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Q-Less: Directed by Paul Lynch. With Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell. Q, the Enterprise-D's consistent omnipotent annoyance, comes to harass the DS9 crew when his traveling companion, Vash, refuses to travel with Q any longer.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Paul Lynch
- 1993-02-07
- Summary
- Log Entries
- Memorable Quotes
- Background Information
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Teaser
In the Replimat on Deep Space 9, Dr. Julian Bashir recalls when he fought the "toughest battle of my life" to an attractive Bajoran woman, while Chief Miles O'Brien sits in the background, listening and occasionally rolling his eyes. Bashir remembers that during his Starfleet Medical exam, he was the last person in the room and there was no one else he could turn to for help. Bashir says that he considered quitting the exam, as he could feel the seconds ticking away. Then, he says he closed h...
Act One
In the infirmary, Bashir scans Vash and finds her to be in perfect health for someone who has been in the Gamma Quadrant for two years and has not had touch with civilization for that long. Vash tells Bashir that the Gamma Quadrant is hardly uncivilized, as there are cultures that have been around for millions of years. In Sisko's office, Sisko discusses with Dax how Vash got to the Gamma Quadrant, as she knew nothing about the wormhole and did not use it to get there. Sisko orders Dax to loo...
Act Two
O'Brien escorts Vash to her quarters. Vash asks O'Brien how Picard is doing. O'Brien tells her that the last time he saw him, he seemed fine. Vash tells him that now she is back in the Alpha Quadrant, she will have to look him up. Vash enters her quarters and finds Q there, who cannot believe that she is still pining for Picard, whom he still believes to be a "self-righteous do-gooder". Vash wants to part ways with Q, but Q does not want to leave her. He suggests they still explore the galaxy...
"Station log, stardate 46531.2. The station's power is continuing to be drained and converted into gravitons. At this rate, our life support systems will fail in fourteen hours."
"How did you end up in the Gamma Quadrant?" "A friend dropped me off." 1. - O'Brien and Vash, declining to explain how she arrived in the Gamma Quadrant before the wormhole was discovered "Bloody hell!" 1. - Miles O'Brien, upon spotting Q on DS9 "What does he want with us?" "Whatever it is, you can be sure we won't like it." "You might ask Vash…" "...
Story and script
1. Hannah Louise Shearer's original pitch for this episode involved Vash, but not Q. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. ?)) Michael Piller elaborated, "It was a Vash episode to begin with. We go in and find Vash and bring her back and were struggling to find some focus for it." (The Deep Space Log Book: A First Season Companion, p. 62) 2. Michael Piller and Robert Hewitt Wolfe decided to bring the character of Q into the episode and tied in with the events of "Captain's Holiday" and "Q...
Production
1. Although Director Paul Lynch had previously directed five episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, he found directing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to be more daunting. "Shooting TNG was never as complex as this. Those shows were a breeze by comparison. I mean, we might have had some special effects makeup and the odd beam on or beam off, but on DS9, it's endless. There was one scene in 'Q-Less' where Q not only appeared and disappeared from one chair to another chair to a third chair, but...
Reception
1. Michael Piller noted about this episode, "It was fun." (The Deep Space Log Book: A First Season Companion, p. 62) 2. Robert Hewitt Wolfe commented, "Looking back on it, I would say the story had some problems that I didn't see when I came in. Almost no one had written a Deep Space Nineepisode before that time. 'Q-Less' just didn't have enough emotional impact for our characters. Because Q was familiar to me from The Next Generationand he was so fun to write, I concentrated a little too muc...
Starring
1. Avery Brooks as Commander Sisko
Also starring
1. Rene Auberjonois as Odo 2. Siddig El Fadil as Doctor Bashir 3. Terry Farrell as Lieutenant Dax 4. Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko 5. Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien 6. Armin Shimerman as Quark 7. Nana Visitor as Major Kira
Guest Stars
1. Jennifer Hetrick as Vash 2. John de Lancie as Q
List of episodes. " Q-Less " is the seventh episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( DS9 ), and aired February 8, 1993. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma ...
- February 8, 1993
- Paul Lynch
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Sep 21, 2023 · Summary. Q's appearance in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" didn't work because it didn't align with the show's grounded nature and focus on the daily challenges of running a space station. The episode "Q-Less" failed to capture the intrigue and complexity of Q's character, making him an annoying presence rather than an intriguing one.
- Core Features Writer/TV & Movie Reviewer
( TNG: " Qpid "; DS9: " Q-Less ") For five years in the middle of her career, until approximately 2366, Vash worked as the personal assistant to Dr. Samuel Estragon while he devoted his life to searching for the legendary Tox Uthat.
Feb 9, 2012 · It’s no surprise that Q shows up on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the show’s first season. He’s an iconic figure, he’s easy to transplant, and he offers an easy opportunity to contrast...
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Q-Less (TV Episode 1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
