...Has anyone put forth the theory that perhaps the barrier that the Enterprise encountered might of been somehow linked to the Q continuum? Perhaps another member of the continuum was having a bit of fun with some humans. Or, perhaps another race of super advanced beings (like the Cytherians - TNG : S4E19, "The Nth Degree"). If the latter, it would be nice if they could work that into the cannon, perhaps in an episode of "Picard".
Where No Man Has Gone Before - Q Continuum ?
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But you can see how those answers would be creatively boring. “Oh, the Q again, right.” “Oh, the Cytherians, fine.” Are we saying writers of future canon shouldn’t take a blue-sky approach instead, one that maximizes the freedom to put their own, individual stamp on Star Trek? Someone invented the Q. Someone invented the Cytherians. Someone else should stand on equal footing and invent…
The answer must not be an easy fan theory.
The answer must not be an easy fan theory.
I tend to ignore any references to Q in TOS especially where the Galactic Barrier is concerned! The energy barrier is it's own thing and nothing to do with anything outside of it's appearances in three (two) episodes! 
JB
JB
Peter David's novel Q Squared put "Where No Man" in one of it's 4 parallel universes (Hence James R. Kirk and the different sets, costumes etc) and had the galactic barrier actually be Q (as in, our Q), unconscious following a battle.
Although I may be mashing up elements of different Q novels (like Greg's Q-trilogy). It's been awhile.
Although I may be mashing up elements of different Q novels (like Greg's Q-trilogy). It's been awhile.
A quick read of Memory Alpha looks like it's Greg's novels, discussing the barrier set up by the Q to keep the 0 being (from "Day of the Dove") from entering the Milky Way again.
That is the nature of fandom.
The Galactic Barrier was it's own thing! A natural formation of negative energy out on the edges of the galaxy and nothing to do with any mischievous characters from the later Treks! 
JB
JB
I'm a huge fan of Q, but Q got diluted fairly blandly in DS9 and fairly badly in VOY, which took Kathy and Scooby and friends directly into the Continuum.
The novels aren't deemed canon as well - which is unfortunate since 'Vendetta' is by far the best Borg outing since TBOBW until VOY 'Scorpion' took place* but there's always that exception to the rule. Also of note, another shining example of zero consistency in continuity and canon is Lieutenant Radha and how many given names she's been accorded across no less than seven novels... )
* and also did some fanwanky tie-ins with a certain windsock doomsday machine that worked at the time but in retrospect felt like a throwback to season one in that regard
The novels aren't deemed canon as well - which is unfortunate since 'Vendetta' is by far the best Borg outing since TBOBW until VOY 'Scorpion' took place* but there's always that exception to the rule. Also of note, another shining example of zero consistency in continuity and canon is Lieutenant Radha and how many given names she's been accorded across no less than seven novels... )
* and also did some fanwanky tie-ins with a certain windsock doomsday machine that worked at the time but in retrospect felt like a throwback to season one in that regard
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