Star Trek: Did Q Help Or Hinder The Federation Against The Borg?
Of all the amazing alien races explored throughout the years in Star Trek TV shows and movies, the most omniscient and frustrating figures are those known as the Q. More specifically, audiences have been baffled, intrigued, and annoyed by Q himself, a member of the Q continuum, played by John de Lancie.
The character has appeared in TNG, Voyager, DS9, and Picard, as well as in animated form in mixed-reviewed Lower Decks. His appearances are often marked by weird and wacky adventures in mind-bending microcosms where he toys with each show's respective captain; however, he is not necessarily bad. Some fans think he played a vital role in actually saving the Federation and life in the Alpha quadrant, but how true is this?
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The moment in question starts right at the beginning of TNG where Picard and the crew of the iconic Enterprise D are on their way to Farpoint station. This station is aptly named as it marks the point of the Federation's farthest exploration efforts, and it is right on the edge of known space. Here, they encounter Q for the first time, who toys with them and engages in some enjoyable yet frustrating back and forth with Picard, something the two characters become known for over the years.
They talk about humanity, both technically being correct: Q berates the captain about humanity's barbaric history, and Picard advocates for the new Federation style of humanity, the utopian version Gene Roddenberry desired and far away from their barbaric past. (This was all before the conditional love of the Federation was properly explored after Roddenberry’s influence of the show was lessened.) Swayed by Picard’s words, Q declares he will test them
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