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Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x10 "Hide and Q" - Full Watch-along (Patreon)

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2025-10-21 18:00:06
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2026-10

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Star Trek: The Next Generation 1x10 "Hide and Q" - Full Watch-along

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Summer

You don’t babble, its great hearing you

Summer

You will be moved but I cannot tell you when

Greg

Any episode with Q in it is a top one for me, and this one is no exception. John De Lancie was SO good in this role. He really chews up the set whenever he's on a Star Trek episode. Once again, we have the same trademarks and symbols of a first season TNG episode -- a lot of references and callbacks to TOS episodes; the characters are still being developed and fleshed out as we learn more about them; pacing is all over the place; both new and remixes of original music; and the show is still trying to find it's voice. The GOOD news is -- and I can say this without spoiling anything -- Season one established a solid foundation for the show to build on, and you will learn more about the major characters as time goes on. I do like how we see a softer side of Picard here, when he is comforting Tasha on the bridge and tells her it's OK to cry. Yes, he's very by the book and strict, but he also knows how to show support and compassion when needed, and to encourage and bring out the best in his officers, including Riker. Picard was SO sure he knew Riker, in fact, that he knew Riker if given the chance would realize that it was better to refuse Q's gift. I do really like the plot here, it's an interesting angle and I think Q was correct in saying Riker was the one would be most tempted to join the Q -- and he was almost right. When this first episode first aired I was 11, and I compared it right away to a story I had read not that long ago (what would now be considered a YA story), where a normal average man with a hard life one day suffered a major accident and when he woke up after a months long coma he realized something had changed with his brain where he could use his thoughts to influence people around here -- kind of like mind control, with some limits. At first he used his new powers for good -- helping everyone around him, encouraging people to get together or to do things they wanted to, stopped a major war. As time passed, however, the temptation and the power got to his head, and the old axion 'absolute power corrupts absoluty' played out again as he started acting almost like a god. In the end he realized what he was doing and, seeing no way out of the situation, killed himself in order to break the cycle. It was a very powerful story and it's stuck with me to this day, and this episode of ST really went very close to a lot of the major themes the short story also had in it. I also wondered why Troi wasn't in this episode so I went looking and didn't find a concrete answer but did find this on Wikipedia: "Meanwhile, the removal of the character of Deanna Troi from this episode alongside three other episodes made actress Marina Sirtis believe at the time that she was about to be cut from the show." So, perhaps cause she was a 'difficult' character to write for, caused some of the writers to decide it was easier to just not have her take part in that episode. Your final thoughts on the characters was very good and enjoyable and -- based on what we know NOW -- totally correct and a great process of thought by you Bunny. It WILL be interesting to go back in later months and years and see how that changes. One major perk about TNG lasting 7 years is that they had time to really develop each character and each of them gets major episodes dedicated to them, more so then TOS ever did. Finally, the 'relationship' that Picard and Q have is outstanding. I love Picard tossing Hamlet's words back at Q there and Q getting so pissed he just 'peaces out', LOL

timothy w moyer

Fun watch-along Bunny. glad A/C got fixed too. Yes, remember this BABBLE. You'll have fun with it next year or like that. Buckle up and stay tuned.

NateWiz

Don't forget that the federation said the klingon empire was on the verge of falling in ST6-undiscovered country. But I wouldn't say that the federation won, I think it was a parallel of the times (Federation=US Klingons =USSR) a resource or economic war aka the "cold war".

William Terry

The costume department managed to find enough French infantry costumes and fit them over pretty effective makeup. The Klingon women always wear awesome cosplay, and the episode shows Klingon foreplay. Do Federation employees take their family everywhere, dangerous mine planets too? "Devil in the Dark" had better mine sets. The Next Generation is having problems with the female characters. Counselor Troi, for having mind meld powers, limited to emotions, would work great with the Enterprise crew, but having her on the bridge telling Picard that the alien is lying to him, obviously, doesn't contribute to the story. When the writers leave important characters out that's a sign they haven't any ideas. Trelayne may not be a part of the Q continuem, but Q's whining childish exit at the end is a hat tip to Trelayne, and as fun. So Yar cries and comes on the Picard, the nine year old in me pays attention.

Matthew Graves (Graviton)

You never babble Bunny, you simply have a free ranging discursive style. 😁😁 This is a very good episode. The only thing that feels a bit off is that it does feel like Riker went all “Gary Mitchell” a little too easily. But I chalk that up to grand tradition of Trek trying to fit big ideas into limited time frames. This is definitely the episode where the theory that Trelane was a baby Q comes from. IIRC DeLancie has since said that between “Farpoint” and this he had watched Sqire of Gothos” and did take some cues from William Campbell’s performance. There is a Novel called Q Squared that explores this further , though the novels are often not really considered “canon” if you are the sort that cares about such things. Personally I think it’s an interesting theory but I can take it or leave it. As I said back in the comments for “The Empath”, apparently about one third of the galaxy is populated by god-like beings that want to experiment on us by running us through sadistic tests. You take on our crew’s characters is pretty darn good Bunny. In fact you picked up on a few things that the show will really run with and develop in the future. I won’t say anything specific so as not to spoil anything. Speaking of “spoilers” of a sort, this show has a notorious and pretty significant self inflicted wound there, in that they notoriously tend to give stuff away in the titles, or worst of all, the opening credits. It’s a bit of a problem with no really good solution. Fun episode and great reaction as always Bunny!

뱀파이안젤

"THOSE AREN'T MUSKETS!" (omg he said THE THING XD)

Ron

By 1987, Patrick Stewart had over 2 decades of experience performing Shakespeare. He started his Shakespeare career in 1966 (the first year of TOS!) when he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in London. I think it's fair to say that he's a classically trained Shakespearean actor. So, any chance we get to see Stewart break out some Shakespeare, I'm having a great time! Shakespeare Play Quotes from Q and Picard: As You Like It (from Q): Stewart played the fool, Touchstone, in 1977. Macbeth (from Picard): Stewart played the title role in Rupert Goold's 2007 stage production and won a Tony!

Max

TWO episodes per week now?! Now you'll get to the next Star Trek series TWICE as fast! :) EDIT @Greg Polander: oh I only saw her editor's discord post last week about how he was very close to cracking the a.i. code to automatically make her TNG reactions edit themselves in Google Gemini. So I just excitedly overassumed the a.i. editing issue was already solved and that the natural result of her not needing to spend hours editing TNG episodes anymore meant 1 extra hour each week could go into filming her reaction to a second TNG episode weekly sorry :(

Greg

She's only doing it this one time, per her YouTube post.

reply

Worf in-a-nutshell: Victory first, waiting for orders later (flim flams last)

Desmond

You are absolutely right about 1st season Riker, and many of the other characters being kind of one dimensional. And without giving any spoilers, I have a feeling you will feel differently when you get to the end of TNG.

Desmond

I loved the Shakespeare-off that Picard and Q have. Great scene and great writing (obviously).

InfinitelyJesting

It's funny because I remember this episode being better and the previous ones being worse than they were this time around. I guess it's because like people mentioned, it's clear how forced Riker's change was. He's normal then bam, he's standing there with his arms crossed and a smug face. I think the first time around I didn't question it and just went with it because I was younger.

Soma

Ron

I know, right? Imagine that you're John Delancie the night before you shoot the scene and find out information from the future that the other actor in the scene is not just a Shakespearean actor but will win a Tony for his Macbeth 20 years later. And, that you're going to be throwing Shakespeare lines back and forth with him! And this actor will be throwing Macbeth lines at you. I'd be shitting my pants! So, even though John Delancie's Shakespeare reading wasn't as fluid and melodic as Stewart's, I thought he did a great job in this scene and held his own.

Summer

I think Q knows of a timeline we don’t

Super Sunny Sunblade

Riker, you gave up phenomenal cosmic powers all so we could get 6.5 more seasons + a film series 😹

Carlos Stevens

heh I saw two classic Star Trek memes in this episode... The Picard Tug, and the Riker Stance.

Carlos Stevens

EGAD! "To Thine Own Self Be True." ummm.... Shakespeare.

Carlos Stevens

And no Bunny... this is not a spoiler... its IRL issues.

Carlos Stevens

100%... Q's Alignment (That chart your think is from from Dungeons and Dragons 2.0.) is definitely Chaotic Neutral.

Carlos Stevens

The first two seasons of TNG is pretty much about character development. I do have to say, These are better than I originally remember. There's more subtlety than I remember.

Carlos Stevens

Yes, you did forget someone... Mr. Data!

Stainless Steel Cat

Re: Klingon sex: "I'm not here to judge". Yep, no kink-shaming... er... klingk-shaming...

bunnytails

Haha yeah. Picard and Q have some really great back and forths!

bunnytails

I'm glad it got fixed too! It gets hot over here!

bunnytails

Ahh, that would make more sense. So not a physical war.

bunnytails

Yeah, I absolutely loved the set for Devil in the Dark!

bunnytails

Okay, so I wasn't the only one who thought Riker turned pretty quickly. Limited time is of course a factor but I wonder if it could have been done a bit differently.

bunnytails

I bet there are some videos out there of Picard doing some Shakespearian stage acting! I might have to take a gander.

bunnytails

I don't know if I would ever be able to trust AI to edit my videos!

bunnytails

Okay, so it wasn't just me thinking that!

Phillip Jones

Now that you have seen Q’s real form, you may appreciate a little joke in the Star Trek Continues episode “What Ships Are For.” When the character played by John de Lancie first sees humans, he says that “I was expecting a tentacle or two.”