From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I think the problem with both TOS and TNG - and this is attenuated in DS9, Voyager and Enterprise - is the number of God-like creatures they meet. I guess 1/4 of the TOS episodes have Kirk against God, and TNG is infected by that ridiculous Q.
Alberto Monteiro
Hey, hey!! Don't mess with Q!!! :)
The idea of an omnipotent character is something that continually surfaces in Rodenberry's work. In TOS, it was Trelane, then Q. I found Trelane really annoying. But Q is a piece of work. I think John DeLancie plays it to perfection, and it provides a nice little foil for Picard.
I think the writers of the show eventually realized what Alberto is saying, though. I guess that's why Q and the Q Continuum are presented in a more vulnerable fashion in one of Voyager's most memorable episodes, "DeathWish".
After all, omnipotence *can* be boring sometimes...
JJ
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