The Grey"
Star Trek: Voyager Season 3, Episode 11
Q return inStar Trek : Voyagerseason 3 , this time pursuing a romantic kinship of sort with Captain Janeway . After the events of Voyager ’s " Death Wish , " the Q Continuum has fallen into polite state of war , and Q think having a child will end this conflict . Although he initially chooses Janeway as his pardner , he later has a Q - babe with a former flame and lad fellow member of the Continuum , delightfully portray by Suzie Plakson . While " The Q And The Grey " has some interesting update on the Q Continuum , Q ’s pursuit of Janeway mostly just comes across as offputting and cringe - suitable .
Suzie Plakson also appear inTNGas the Vulcan Dr. Selar and as Worf ’s former flame , K’Ehleyr . She would go on to appear in an episode ofStar Trek : Enterpriseas an Andorian mention Tarah .
13"Q-Less"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 1, Episode 7
Aside from the admittedly great second where Commander Sisko knocks Q down with one punch,“Q - Less " is one of the character ’s weaker episode . After provide to go with Q inTNG’s"Qpid , " Vash ( Jennifer Hetrick ) arrives on blank space station Deep Space Nine , with Q not far behind . Vash tally in with the other character ofDS9 , finding a kindred spirit in Ferengi barkeep Quark ( Armin Shimerman).Q , on the other hand , does n’t quite gel with the more serious tone ofDS9,despite the fact that de Lancie ’s carrying into action is as upstanding as ever . Plus , the B - story of " Q - Less " is largely unremarkable and the regular characters ofDS9feel like subaltern characters on their own show .
12"Veritas”
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1, Episode 8
Star Trek : Lower Decksis a self - referential dear letter to theStar Trekfranchise , andLower Decksseason 1 ’s " Veritas " highlight a pop type ofStar Trekepisode in particular - the courtroom drama . In " Veritas , " Ensigns Brad Boimler ( Jack Quaid ) , Beckett Mariner ( Tawny Newsome ) , and the other Lower Deckers are ask to testify about their elderly staff . As they recount various incident that happened on the USS Cerritos , Boimler talk about a time Q appeared on the ship with a puzzle for the crew . Q also pop up at the end of the episode , but Mariner aver they do n’t have metre for his game . " Veritas " is an incredibly fun episode ofStar Trek , but Q only appear briefly as another Easter Egg in a show that is full of them .
11Star Trek: Picard Season 2
Episodes 1-5, 8, & 10
John de Lancie reunited with Jean - Luc Picard inStar Trek : Picardseason 2 , where he appeared in seven of the season ’s ten installment . Q sends Picard to an alternative timeline where a totalistic Confederation has taken over . Picard and his friend then travel back in clip with the Borg Queen ( Annie Wersching ) to figure out what Q alter in the past to deepen the time to come . Q appears agitated throughoutPicardseason 2 , and in the coda , he appear to die after sending Picard and his companions back to the proper timeline . While it ’s always great to see Stewart and de Lancie act alongside one another , Q ’s plan seems unnecessarily complicated andQ ’s death drive no real account .
10"Encounter at Farpoint"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2
Q made hisStar TrekdebutinStar Trek : The Next Generation’svery first installment , in which he takes on the persona of a judge as he place Captain Picard and the USS Enterprise - 500 crew on trial . Q claims the human race to be savage and unsafe , but Picard and his crowd turn out Q wrong by solving the mystery of Farpoint Station . Although this carrying out impress Q enough for him to have the Enterprise go , Q promises he is not finished with the ship and its captain . Q is the bright spot of an otherwise obtuse chronicle , but he come across as more antipathetical and less merriment than he will be in late appearance .
9"Hide And Q"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1, Episode 10
In Q ’s 2nd appearance , he picks on Commander William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) rather than Picard , offeringRiker a chance to join the Q Continuum . Q loses a bet with Picard when Riker ultimately rejects his omnipotent ability , but Q does n’t have to his hope to stay away from human beings . Q is more fun in " Hide and Q " than he was in his earlier appearance , and there ’s a grand scenery in which Picard out - Shakespeares the god - like Q. However , the Riker / Q coupling does n’t work as well as Q and Picard , and the ultimate message is a bit on the nose .
8"True Q"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 6, Episode 6
When Amanda Rogers ( Olivia d’Abo ) begins an internship withDr . Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) , she before long discovers that she has unusual power . Q then arrive on the Enterprise and reveals that Amanda is the daughter of two Q who left the Continuum to live as human being . After keep an entire satellite , Amanda decides to join the Q Continuum and keep her powers rather than remain human . " True Q " has some funny present moment and Amanda ’s journey to sweep up her powers is well done , but this episode lacks some of the spark happen in other Q stories .
7"Qpid"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 4, Episode 20
Star Trek : The Next Generationseason 4includes one of Q ’s most lighthearted episodes , in which he sets out to teach Picard about sexual love by placing the captain and his bunch in an elaborate Robin Hood setting . Over the course of the episode , Q study an interest in Picard ’s passion interest Vash , and finally offer her the chance to locomote with him . While " Qpid " miss the shock of many of Q ’s other excursion , it ’s a fun and diverting episode that garner genuine jape . Lt . Worf ’s declaration that he is"not a merry man"has been meme - d and repeated by manyTrekfans , and everyone seems to be hold fun in their off-the-wall costume .
6"The Last Generation"
Star Trek: Picard Season 3, Episode 10
Q makes a surprise appearance in anend - credits scene ofStar Trek : Picardseason 3 , which sets up a very interesting future tense for Admiral Jean - Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher ’s son , Ensign Jack Crusher ( Ed Speleers ) . Despite Q ’s ostensible death inPicardseason 2,Q checks in on Jack to let him know that while Jean - Luc ’s tryout may be over , Jack ’s is only just beginning . Although the proposedPicardspin - off , Star Trek : Legacy , prove no signs of happening , Q ’s shot in " The Last Generation " utterly sets up a new story arc for the all-powerful hoaxer and Picard ’s next coevals .
