The Enterprise encounters Q again, and he tempts Riker by endowing him with the powers of the Q.The Enterprise encounters Q again, and he tempts Riker by endowing him with the powers of the Q.The Enterprise encounters Q again, and he tempts Riker by endowing him with the powers of the Q.
Marina Sirtis
- Counselor Deanna Troi
- (credit only)
William Wallace
- 25 Year-old Wesley Crusher
- (as William A. Wallace)
James G. Becker
- Youngblood
- (uncredited)
Dexter Clay
- Operations Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Jeff Dashnaw
- Alien Soldier
- (uncredited)
Jeffrey Deacon
- Command Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Nora Leonhardt
- Science Division Ensign
- (uncredited)
Daryl F. Mallett
- Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe removal of the character of Deanna Troi from this episode alongside three other episodes made Marina Sirtis believe at the time that she was about to be cut from the show.
- GoofsOn the planet, when Riker puts the glass of lemonade down on the table, it contains more than in the previous shot when he drank from it.
- Quotes
Q: You seem to find this all very amusing.
Commander William T. Riker: I might - if we weren't on our way to help some suffering and dying humans, who...
Q: [dismissively] Ah, your species is always suffering and dying.
- ConnectionsFeatures Star Trek: The Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint (1987)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
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A tired trope that gains new life
I found it hard to review this one. On one hand, it reuses tired old tropes of Star Trek. The theme of humans gaining powers of a god already appears ad nauseum in the Original Series, most notably in Where No Man Has Gone Before, Charlie X, and Plato's Stepchildren.
However, Hide and Q does break new ground, featuring a reluctant Riker being tempted by Q to become just like him. For the most part, it isn't very interesting, apart from the fact that it continues the Q arc, of putting man on trial. Thankfully, Riker is more than up to the task of becoming a foil to Q. However, to be fair, I think Picard would have been a much better choice, since he and Q couldn't be any more different.
However, Hide and Q does break new ground, featuring a reluctant Riker being tempted by Q to become just like him. For the most part, it isn't very interesting, apart from the fact that it continues the Q arc, of putting man on trial. Thankfully, Riker is more than up to the task of becoming a foil to Q. However, to be fair, I think Picard would have been a much better choice, since he and Q couldn't be any more different.
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- rcyoung-02426
- Apr 23, 2023
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- Runtime46 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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