transcendental point of view theme
We are shown what things might be like from the point of view of a being whose abilities are so far beyond us that they seem practically omnipotent, and who therefore is not limited by our own practical concerns.
10 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tas1x15 | choice | The Enterprise crew members were but as zoo specimens to an advanced race of telepathic slug-like aliens. |
| tos1x27 | choice | The warring humans and Klingons were as squabbling children to the god-like Organians. |
| tng1x01/02 | major | Humanity was put on trial by the virtually omnipotent being Q. |
| tng1x10 | major | Riker was confident that he had it in him to wield his newfound god-like powers for good, but things generally backfired whenever he put them to use. |
| tng2x02 | major | Nagilum and the humans had trouble seeing eye-to-eye on account of Nagilum being some sort of incorporeal superior being who thought of humans as laboratory rats. |
| tng3x03 | major | The Douwd, an immortal being of pure energy, lashed out in vengeance with his vast powers and wiped out the entire Husnock species. For Captain Picard, this act was nearly beyond comprehension. |
| tos1x19 | major | The enlightened Metrons used their vast powers to force the humans and the Gorn to resolve their petty quarrel in a manner befitting of their inherently violent species'. |
| tng3x13 | minor | Q suffered the indignity of experiencing what it was like to be human in the wake of having been stripped of his god-like powers. |
| tng6x06 | minor | Amanda experienced what it was like to have near god-like powers. |
| voy7x19 | minor | The god-like being Q junior felt he was above operating simple machinery. |