The Q and the Grey story

voy3x11 · 1996-11-27

Q visits Voyager with a proposal for Janeway as civil war breaks out in the Q Continuum. Directed by: Cliff Bole. Story by: Shawn Piller.

12 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 5 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
being wiped out by more powerful aliens choice Q continuum war caused unproliferated supernova explosions across galaxy
the decision to have a child choice Q wanted to have a child with Janeway
conservative vs. liberal major two factions in Q Continuum cosmic war
coping with unwelcome romantic attention major Janeway with Q
infatuation major Q at Janeway
love triangle major Janeway, Q, Female Q
understanding by metaphor major Captain Janeway understood the Q cosmic war through a Civil War metaphor.
attitude of superiority minor The female Q thought her race of god-like beings was above copulating with humans, but Q begged to differ.
hedonism minor Tom and Harry on holodeck
loneliness minor Q