Review of Qpid

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Qpid (1991)
Season 4, Episode 20
9/10
A Light-Hearted Episode
29 August 2015
Warning: Spoilers
In "Qpid," Captain Picard is preparing to give a speech on the forbidden ruins of Tegus 3 when he receives a visit from his romantic-interest, Vash. Matters are further complicated by a visit from Q, who intervenes and turns Picard and his senior staff into Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

First, I should say that I have always liked the relationship between Captain Picard and Vash. Jean-Luc Picard is so disciplined and reserved; and, Vash is Picard's exact opposite. It was great seeing Vash return to the show.

The appearance of Q in this episode was not surprising. Most of the "Star Trek: the Next Generation" episodes in which Q appeared included a reference to Q in the episodes' titles. Q was a great foil for the Enterprise crew; and by this point in the series, Q was a humorous character as well. The Q episodes were generally a lot of fun.

Much of the story of "Qpid" was light-hearted and humorous. There was one scene which borrowed a joke from the movie, "Animal House" (I won't say what the joke was; but, it worked well in this episode as both a reference to the scene in "Animal House" as well as a joke in its own right).

Overall, the episode was light-hearted fun and was very enjoyable to watch!
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