Hide and Q - s1e9

We welcome Tessa Gratton, author of speculative fiction such as the recent Lady Hotspur (available now!), to the cultural bridge crew of Re:Engage to discuss the second appearance of Q in Star Trek canon. After we go into the lyrics of Billy Idol's "Mony, Mony" and Richard Dawson's terrible-ness in "The Running Man," there is talk of Gene Roddenbury's vile behavior around the creation of this episode before we delve into what worked and what didn't, story-wise. John Delancie's performance is solid, but Tessa points out what a world-building paradox it is to have an omniscient power like Q's offered to Riker so easily. Kate points out we do get to see Picard out-Shakespeare Q, which is fantastic, although Jimmie G disparages Delancie's phonetic learning of it. And Greg learns what a trochee is. (I HATE IAMBIC PENTAMETER!)

 

Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG)

Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter), and special guest Tessa Gratton (@tessagratton on Twitter or at tessagratton.com)!

Audio Editor: Krista Curry (@kristafromglee on Twitter, krista.curry on IG)

Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com

Theme music: Ryan Marth

 

Next up is "Haven" s1e10 hosted by Kate!