| Star Trek: DS9 episode | |
| "Q-Less" | |
 Q the Q-Less |
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| Episode no. | 7 |
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| Prod. code | 407 |
| Airdate | February 7, 1993 |
| Writer(s) | Robert Hewitt Wolfe Hannah Louise Shearer |
| Director | Paul Lynch |
| Guest star(s) | John de Lancie as Q Jennifer Hetrick as Vash Laura Cameron as Bajoran woman Van Epperson as Clerk Tom McCleister as Kolos |
| Year | 2369 |
| Stardate | 46531. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Robert Hewitt Wolfe is an American Television producer and Scriptwriter. A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode. Paul Lynch is a director and most recently that of the Sci Fi Pictures original film, Savage Planet. John de Lancie (born March 20, 1948) is an American Actor. He is known for his recurring role as Q on the various Star Jennifer Hetrick, born in Westerville Ohio, is an American Actress. Van Epperson is an American Actor, director, Screenwriter, Script doctor, acting teacher and Public speaker. Tom McCleister is an American Actor. Selected Filmography Bones * episode The Man Stardates are a means of specifying absolute dates in the fictional Star Trek universe. 2 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Captive Pursuit" |
| Next | "Dax" |
"Q-Less" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The following is a complete list of episode descriptions for Star Trek Deep Space Nine, in broadcast order "Captive Pursuit" is the sixth episode of the first season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine. "Dax" is the eighth episode in the first season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
Quick Overview: Q and Vash arrive aboard Deep Space Nine. Q, played by John de Lancie, is a character in the Star Trek mythology who appears in Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep
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Plot
Dax returns from the Gamma Quadrant in her runabout with a woman O'Brien recognizes as Vash. Jadzia Dax, played by Terry Farrell, was a main character during the first six seasons of the science fiction Television series Star Trek Deep Space In the television series Star Trek and its spin-offs Galactic quadrant refers to an area of the Milky Way Galaxy (although it's apparently no longer called Miles Edward O'Brien, played by Colm Meaney, is a main character in Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Although the crew is unaware of his presence, Q — a semi-omnipotent prankster — has also stowed away on the runabout. Omnipotence ( Omni Potens: "all Power " is unlimited power Vash explains that she has spent the past two years in the Gamma Quadrant, but she describes her method of getting there as a "private matter. "
Soon after Vash's arrival, the station begins to experience power drains similar to those experienced by Dax's runabout. In the meantime, Q appears to Vash, apparently infatuated with her. Q was the one who transported Vash to the Gamma Quadrant two years ago, but now she wants nothing to do with him, much to Q's annoyance. When Dr. Bashir asks Vash out for dinner, a jealous Q uses his powers to send Bashir off to sleep. Meanwhile, Quark arranges to auction off various items Vash has found in the Gamma Quadrant, most notably an unknown but extremely valuable crystal of some kind, and in the meantime O'Brien spots Q. Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a Fictional character in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, played by Armin Shimerman
O'Brien warns Sisko of Q's presence and the likely cause of the power drains. Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is the main character of the Television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Q denies any wrongdoing, although he offers no alternative explanation. As the power drains become more severe, some type of gravimetric field begins pulling the station toward the nearby wormhole. Q challenges Sisko to a boxing match on the Promenade, and they suddenly are wearing antique-style boxing costumes. A few punches are thrown, and Q is shocked when Sisko knocks him down. Vash and Quark go about their auction and the crystal receives bids in excess of one thousand bars of gold-pressed latinum.
Casually joining the bid process, Q ups the ante on Vash's crystal to 2500 bars before bidding one million. Soon after, however, the source of the gravimetric field and power losses is found to be the crystal. The crystal is beamed into space before it can destroy the station, and once outside, it reveals itself to be a mysterious life form and travels into the wormhole. After the trouble is over, Bashir finally awakes. Unaware of what has happened, he yawns and tells Dax that he feels like he has been asleep for days. A bemused Dax gives him a strange look to which Bashir replies "What--did I miss something?"
Notes
- This was Q's first and only appearance on DS9.
- This episode is a follow-up to the events of the Next Generation episode Q-Pid. " Qpid " is an episode from the television series Star Trek The Next Generation. At the end of that episode, Q and Vash left together to explore the galaxy.
- Despite featuring the immensely popular Q, this episode received harsh criticisms from fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation, who claimed Q was out of character. Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry Additionally, a scene in which Q challenges Sisko to a boxing match (known as fisticuffs, as can be determined by the term "marquis of queensborough rules") was seen by some as an attempt to replicate the chemistry between Q and TNG's Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek character primarily portrayed by Patrick Stewart. Indeed, the boxing scene even references Q's encounters with Picard. When Sisko punches Q, the alien exclaims, "You hit me! Picard never hit me!", to which Sisko replies, "I'm not Picard. "
References
- P. Farrand, Nitpicker's Guide for Deep Space Nine Trekkers New York: Dell (1996): 29 - 32
External links
- Q-Less article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Q-Less at Memory Beta
- Q-Less article at STARTREK.COM, the official Star Trek website
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