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Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Deja Q

  • Episode aired Feb 3, 1990
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
3.6K
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John de Lancie in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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  • Sci-Fi
Much to Picard's displeasure, Q reappears on the Enterprise, claiming to have been ejected from the Q Continuum, and therefore, lost his powers.Much to Picard's displeasure, Q reappears on the Enterprise, claiming to have been ejected from the Q Continuum, and therefore, lost his powers.Much to Picard's displeasure, Q reappears on the Enterprise, claiming to have been ejected from the Q Continuum, and therefore, lost his powers.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
3.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Les Landau
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Richard Danus(executive story editor)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Les Landau
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • Richard Danus(executive story editor)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Jonathan Frakes
    • LeVar Burton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    John de Lancie in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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    John de Lancie in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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    Patrick Stewart and John de Lancie in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Whoopi Goldberg and John de Lancie in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Brent Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
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    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Capt. Jean-Luc Picardas Capt. Jean-Luc Picard
    Jonathan Frakes
    Jonathan Frakes
    • Cmdr. William Rikeras Cmdr. William Riker
    LeVar Burton
    LeVar Burton
    • Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forgeas Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
    Michael Dorn
    Michael Dorn
    • Lt. Worfas Lt. Worf
    Gates McFadden
    Gates McFadden
    • Dr. Beverly Crusheras Dr. Beverly Crusher
    Marina Sirtis
    Marina Sirtis
    • Counselor Deanna Troias Counselor Deanna Troi
    Brent Spiner
    Brent Spiner
    • Lt. Cmdr. Dataas Lt. Cmdr. Data
    Wil Wheaton
    Wil Wheaton
    • Wesley Crusheras Wesley Crusher
    • (credit only)
    John de Lancie
    John de Lancie
    • Qas Q
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Guinanas Guinan
    Richard Cansino
    Richard Cansino
    • Dr. Garinas Dr. Garin
    Betty Muramoto
    Betty Muramoto
    • Scientistas Scientist
    Rachen Assapiomonwait
    • Crewman Nelsonas Crewman Nelson
    • (uncredited)
    Majel Barrett
    Majel Barrett
    • Enterprise Computeras Enterprise Computer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Corbin Bernsen
    Corbin Bernsen
    • Q2as Q2
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Braveheart
    • Crewman Martinezas Crewman Martinez
    • (uncredited)
    Eben Ham
    Eben Ham
    • Operations Division Ensignas Operations Division Ensign
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Lentry
    Mark Lentry
    • Science Division Officeras Science Division Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Les Landau
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • Richard Danus(executive story editor)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      After several unsuccessful attempts by director Les Landau to film Q's nude scene without forcing the actor to actually be naked, a frustrated John de Lancie finally asked anyone offended by nudity to leave, stripped down, and filmed the scene in one take.
    • Goofs
      The crew attempt to adjust the moon's orbit at perigee (closest approach). If you are attempting to adjust the altitude of a body's perigee (in this case to avoid a collision with the planet), the best time to do it is to wait until it reaches apogee. This will change the elevation of perigee the most with the least amount of energy. Changing a body's velocity at perigee only changes the elevation of apogee and does nothing to change its perigee. If they are trying to avoid a collision the crew has chosen the worst time to do it.
    • Quotes

      Capt. Picard: Return that moon to its orbit.

      Q: I have no powers! Q the ordinary.

      Capt. Picard: Q the liar! Q the misanthrope!

      Q: Q the miserable, Q the desperate! What must I do to convince you people?

      Lieutenant Worf: Die.

      Q: Oh, very clever, Worf. Eat any good books lately?

    • Connections
      Featured in Atop the Fourth Wall: Superman and Wonder Woman: Tandy Computer Whiz Kids (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

    User reviews15

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Die!
    Q is ejected from the continuum and transformed into a human.

    This is a solid episode with a fairly interesting story, great visuals and an entertaining performance from John de Lancie.

    It is a humorously intended character transformation story with Q learning about humanity to make him a better omnipotent being.

    How much you enjoy the Deja Q depends on how interesting you find the concept and whether the comedy works for you. For me it is refreshing to see him on the receiving end of the torment, but the jokes, albeit hilarious in very short doses, are (for my own sense of humour) not hugely consistent. Q has a brief exchange with Worf that is particularly memorable.

    There is a decent sci-fi element to the episode with the sub-plot regarding the decaying orbit of a moon being an interesting idea and the detail that goes with it feels plausible.

    I like the notion of Q as an observer and frequent judge of humanity, but this is the point where the character lost a lot of mystique for me in the grand scheme of the show. I think it stems from the number of scenes we see where the character whines about his predicament. As a stand-alone story it does work very well though I have to admit.

    I do not wish to take anything away from John de Lancie's performance which is as excellent and charismatic as ever. His banter with Enterprise characters is always engaging and great for generating humour, but with it comes a loss of awe around such a powerful character. Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn and Patrick Stewart play off him particularly well.

    Visually this is an impressive episode with some superb effects, editing and strong cinematography.

    For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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