History Recap / StarTrekVoyagerS2E18DeathWish

** The [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm Q Continuum]] is depicted as a old service station in the middle of nowhere so that the humans could understand what it is truly like for Quinn.

* CourtroomEpisode: [=Quinn=] more or less sued the Continuum to allow him to commit suicide, and was sectioned to the Q equivalent of a rubber room (e.g. a comet). Q asks Janeway to rule on whether Quinn has the right to take his own life. Vulcans approve of suicide and so Tuvok is the consul chosen by Quinn to assist in his case.

* FacePalm: Q performs an elusively rare variation on the double facepalm. That is, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/qdoublefacepalm_5364.jpg two faces, one right palm per face]] (this is not a recommended procedure for mere mortals). Oh, whatever was the gesture for? Well, Vulcan logic is no fun, basically.

* RedAlert: Janeway on hearing the notorious Q is on board.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Quinn's 3 witnesses whose lives he changed resulted in Isaac Newton discovering gravity, the existence of William Riker and all the times he saved the Federation (notably from the Borg), and some guy who saved Woodstock by noticing a disconnected cable.

* {{Gendercide}}: Quinn accidentally makes all of Voyager's male crew members disappear and can't bring them back until Q intervenes.

* IncredibleShrinkingMan: Voyager is shrunk to the subatomic level, then becomes a Christmas tree decoration in Quinn's effort to hide from Q.
* InTheDoldrums: The Q continuum was described this way by a Q who had become so bored with his omniscience that he wished to commit suicide. In order to back up his statement, he led the crew to a part of the continuum inhabited by a group of Q who did absolutely nothing but sit in one spot - having done ''literally '''everything''''.

* NotMeThisTime: When Q first arrives on Voyager, he initially suspects Quinn is responsible for them being in the Delta Quadrant, where humans aren't supposed to be for another century; Quinn hastily points out it had nothing to do with him. Later, Riker is implied to suspect the same of Q himself.

* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: According to Q, if Quinn hadn't caused the apple to fall on Sir Isaac Newton's head, the man would have died alone and forgotten in a Liverpool debtor's prison, a suspect in several prostitute murders.

* ShapedLikeItself

* SlouchOfVillainy: On Voyager's bridge Q slouches on the consoles and in front of the viewscreen.

* DeusExMachina: Q offers to instantly take ''Voyager'' back to Earth if Janeway rules in his favor. Incidentally this trope [[StoryBreakerPower prevented the writers from bringing back Q]] for some time, to the surprise of Creator/JohnDeLancie when he found out. To him the whole thing was a non-issue, as he pointed out Q would [[JerkassGod simply refuse if asked]]. This is played straight in "Q2".

** Famous physicist Sir Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree that was jostled by Quinn, causing the apple to fall on his head, giving birth to modern physics.
** Hippie sound technician Maury Ginsberg was given a lift by Quinn to the music festival at Woodstock, and ended up saving the show when he found an unplugged extension cord. He also met his future wife thanks to Quinn.
** Quinn saved the life of Commander Will Riker's ancestor, Colonel Thaddeus Riker, during the American Civil War.

* ForWantOfANail: Quinn has...
** Knocked the famous apple out of the tree onto Issac Newton's head.
** Saved the Woodstock Music Festival by giving a lift to a technician whose own car had broken down, who ended up being in the right place to notice a single unplugged extension cord that had knocked out the entire sound system.
** Helped Riker's UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar ancestor to a hospital, enabling Riker to exist and save the Federation from the Borg.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Quinn's 3 witnesses whose lives he changed resulted in Isaac Newton discovering gravity, the existence of William Riker and all the times he saved the federation (notably from The Borg), and some guy who saved Woodstock by noticing a disconnected cable.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Q is pretty clearly interested in Janeway, telling her she's [[YoureCuteWhenYoureAngry angry when she's beautiful]] and even showing up uninvited in her bed. She makes it clear that she's '''really''' not interested. Q being Q, of course, [[StalkerWithACrush this doesn't put him off]].

* BadassFingerSnap: Averted with Quinn, who [[VSign flourishes two fingers]] instead.

* [[InadvertentEntranceCue Inadvertent Entrance Q]]: Quinn needs an expert on humans. The Q we know from ST:TNG appears.
* [[IncredibleShrinkingMan Incredible Shrinking Starship]]: Voyager is shrunk to the subatomic level, then becomes a Christmas tree decoration in Quinn's effort to hide from Q.
* InformedAttribute: When Janeway tries to TakeAThirdOption, she says that she trust Q would uphold the deal because despite everything, "he's never been a liar". This ignores multiple instances where Q lied.
** IGaveMyWord: He has however always stuck to any deal he's made, which is what Janeway is referring to.

* NeverTrustATitle: There is ''intentionally'' no "Q" in the episode title, despite it being a feature of most (but not all) Q episodes. The producers did not want the audience to know Q would be appearing on the show as was the case with ''[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E14Tapestry Tapestry]]'' on Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration.

* [[OneSteveLimit One Q Limit]]: Averted; when a Q is first beamed aboard, Janeway assumes he's the troublemaker who gave Captain Picard such a hard time. When the Creator/JohnDeLancie Q appears, both Q's are referred to as Q (even when ''three'' Q's are in the room!). He eventually takes the name of Quinn after becoming mortal.

* [[DeusExMachina Q Ex Machina]]: Q offers to instantly take ''Voyager'' back to Earth if Janeway rules in his favor. Incidentally this trope [[StoryBreakerPower prevented the writers from bringing back Q]] for some time, to the surprise of Creator/JohnDeLancie when he found out. To him the whole thing was a non-issue, as he pointed out Q would [[JerkassGod simply refuse if asked]]. This is played straight in "Q2".

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Quinn's 3 witnesses whose lives he changed resulted in Isaac Newton discovering gravity, the existence of William Riker and all the times he saved the federation (notably from The Borg), and some guy setting up spotlights at Woodstock.

* CourtroomAntic: Despite Janeway warning against this at the start of proceedings, it's inevitable with two omnipotent {{Large Ham}}s involved. And who else but Q could call himself as a SurpriseWitness and proceed to cross-examine himself?

* ButHeSoundsHandsome: Q calls an expert on the Continuum to give testimony. [[ActingForTwo Himself.]]

* NeverTrustATitle: There is ''intentionally'' no "Q" in the episode title, despite it being a feature of most (but not all) Q episodes. The producers did not want the audience to know Q would be appearing on the show/

* NeverTrustATitle: There is no "Q" in the episode title, despite it being a feature of most (but not all) Q episodes.

* [[DeusExMachina Q Ex Machina]]: Q offers to instantly take ''Voyager'' back to Earth if Janeway rules in his favor.
** This trope [[StoryBreakerPower prevented the writers from bringing back Q]] for some time, to the surprise of Creator/JohnDeLancie when he found out. To him the whole thing was a non-issue, as he pointed out Q would [[JerkassGod simply refuse if asked]]. This is played straight in "Q2".

* BedmateReveal: [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E14Tapestry As per tradition]], Q appears in the captain's bed, this time wearing a silly nightcap. [[HomoeroticSubtext Unlike Picard]], Janeway immediately jumps out of bed and puts on a dressing gown. "GetOut!"

* BourgeoisBohemian: Q tells Marty Ginsberg he will eventually marry the cute hippy chick he met on the way to Woodstock and become a successful orthodontist, settled in Scarsdale with four kids.

* FamousLastWords: Quinn's first efforts [[FailedAttemptAtDrama aren't very impressive]], despite having centuries to rehearse. He does better the second time round.

* BadassFingerSnap: Averted with Quinn, who [[VSign flourishes two fingers]] instead. May count as GettingCrapPastTheRadar when he does this in Q's face side-on and it looks like he's FlippingTheBird British-style.

* ContinuityNod: Q and Q both mention cases where other Q have been executed, with the case of [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E6TrueQ Amanda Rogers']] mother and father having previously been explored.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything

* DoubleEntendre