Review of Qpid

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Qpid (1991)
Season 4, Episode 20
2/10
Woof!
24 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
In "Qpid", a pair of figures from Picard's past visits him while he prepares to chair an anthropology summit. Vash shows up to attend the summit and also to possibly sneak down to the planet's surface and explore some forbidden ruins. Q pops in wanting to thank Picard for saving his life in their previous encounter. In an odd turn, Q places the main cast and Vash in an Robin Hood story, complete with Picard as the titular character. Picard must save Vash from the king and a forced marriage.

What is this? Why are we in Nottingham Forest? What does Robin Hood have to do with anything? I don't have the answers to these questions. All I know is this episode is bizarre. I would guess a writer just really enjoyed Robin Hood and wanted a few sword fighting scenes?

Also Vash and Q exploring the universe? Q will end up ditching her in a few days up a creek without a paddle if I were to guess...
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