History Recap / StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E9HideAndQ

** Worf tosses the drink that Q makes for him, which the latter says is due to the Klingon code saying "drink not with thine enemy." The [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption "Redemption"]] two-parter would show Klingons more than willing to drink with their enemies.[[note]]But then, it would be shown that Worf follows the rules of Klingon society far more strictly than most Klingons. Even he is aghast to see Klingons drinking with their enemies. A Klingon spy would also refuse to drink with the crew in "Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E21TheDrumhead" for this reason as well.[[/note]]

* ShownTheirWork: When Picard makes his PatrickStewartSpeech and quotes ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', he notes that while Hamlet was sarcastic when listing humanity's virtues, he himself is being sincere, thus averting AnalogyBackfire. Unsurprising given Creator/PatrickStewart's Shakespearean background.
** Somewhat averted later on when Data quotes another famous ''Hamlet'' line ("To thine own self be true") to justify turning down Riker's offer to make him human. While in the modern day the line has entered popular usage unironically, the character who says it in the play is a bit of a windbag and isn't really supposed to be taken seriously. (Though this could also be FridgeBrilliance, since it's been well-established that Data has trouble with human concepts such as irony and would be less likely to make such a distinction in tone.)

* WouldHurtAChild: Wesley tries to help the impaled Worf, but gets impaled himself.
** As previously mentioned, Picard demands that Riker let a little girl remain dead despite having the power to save her.

** Worf tosses the drink that Q makes for him, which the latter says is due to the Klingon code saying "drink not with thine enemy." The [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption "Redemption"]] two-parter would show Klingons more than willing to drink with their enemies.[[note]]But then, it would be shown that Worf follows the rules of Klingon society far more strictly than most Klingons. Even he is aghast to see Klingons drinking with their enemies. A Klingon spy would also refuse to drink with the crew in "Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E21TheDrumhead"
for this reason as well.[[/note]]

** Worf tosses the drink that Q makes for him, which the latter says is due to the Klingon code saying "drink not with thine enemy." The [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption "Redemption"]] two-parter would show Klingons more than willing to drink with their enemies.[[note]]But then, it would be shown that Worf follows the rules of Klingon society far more strictly than most Klingons. Even he is aghast to see Klingons drinking with their enemies.[[/note]]

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The aforementioned beast-men dressed like Napoleonic soldiers with nineteenth century muskets that shoot energy blasts.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Worf tosses the drink that Q makes for him, which the latter says is due to the Klingon code saying "drink not with thine enemy." The [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption "Redemption"]] two-parter would show Klingons more than willing to drink with their enemies.[[note]]But then, it would be shown that Worf follows the rules of Klingon society far more strictly than most Klingons. Even he is aghast to see Klingons drinking with their enemies.[[/note]]

* PrecisionFStrike: Riker's exclamation of "Damn it! Damn it to HELL!"
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: "'Fairness' is such a human concept. Think imaginatively! This game shall, in fact, be...''[[LargeHam completely unfair!]]"''

** Tasha and Picard also get one when he comforts her while she's crying and she looks at him and says, "Captain. Oh, if you weren't a captain..." before Q interrupts.

* ShutUpKirk: Q's response to the PatrickStewartSpeech is to simply leave in disgust. As suggested by reviewer Website/SFDebris, it's entirely possible that [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho Q later throwing the Borg at the Federation]], leading to Picard's assimilation in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds The Best of Both Worlds]]" and vengeance-fueled antics in ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', were simply his counter-argument to Picard's pontificating, echoing his words with [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters all the irony]] that Shakespeare had originally intended!

* LargeHam: John de Lancie is particularly over-the-top in this episode.

* ShownTheirWork: When Picard makes his PatrickStewartSpeech and quotes ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', he notes that while Hamlet was sarcastic when listing humanity's virtues, he himself is being sincere, thus averting AnalogyBackfire. Unsurprising given Patrick Stewart's Shakespearean background.

* ShipTease: When Geordi is given his sight, he looks at Tasha and says, "You're more beautiful than I ever imagined."

* LeeroyJenkins: Worf when he attempts to fight the Napoleonic soldiers, getting a bayonet in the gut.

Q returns to the Enterprise to tempt Commander Riker into joining the Q Continuum with the lure of Q's powers.

** ShutUpKirk: Q's response is to simply leave in disgust. As suggested by reviewer Website/SFDebris, it's entirely possible that Q later throwing the Borg at the Federation, leading to Picard's assimilation and vengeance-fueled antics in ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', were simply his counter-argument to Picard's pontificating, echoing his words with [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters all the irony]] that Shakespeare had originally intended!

'''Picard:''' "World," not "galaxy;" "all the world's a stage."\\

* WhatTheHellHero: We know Picard hates children, but did he just give Riker a pat on the back for ''not'' using his powers powers to save a dying child?
-->'''Riker:''' I could have saved that little girl!
-->'''Picard:''' You were right not to try!