Star Trek Hints The Q Continuum Is Dying
Warning! SPOILERS for Star Trek: Picard season 2, episode 2.
Star Trek: Picard season 2, episode 2 seems to be subtly hinting the entire Q Continuum is dying. For years, the quasi-omnipotent being who calls himself Q has been a thorn in Jean-Luc Picard's side. He's returned once again in Star Trek: Picard season 2, plunging Picard and his closest friends into a dystopian timeline where a brutal human Confederation rules the galaxy.
Q has always enjoyed playing games with the lives of mortals. According to Q, this isn't a test but rather a penance of some kind, an insane way to force Picard to atone for some imagined sin. During his brief conversation with Q, Picard swiftly realized something was wrong. When Star Trek's Picard asked Q if he was sick, Q refused to respond, but, notably, he didn't deny the question. This has led to some speculation that time itself is somehow corrupting Q — meaning his older appearance may not really have been adopted for Picard's benefit, but rather it may instead be a true representation of his deterioration. The problem may not be limited to Q himself, as it may involve the decline of the entire Q Continuum.
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Star Trek: Picard season 2 is set in the 2400s, but Star Trek: Discovery season 4, episode 5 has revealed the Federation itself is destined to have no contact with the Q Continuum after the 2500s. It's possible the Q were affected by Star Trek's Temporal Wars, with increased time travel during the Federation Era damaging the fabric of reality and consequently affecting them — leading to their gradual decline. A Q sighting has never been an everyday occurrence, so it's even possible Star Trek: Picard's brush with Q is one of the
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