As the episode opens the crew are excited to witness a supernova; an event most members of Star Fleet will never get to see. For the captain the joy is short lived as when she returns to her quarters she finds she has a visitor. It is Q and he has an unappealing proposition; he wishes to mate with her! She is sure that there is more to his proposal than first meets the eye and soon we learn that he already has a partner, a female Q who is unimpressed with his desire to mate with a lesser species. Their arguments are put on hold when Voyager encounters further supernovas. Q takes Janeway to the Continuum where he explains that the novas aren't natural but are the by-product of a civil war within the Continuum. So that Janeway, and the audience, can understand the nature of their war it is viewed as though it was the American Civil War, with Q a Union officer and those who oppose change taking the role of the Confederates. While Janeway is trying to resolve the civil war the female Q is trying to bring Voyager to the Continuum.
This wasn't one of my favourite episodes; even though John de Lancie does a fine job in the role of Q I'm not too keen on the character or the Continuum as a whole. There was one good laugh though when we learn what sex entails for the Q; I won't spoil it but will say that when Janeway learnt what it involved she didn't think she'd missed much by turning Q down.
This wasn't one of my favourite episodes; even though John de Lancie does a fine job in the role of Q I'm not too keen on the character or the Continuum as a whole. There was one good laugh though when we learn what sex entails for the Q; I won't spoil it but will say that when Janeway learnt what it involved she didn't think she'd missed much by turning Q down.