History Recap / StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E13DejaQ

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Q on previously tormenting the Calamarain

* {{Facepalm}}: Source of the iconic "Picard Single Hand Facepalm Maneuver"

* BroughtDownToNormal: Q. He does ''not'' deal with it well.

* RealityWarper: Q's solution for solving the falling moon problem is to change the gravitational constant of the universe, which he obviously can't do anymore (and would mess everywhere else up!) Geordi realises, however, that he can use the ''Enterprise''`s warp drive to do the same thing on a smaller scale.
* RecycledScript: An almost identical story with Q being BroughtDownToNormal, then having his powers restored when he made a HeroicSacrifice, had previously been published in the TNG tie-in comic series.
* TakeThat: Guinan, who has a unique history herself with Q, gets plenty of satisfaction from Q's mortality. She stabs him in the hand to make sure he is indeed mortal.

({{beat}} as Riker tries desperately not to explode with laughter)\\

* NotMeThisTim

* BigEater: Q orders 10 chocolate sundaes. Guinan spoils his appitite before he can eat them, however.

-->'''Q:''' You weren't so stolid before the beard.

Afterwards, Q orders 100 chocolate sundaes after Data remarks that Counselor Troi often eats them when she's depressed. But when the sundaes arrive, Q says he's lost his appetite.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Slimy Divorce Lawer {{LALaw Arnie Becker}} is a Q? It all makes sense now!

The Enterprise is preparing to help the planet of Bre'el IV, since a moon is slipping out of orbit and if they don't do something, it will strike the planet and cause immense devastation. Suddenly Q appears, suspended high in midair and completely naked. He falls lightly to the floor and says cheekily, "Red alert."

Q is given clothes to put on, and tells them that the Q Continuum has banished him, and gave him a fraction of a second to decide what to be turned into and where to be sent. He had chosen a completely mortal human form and requested to be sent to the Enterprise. Since Q has toyed with the crew of the Enterprise on numerous occasions already, Picard is not convinced that this isn't some attempt by Q at a 'puerile joke' and insists that Q fix the moon. Q insists he cannot, because he has no powers. Picard is still skeptical. When Q further insists, Worf quips that he should "die" if he is indeed mortal.

Picard has Worf escort Q to the brig after Q insists on being treated like just any other human. After spending some time there, Q begs Picard to let him out, telling him that he can assist him with the whole moon problem. Picard finally agrees to let him out, and puts Data in charge of him. While working with Data and Geordie, Q comes up with the solution to change the gravitational constant of the Universe, which Geordie quickly points out is not within their power.

Q eventually gets hungry, and goes to Ten-Forward with Data. Here he runs into Guinan, who decides to test Q's lack of powers with a fork. Then she says, "Seems human enough to me."

While Q is in Ten-Forward, aliens called the Calamarain find and attack him. Guinan remarks that some of Q's old enemies found out he was now Mortal and have come to 'look him up'. Raising the shields succeeds in discouraging the Calamarain. Q remarks that they have no sense of humor.

The presence of the Calamarain going after Q is starting to interfere with the Enterprise's mission, resulting in Data getting damaged after they attack Q again. The Enterprise is knocked into the planet's atmosphere and Picard gives Q a dressing down on how selfish he's been. After visiting Data in the medbay, Q realizes that he should probably leave. He takes a shuttle craft out to distract them so that the Enterprise can try another tractor beam on the Moon. Another Q joins him on the shuttle and says that there is a small matter of the selfless act he just committed, and says that the Continuum decided he could have his powers back, the alternative being that if Q died, there would be questions and investigations for millenia. Q snaps his finger and gets his Starfleet Uniform back. The other Q disappears. The Calamarain reappear, and Q gathers them into a tiny little ball that he can hold in the palm of his hand, and begins to say if they thought he tormented them before, but then Other Q's head appears in the wall, and he says, "Just checking to see if you were still watching," and blows on the Calamarain as if blowing out a candle, sending them away.

Q reluctantly complies, but then says he wants to give a special gift to Data, his tutor of the Humanities. Data says, "If your intent is to make me human, sir-" and Q quickly says, "No, no, I would never curse you by making you Human. Think of it, as a going-away present." Q disappears and seconds later, Data makes a snerking sound, like he's trying to surpress a laugh. He does it again, and then breaks out into full-blown hysterical laughter. Geordie asks why he's laughing and Data says he doesn't know, but it's a wonderful...feeling.

Picard prepares to get the ship underway, and muses, "Perhaps there's a ...residue of humanity in Q after all." He raises his hand to say Engage and manages "En-" when a cigar flashes into his hand and Q's face appears in the smoke, saying, '''"Don't bet on it, Picard."'''

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall

Q is given clothes to put on, and tells them that the Q Continuum has banished him, and gave him a fraction of a second to decide what to be turned into and where to be sent. He had chosen a completely mortal human form and requested to be sent to the Enterprise. Since Q has toyed with the crew of the Enterprise on numerous occasions already, Picard is not convinced that this isn't some attempt by Q at a 'peurile joke' and insists that Q fix the moon. Q insists he cannot, because he has no powers. Picard is still skeptical. When Q further insists, Worf quips that he should "die" if he is indeed mortal.

* {{Facepalm}}: Source of the iconic "Picard Single Hand Facepalm Maneuver"
* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted.
* HesBack: The ending.
* HumanityEnsues
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall
-->'''Q:''' You weren't so stolid before the beard.

Q is given clothes to put on, and tells them that the Q Continuum has banished him, and gave him a fraction of a second to decide what to be turned into and where to be sent. He had chosen a completely mortal human form and requested to be sent to the Enterprise. Since Q has toyed with the crew of the Enterprise on numerous occasions already, Picard is not convinced that this isn't some attempt by Q at a 'peurile joke' and insists that Q fix the moon. Q insists he cannot, because he has no powers. Picard is still skeptical. Q says, "What must I do to convince you?", to which Worf deadpans, "Die." Q replies, "Oh very clever, Worf. Eat any good books lately?"

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Almost. "You weren't so stolid before the beard!"

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Almost. "You weren't so stolid before the beard!"

While Q is in Ten-Forward, aliens called the Calamarain find and attack him. Guinan remarks that some of Q's old enemies found out he was now Mortal and have come to 'look him up'. Data tries to pull Q down while the Calamarain try to levitate Q and torture him, and ends up getting damaged. Raising the shields succeeds in discouraging the Calamarain. Q remarks that they have no sense of humor.

The presence of the Calamarain going after Q is starting to interfere with the Enterprise's mission, and Q realizes that he should probably leave. He takes a shuttle craft out to distract them so that the Enterprise can try another tractor beam on the Moon. Another Q joins him on the shuttle and says that there is a small matter of the selfless act he just committed, and says that the Continuum decided he could have his powers back, the alternative being that if Q died, there would be questions and investigations for millenia. Q snaps his finger and gets his Starfleet Uniform back. The other Q disappears. The Calamarain reappear, and Q gathers them into a tiny little ball that he can hold in the palm of his hand, and begins to say if they thought he tormented them before, but then Other Q's head appears in the wall, and he says, "Just checking to see if you were still watching," and blows on the Calamarain as if blowing out a candle, sending them away.

While Q is in Ten-Forward, aliens called the Calamarain find and attack him. Guinan remarks that some of Q's old enemies found out he was now Mortal and have come to 'look him up'. Data tries to pull Q down while the Calamarain try to levitate Q and torture him, and ends up getting damaged, but succeeds in discouraging the Calamarain, and they leave. Q remarks that they have no sense of humor.

Q eventually gets hungry, and goes to Ten-Forward with Data and Picard. Here he runs into Guinan, who takes a strange defensive stance. She knows all about him, and Q warns Picard that Guinan isn't what she seems, that she's an "Imp".

Geordie La Forge agrees to let Q assist in finding a solution to the orbit-slipping moon. Q comes up with the solution to change the gravitational constant of the Universe, which Geordie quickly points out is not within their power.

Picard prepares to get the ship underway, and muses, "Perhaps there's a ...residue of humanity in Q after all." He raises his hand to say Engage and manages "En-" when a cigar flashes into his hand and Q's face appears in the smoke, saying, "Don't bet on it, Picard.

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Episode: Season 4, Episode 13\\