Would he if they asked him nice?

[Boris Skrbic]

What purpose would it serve to send Voyager back home? As far as Judge Q is concerned, everything would seem to be in order according to the Captain’s Oath. “Exploring strange, new worlds?” Check. “Seeking out new life and new civilizations?” Sure. “Boldly going where no one has gone before?” Absolutely.

If anything, a Q would enjoy the irony of a Starfleet ship trying to get away from what it’s nominally supposed to be doing, and make absolutely sure that doesn’t happen, just for the fun of it.

 

[Oddish]

Maybe, but Q and Q Junior are both fond of Janeway. So my theory remains that there was a greater reason for one of them not just zapping Voyager home.

 

[Boris Skrbic]

Since when do the Q have “greater reasons”? They’re not the Vorlons. Non-interference is the default position, like most people aren’t interested in the detailed goings-on within an ant colony. I mean, they could move this piece over there, but why do it if Voyager’s missions are interesting as they are and benefit the galaxy anyway?

 

[Oddish]

I mean, they could move this piece over there, but why do it if Voyager’s missions are interesting as they are and benefit the galaxy anyway?

You reinforced my point. They don't send Voyager home because Voyager is serving a purpose right where it is.

 

[Boris Skrbic]

You reinforced my point. They don't send Voyager home because Voyager is serving a purpose right where it is.

Not quite, since you seem to be implying the Q have some kind of a Council with a grand plan, but I think it’s more like some Q choosing to pay attention to what the little ship over there is doing and reacting in a way that seems the most fun or intriguing at a given time. “Hey, wouldn’t it be cool to see how Voyager deals with the Borg?”, not “Voyager stays. The Borg have become too powerful, and something must be done… but we cannot interfere.”

 

[STEPhon IT]

Technically, Q might have got them home, albeit not directly. His 'homework' in the episode "Q2" may have actually put them on course for the Borg transwarp hub.

I prefer Q as an overseer; giving our heroes a preview of what's to come. Q on VOY was nothing of the sort; a clown in DS9 clothing*.

*Yep! DS9 was wearing those cool costumes 2 seasons before VOY arrived on UPN.

 

[Oddish]

Well, we're all welcome to our own theories.

 

[Boris Skrbic]

Well, we're all welcome to our own theories.

I prefer Q as an overseer; giving our heroes a preview of what's to come. Q on VOY was nothing of the sort; a clown in DS9 clothing*.

But what’s your evidence for the Continuum having a grand plan for humanity or a group of humans? All we’ve ever seen is Q playing different games with his favorite pets, some less disruptive than others, and the Continuum obviously tolerating that but not at any cost, kind of like a human can fully decide how and when to play with their dog as long as the animal is not being mistreated.

 

[The Wormhole]

That's the wrong window for the briefing room.

 

[Swedish Borg]

Let's face it, they have plot holes the size of a cargo ship in Voyager and that's most likely because they don't care. If someone asks "how is that possible?" assuming someone ever does then the answer would be: "Who cares? Lest tell it that way and see where it goes." No series is a flippant with this as Voyager. Plus zero character growth for Harry, Tuvok, and Chakotay (You could take an excerpt from their dialogs in any episode and you couldn't tell if it's a first season episode or a seventh season one).

 

[STEPhon IT]

But what’s your evidence for the Continuum having a grand plan for humanity or a group of humans? All we’ve ever seen is Q playing different games with his favorite pets, some less disruptive than others, and the Continuum obviously tolerating that but not at any cost, kind of like a human can fully decide how and when to play with their dog as long as the animal is not being mistreated.

My evidence is the character of Q on Star Trek: The Next Generation, you should watch it some time... thoroughly, Q was enigmatic as much as the Continuum and the VOY writers kept emphasizing it was hard to explain the Q, well after watching their lousy renditions of the Continuum and Q I understood why that was mentioned in every episode of VOY the Q appeared in. UPN and the showrunners were desperate to get those TNG audience to watch that crappy series called Star Trek: Voyager, and for a "sweeps week" participation Q, unfortunately, returned as like the Borg became less enthralling.

It's interesting you saw Q as some master to my heroes who spawn that bilge called Star Trek: Voyager, those so-called "pets" were learning their portion of the galaxy and as for them they learned a lot. Q was a teacher, a wild card character, who was trying to let his "pets" understand they have no clue what's ahead of them and the trial of knowledge will be ongoing. The character and the Continuum had a purpose when they were on TNG, "All Good Things..." wrapped his purpose very well IMO, while on VOY the purpose was to drive them into mediocrity.

At least on VOY, G.O.A.T. Janeway wasn't treated as a pet while Q and the Continuum were treated like clowns.

 

[Boris Skrbic]

My evidence is the character of Q on Star Trek: The Next Generation, you should watch it some time... thoroughly,

I don’t think you have, or you wouldn’t be reading grand purpose into Q’s ‘omnipotence’ and consequent ability to do whatever he pleases with humans and other races (within certain boundaries set by the Continuum).

Q was a teacher, a wild card character, who was trying to let his "pets" understand they have no clue what's ahead of them and the trial of knowledge will be ongoing. The character and the Continuum had a purpose when they were on TNG, "All Good Things..." wrapped his purpose very well IMO

No, a teacher is someone with a system and a purpose. Q wasn’t even like an animal trainer, more like a distant owner visiting a farm every once in a while to play games with his favorite animals. Some of those games might happen to be instructive, but they’re also disruptive every time.

 

[Oddish]

Plus zero character growth for Harry, Tuvok, and Chakotay (You could take an excerpt from their dialogs in any episode and you couldn't tell if it's a first season episode or a seventh season one).

Zero character growth sort of works for Tuvok. He was about 110 years old, after all, and his status as Starfleet officer was constant. Chakotay, less so, because he was younger and, though a 20-year Starfleet veteran, a renegade. Harry, of course, was worst of all. Characters like him are MADE for profound development.

UPN and the showrunners were desperate to get those TNG audience to watch that crappy series called Star Trek: Voyager, and for a "sweeps week" participation Q, unfortunately, returned as like the Borg became less enthralling.

Voyager was in many ways a good series. It had a great cast and some very compelling characters. But the writers... urghhh. It's like having a state of the art kitchen and the freshest ingredients, and then hiring Burger World mainstays Beavis and Butthead as your chefs.

No, a teacher is someone with a system and a purpose. Q wasn’t even like an animal trainer, more like a distant owner visiting a farm every once in a while to play games with his favorite animals. Some of those games might happen to be instructive, but they’re also disruptive every time.

And Q, being Q, found the disruption to be enormously entertaining.