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** Or maybe she just has bet
ter mind reading abilities than she can consciously control, and she unintentionally went into the mind of the unfortuate soul as he was dying. She IS half Betazoid after all.

** [[RetCon Spearchucker, forgotten.]]

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* These beings are in between a HigherTechSpecies and SufficientlyAdvancedAliens; they can access the power of the continuum only through constructed devices (sort of like [[spoiler:the Q weapons Voyager uses when they enter the Continuum]]), though they can use the Continuum connection in its pure form if they are desperate. As a result of not promptly finishing them off in the past, they are stuck "babysitting," as in the case of Trelane.

[[WMG: McCoy, in ''Encounter at Farpoint'', was a ''retired'' admiral.]]

As we learn in "Manhunt", Betazoid women in middle-age experience [[AllWomenAreLustful "the Phase"]], which causes their sex drives to ''quadruple''! When Deanna told [[AllMenArePerverts Riker]] about this, his perception of her shifted from "hot young chick" to "future cougar". Figuring that the best was yet to come, Riker decided that he had time to pursue his career (as well as other alien babes[=/=]hermaphrodites) for a few decades. Once ''he'' had reached middle-age, and was hopefully a captain, he could then pick up where he left off with Deanna just in time for her turn into sexual powerhouse! This is why he remained noticeably possessive towards her even during all those years when they were both pursuing other relationships. His plans for her were long-term, and while they could both fool around in the meantime, he was reluctant to permanently lose her before [[IncrediblyLamePun the big score]].

*** [[NoKillLikeOverkill I did it, in the hall, with the revolver. Take them away, Chief.]] [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday I'm gonna go home and sleep with my wife.]]

* [[PsychicPowers Radar, before the choppers come]]. [[TheFettered Hawkeye, his heart troubled.]] [[ReallyGetsAround Trapper, in the store room, with Ginger.]] [[ObfuscatingInsanity Klinger, wearing heels.]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin BJ, missing Peg.]] [[DefrostingIceQueen Margaret, charmed.]] [[InsaneAdmiral Flagg, abusing authority.]] Frank, his face red. [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Blake, his thoughts elsewhere.]] [[TheCavalry Potter, on horseback.]]

** [[MechanicalEvolution Spot de-evolves into]] [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum a remote controlled car with a rubber iguana model glued to the top.]]

But unlike Time Lords, they can only do it eight times, so they literally have [[IncrediblyLamePun nine lives]]. Spot has seven left.

[[WMG: Data used to suffer periodic bouts of AceLightningSyndrome.]]

[[WMG:Q & Picard are [[FoeYay lovers]].]]

*** With Q, I'm not sure if "sexuality" is the right word for it, given that he's an EnergyBeing who could look like Creator/MarilynMonroe just as easily as John de Lancie and be just as true to his own [lack of] appearance.

What ''really'' happened was this: in the original timeline, the Husnock were a major player in that corner of the universe, and was at war with the Federation. A Husnock captain saw a target of opportunity and destroyed an enemy outpost. Unfortunately, by doing so he killed the wife of an EnergyBeing and doomed his race. The Douwd didn't just kill all Husnock in the present, but in the past as well, preventing them from ever existing.

* Hmm. So I guess that the episode, in our language, would be this: [[TheCaptain Dathon of the Tamarians]] does a BatmanGambit, with the intent of creating FireForgedFriends with [[Creator/PatrickStewart Picard]] via BackToBackBadasses. PoorCommunicationKills, and [[WorthyOpponent Dathon]] is KilledOffForReal after [[TakeUpMySword passing on his sword]]. [[BaldOfAwesome Picard]] returns, and, after telling the Tamarian [[NumberTwo First Officer]] YouAreInCommandNow, makes the a note in his CaptainsLog.

* The ''fact'' that the Federation interprets the Prime Directive ''very'' flexibly depending on their own interests also comes into play. For example, in the TOS episode "Errand of Mercy", the Federation's motives in "helping" the Organians have more to do with their planet being strategically placed on the Klingon border, and thus being a valuable base, than a genuine desire to assist the Organians. Indeed, Kirk does everything he can to escalate the situation when the Organians, in accordance with their own cultural values, are much too passive for his taste in the face of Klingon occupation. Kirk flat-out tries to bribe them with technology, provokes violent responses from the Klingons via acts of insurgency that could lead to a massacre of the Organians and even openly berates them for their pacifistic behavior. Being a massive hypocrite, when it turns out that the Organians are SufficientlyAdvancedAliens powerful enough to literally put a stop to the entire war, Kirk turns around and is outraged that ''they'' are now ''interfering'' in the Federation's right to self-determination! The Prime Directive meant nothing to him because it was wartime, yet he was offended that a more advanced race would not keep their noses out of ''his'' civilization's affairs! At least the Klingons were honest up front about their intentions (conquest) and what they were willing to do in order to accomplish it. Q would later take great pleasure in pointing out human hypocrisy, and I doubt the Organian incident escaped the Continuum's notice.

Any time the Holodeck generated real beings or did things like giving [[SherlockHolmes Moriarty]] consciousness, it was impossible - ''from the point of view of one in the real world.'' It makes perfect sense if Computer made a copy of the Enterprise and any places they had shore leave the first time anyone tried to exit the Holodeck. Someone's instructions just gave it too much free reign.