We Needed More Q In This Season

[Unimatrix Q]

I don't think they have a limit over their lifetime. I think it's more that when their end draws near, their power diminishes.

Spoiler

Q was near his end, but he had marshaled enough power to return four people to 2401, though that effort would terminate his existence (as a Q anyway). When Rios chose to stay behind, Q was able to divert one-quarter of that power into saving Elnor.

Good points!

But according to Quinn on Voyager, it seems that it's possible that the Q Continuum isn't as powerful as they pretend to be. A fixed amount of energy they have for their shenanigans (especially if they are based on technology) would fit with what he said.

 

[Oddish]

Well, Q has existed for at least four billion years... I would think that once he reached, say, the 5% mark (200m years left), he might start living a quieter life, stop zapping things up randomly. But even in his last 30y of existence (proportionally, that's like about 25s for us), he was going full bore.

 

[TRON JA307020]

I don't think they have a limit over their lifetime. I think it's more that when their end draws near, their power diminishes.

Spoiler

Q was near his end, but he had marshaled enough power to return four people to 2401, though that effort would terminate his existence (as a Q anyway). When Rios chose to stay behind, Q was able to divert one-quarter of that power into saving Elnor.

They really didn't explain it. Pretty terrible writing and another terrible end to a tng character. I fear the entire tng crew is in danger of rotten endings come season 3.

 

[Keith1701]

It was good to see Q again.

 

[fireproof78]

They really didn't explain it. Pretty terrible writing and another terrible end to a tng character. I fear the entire tng crew is in danger of rotten endings come season 3.

I wonder how those fears are now?


And Q deserved far less than he got.