He's kind of the main recurring antagonist for TNG and even shows up in Voyager. His character does get better written as the show goes on.
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You’re not supposed to like Q.
I had no idea there were people who didn’t like Q. His introduction is by far the weakest thing about him but Q is honestly hilarious in subsequent episodes and I think his race are a very poignant commentary on what an actual race of godlike beings would be like if real.
He shows up here and there, I don't know maybe 1.5 times a season or something. I'd need to check exact counts.
Since others have fully covered the Q portion of your comment I came to say that that cool saucer separation that’s so bad ass happens like 3 times max!
I get that maybe it’s “expensive” or awkward to write or something from the production standpoint that makes it underused, but seriously, is it “expensive” in-universe?! Because they spread that shit out more sparingly than me buying pine nuts!
Other show reference alert: it’s a lot like on Deep Space 9 how rarely Odo changes. If I had that fucking power I wouldn’t hold back! Let’s see, can I squeeze any more complaints in? I never understood the premise on Bewitched that Darren & Sam wouldn’t want to use her powers to make things better constantly! Ok I’m done. For now.
I remember complaining about things like that when my parents watched Bewitched. I always preferred I Dream of Jeannie for the plot.
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Honestly, if you started from scratch nothing you see in season one applies.
Just... assume everything reboots after but they keep the lore. It'll be fine.
I saw some people say to start with Season 3, but it felt weird. Should I just skip Season 1?
The first couple seasons were still under Gene Roddenberry's control. He maintained that there should not be any conflict between the crew members. That made the first couple seasons a little strange.
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When I first started TNG I just looked up a list of the best episodes from season 1 and 2 and watched those then went straight to season 3. After I finished the show and loved it, I went back and rewatched seasons 1 and 2 fully. So that's a good option if you just wanna get to the good stuff quicker, and each episode is (for the most part) it's own self contained episode so you don't miss much by skipping parts of seasons 1 and 2 IMO as long as you watch the good episodes.
I'm on break at work so I don't have time to find the list I used but sure you can find something easily with a Google search or someone else here might recommend the best episodes of those seasons.
Just skip the Riker Clip Show at the end of season 2, and you'll be fine. Apparently that episode was created because writers were on strike at the time
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I hate Q but love TNG.
Fortunately he is in few episodes, but unfortunately he is very influential plot-wise when he does appear.
It doesn't ruin how great TNG is to me at all, though
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My wife hates him so much, but loved TNG.
He only show up like once or twice a season.
I like him, but I can see why people wouldn't.