"Hide and Q" is the 10th episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The show was first broadcast November 23, 1987. It was written by C.J. Holland and Gene Roddenberry, based on a story by C.J. Holland, and directed by Cliff Bole. The episode is the second appearance of Q.
Overview: The Q returns to tempt Commander Riker into joining the Continuum.
On stardate 41590.5, the USS Enterprise r...
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"Hide and Q" is the 10th episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The show was first broadcast November 23, 1987. It was written by C.J. Holland and Gene Roddenberry, based on a story by C.J. Holland, and directed by Cliff Bole. The episode is the second appearance of Q.
Overview: The Q returns to tempt Commander Riker into joining the Continuum.
On stardate 41590.5, the USS Enterprise races to Quadra Sigma III, to render aid to colonists caught in a methane gas explosion. Suddenly, the Enterprise is forced to a halt by the familiar barrier grid of the Q. Captain Picard orders Q to leave them alone, but Q appears as a menacing three-headed Aledebaran serpent. When Picard relents, Q reappears dressed as a Starfleet Admiral. Picard expresses the urgency of their rescue mission, but Q says his business takes precedence. Q looks to Riker and offers him the gift of a lifetime. Riker says they have no time for games, but a game is...
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