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The Squire of Gothos

posted 7 years ago by lisfayte
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I know this has probably been discussed before, but I've often wondered if Trelane was a Q. Anyone else?

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[–] FKA_BrokenBadly 7 years ago

I've often wondered if Trelane was a Q. Anyone else?

That's an idea that's been floating around for years.

I'd say yes, except that Trelane seems to rely on the device behind the mirror for some or all of his powers. Also, there's the fact that he could only watch Earth from 900 light years away - a Q could and would have just gone there and spied from ground level.

Other than those two small nits, he certainly seems to walk and talk like a Q. He's definitely got the smartass repartee down pat.

[–] ZAROVE 7 years ago

He;s the Q Baby from Voyager...

But seriously there was a novel about this.

[–] BiffGG 7 years ago

Tally-HO!!

[–] sukhisoo 7 years ago

The people I knew back in the 80s assumed it to be the case before the episode even aired. So it is a pretty old idea.

It makes sense, though.

[–] timmytony80 7 years ago

I've heard that there is a Trelane, Penquin, novella. That he is revealed 2 be from the Qantinuam. But to me, his parents resemble the Thaisions, from Charlie X.

[–] CountJohn (585) 7 years ago

He seems to derive his powers at least somewhat from a machine and isn't omnipotent. So no.

[–] strntz (11235) 7 years ago

If he is, he'd have to be a Q retroactively since The Q weren't invented at the time the episode aired.

[–] PaladinNJ (20619) 6 years ago

The novel in question was Q-Squared by Peter David. It was a retcon which showed that Trelane was an immature Q, godson of Q.

[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

Now I wonder if Q was based on the "Squire"!

Somebody took the idea of an all-powerful smartass and ran with it (with the help of the best possible actor).

[–] strntz (11235) 6 years ago

Now I wonder if Q was based on the "Squire"!

You never can tell, although scifi has always been rife with omnipotent beings or one sort or another.

[–] PaladinNJ (20619) 6 years ago

That leads to something interesting. You could possibly Retcon Gary so that he accidentally tapped into the Q-Continuum like Riker did intentionally with Q's help.

[–] strntz (11235) 6 years ago

Other than the weird eyeballs, I guess so!