"Encounter at Farpoint" Line-by-Line

[Enterprise1981]

Q: Have you forgotten that we have an agreement?

 

[Leandar]

Picard: An agreement which you are at this moment breaking by taking over our vessel, interfering with my decisions. Either leave or finish us!

 

[Orac]

Q: Temper, temper, mon Capitaine. I'm merely trying to assist a pitiful species. But perhaps I will leave if Commander Riker provides me with some amusement.

 

[Enterprise1981]

PICARD: Do nothing that he asks.

 

[Orac]

Q (Judge): But I ask so little, and it's so necessary if you're to solve all this. Beam over there with your what do you call it? Your away team.

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: I'll risk none of my crew on that unknown.

 

[Orac]

Q: You should already know what you'll find there. Or perhaps it's too adult a puzzle for you.

 

[BlueStuff]

RIKER: With all respect, Captain, I want to beam over there.

 

[Leandar]

Q: You show promise, my good fellow.

 

[LeadHead]

Riker: Have you understood any part of hat he's tried to tell you? Humanity is no longer a savage race.

 

[Iamnotspock]

Q: But you must still prove that.

Q disappears.

 

[BlueStuff]

PICARD: At least you impressed him, Number One. That's hopeful.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

RIKER: Thank you, Captain. Captain, if he's not open to evidence in our favour, where will you go from there?

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: I'll attend to my duty.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

RIKER: To the bitter end?

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: I see nothing so bitter about that.

Picard enters the turbolift.

 

[Iamnotspock]

Sickbay

CRUSHER: Can I help you, Captain?

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: I didn't want you thinking me harsh, cold blooded.

 

[Leandar]

Beverly: Why, oh why would I ever think that?

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: I didn't welcome you aboard personally, professionally. I made you come to me on the Bridge. I yelled at your son. Who, as you pointed out, was quite correct. He does seem to have a very good grasp of starship operations.