Review of Qpid

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Qpid (1991)
Season 4, Episode 20
7/10
"There'll be no escape for you this time, Robin Hood!"
2 February 2024
Warning: Spoilers
The great thing about episodes involving the holodeck or the universally impish Q (John de Lancie) is that the stories can go anywhere at all. Q's last adventure with the Enterprise occurred in Season Three when he got kicked out of the Continuum, restored later when he seemingly did a good deed by simply leaving. Season Three also saw the first appearance of the interplanetary, lovely thief Vash (Jennifer Hetrick), who Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) has a rather conflicted relationship with. Q takes advantage of that fact, while insisting that he do a good deed for the Captain for the events that transpired in 'Deja Q'. Transporting the entire bridge crew of the Enterprise to the planet Tagus III, Q turns them all into the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest with Captain Picard as their leader Robin Hood, tasked with the challenge of saving Maid Marian Vash from the evil clutches of Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Clive Revill). The episode is played about equally for laughs and adventure, with an unusual twist at the end when Vash, realizing she could never be Picard's permanent romantic interest, decides to take off with Q!! Probably a fitting duo as they set off for high adventure in the far reaches of space.
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