History Recap / StarTrekVoyagerS3E10TheQAndTheGrey

* SufficientlyAdvancedBambooTechnology: The weapons used by the Q look like Civil War-era firearms but are in fact so powerful that the kickback alone can destroy entire stars in neighboring dimensions. They remain so user-friendly that humans can use them.

* SeriesContinuityError: The TNG episode ''"True Q"'' had already established that Q can procreate and have offspring, despite Q saying it had never been done before. Justified in ''Literature/TheQContinuum'' trilogy when Doctor Crusher explicitly asks the female Q about Amanda, with the Q noting that Amanda was conceived in a purely human manner whereas her son was conceived and born in the Continuum itself.

* OnlyAFleshWound: Averted. Q is hit in the shoulder with a bullet which produces blood (like most bullet wounds do, except Q is an omnipotent being and supposed to be [[ImmunetoBullets immune to all manner of injury]]), and then knocked senseless by an explosion. This is a part of the [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith A Form You Are Comfortable With]] routine the Continuum employs when interacting with humanoids. Q points out that what gives a Q a flesh wound would obliterate Janeway.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: As in the last episode in the Q Continuum, the war between the two factions of the Q is made to look like the United States Civil War, down to the weapons and uniforms. When Q tells the Q (CSA General) that the humans are using ''their'' weapons, he quickly ends the fighting.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Rather, "A Period Of American History You Are Comfortable With". The Continuum now appears as the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar, though the ability of humans to interact with it by the end of the episode stretches the WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief. Oddly the old guard are the Rebels and Q's rebels are the Union forces, though this may be intended to represent how the Union were basically fighting to end slavery just as Q's forces are fighting for greater freedom.

* {{Costumer}}: Janeway in a PimpedOutDress and everyone else as American Civil War soldiers.

* CaptainObvious: Tuvok is [[JustForPun Lt. Commander Obvious]].
-->'''Female Q:''' The Vulcan talent for stating the obvious never ceases to amaze me.

Q wants Janeway to have his baby so HilarityEnsues. Oh yes, and there's a [[DivineConflict civil war tearing apart the Q Continuum]].

* CovertPervert: Janeway can't resist tiptoeing up for a look at two Q's mating. ForScience of course.

* JustEatGilligan: Q dangles a DeusExMachina again, suggesting Voyager might get home a lot quicker if Janeway took up his offer. Janeway doesn't trust him to keep his word, and as a feminist icon rightly refuses to use her body as a bargaining chip. But in later episodes, so much emphasis was placed on how much she's willing to sacrifice to get her crew home that fans couldn't help but wonder why she didn't just boff the jerk. In fairness it wasn't just sex but a child he wanted with Janeway, so her reluctance is still understandable.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Rather, "A Period Of American History You Are Comfortable With". The Continuum now appears as the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar, though the ability of humans to interact with it by the end of the episode stretches the WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief. Inexplicably, the old guard are the Rebels and Q's rebels are the Union forces (although this may be intended to represent how the union were basically fighting to end slavery just as Q's forces are fighting for greater freedom).

* YouGotSpunk: Female Q to B'Elanna, word for word, after she backchats her. Colonel Q is also impressed that Janeway would risk crossing an inter-dimensional battleground to make a peace treaty, but not enough to spare her life.

* SequelEpisode: To Season Two's [Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E18DeathWish "Death Wish"]]. This episode also serves as the middle installment of VOY's Q Trilogy, which will conclude with Season Seven's [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS7E17QTwo "Q2"]].

* SequelEpisode: To Season Two's [Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E18DeathWish "Death Wish"]]. This episode also serves as the middle installment of VOY's Q Trilogy (which will ultimately be concluded with Season Seven's [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS7E17QTwo "Q2"]].
[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E10TheQAndTheGrey "The Q and the Grey"]] and completing the Q-VOY Trilogy that began with Season Two's [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS2E18DeathWish "Death Wish"]].