Wednesday November 27, 1996
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Voyager encounters several supernova in a small region of space. Q soon appears and reveals that they are the after-effects of a civil war within the Q-Continuum. He believes that the solution is for him to produce a child, and he has chosen Captain Janeway as his mate.
Write a Recap »Follow up to the 2nd season's "Deathwish." hide show
I still don't care for any episode with the Q. They are fantasy not science fiction.
In this one, the writer's did some of their homework recapturing the Q character's famous wit from SNG. That means the first fifteen minutes are at least entertaining. And, the introduction of the "Mrs. Q." was also witty and entertaining. Here, the Q is having a civil war because one of them committed suicide. This was the ultimate experience for an "all-powerful-immortal" individual. See the "Deathwish" episode. It's never explained why a civil war is taking place but our hero Q has a plan to stop it. He wants to have a baby. Oh, why not. Whenever Samantha (another fantasy-immortal) had a baby on "Bewitched," the ratings went up. To further the plot, he wants Janeway (of all people) to be the mother! Maybe he liked her salamander babies from the 2nd Season's "Threshold." Now, here's where the writer's failed in their SNG research. A Q baby wasn't a new idea. As many have pointed out, an SNG episode talked about such a child.
The Q civil war is causing "supernovas" in our own galaxy. That somewhat raises the stakes for Janeway to want to help resolve the conflict (beyond having Q's baby). She wants to bring Q's idea to his opposition. Q whisks her away to an environment she (and therefore we) can understand. It's the American Civil War. Yeah, we get it. Civil war within the Q - - American Civil War. Like we don't understand the concept of civil war without that sort of visualization. Do you think the writers are talking down to us?
Just as Janeway and Q are both about to be killed, the crew of Voyager, armed with Q weapons, which look like American Civil War muskets, arrive to save the day. Very, very anti-climatic. Maybe Lincoln walking through the set would have helped.
Q and Mrs. Q "unite" in their baby-creating endeavor that even Janeway finds boring. Ho-hum all around. Not many writers can make sex boring. This is an episode that does nothing to advance anything. Relegate it to the back of the DVD pile.
i guess the writers are banking on viewers not watching 'true Q' from TNG, but its Q on Voyager again ...lets roll! Is it the tattoo?....cos mines bigger!! hide show
although the Q have raised children before (TNG 6:6 True Q) the writers are pretending they haven't for this episode
it has all the usual Q-ness, comedy, stupidty, damn right crazyness! but its all fun and games
the episode gets a bit silly when go into the actual continuem, i just can't shake that imaage of the voyager crew running around in the forest looking ridiculous in those confederate uniforms! it did go a bit stupid but you can't beat the Q episodes! Q wanting to mate with Janeway, Chakotay getting jealous, its good light hearted fun to cheer us up (which is what we needed after watching 'warlord'
Probably the weakest "Q" episode of any Star Trek series to date, but a triumph compared to what's ahead in Season 3. hide show
The "Q" episodes in Star Trek have generally been well-written and amusing. This one lowers the bar a bit.
A certain amount of wackiness is expected when the Qs are involved, but The Q and the Grey takes it too far and completely disregards continuity (see the episode notes and trivia for more detail). De Lancie's advances towards Janeway are funny, but the episode's context gets strange from there. It's an attempted mix of humor and dire situations, and it doesn't work very well. The "civil war" seemed contrived, and for a species that lives for billions of years, they sure resolve major conflicts quickly. Entertaining but nothing spectacular.
The infamous "Q" makes his second appearance on Voyager, with the expressed intent of mating with Captain Janeway. Of course, being Q, there's always a hidden agenda behind his actions. hide show
The character of Q is one of the most fun extras that Star Trek has ever had, and the fact that he appears on Voyager as well as The Next Generation shows good continuation. The relationship between Q and captain Janeway is very entertaining, and the underlying message of peaceful conflict resolution is a theme that has always been central to Star Trek. Also interesting is the notion that a species of inferior physical power (humans in this case) can still have a significant impact. The development of Q's character has been an enjoyable aspect of Star Trek for me, and although this episode may seem silly or out of character to some, I believe that it is appropriate in its place in the Star Trek cannon.
The so called omnipotent Q visits Voyager with more silly and nonsensical antics. How can such a great series keep coming back with this moron? hide show
What a tragedy that the writers had to bring back the annoying Q character.
I've never liked Q and his over bloated ego. Every Trek episode he's been on has made me feel nauseated.
I suppose it parallels my real life feelings of disgust towards over bloated, arrogant jerks regardless of their position in life.
If there is such a thing as an omnipotent being I hope with all my being they are nothing remotely close to Q.
This is suppose to add up to 100 words and I'm having a little difficulty getting their so I'll just sum this one up by suggesting that Q be renamed "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ".
Filler episode.
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