Star Trek: TNG episode
"True Q"
Amanda and Q stand on the Enterprise's hull.
Episode no.	132
Prod. code	232
Airdate	November 1, 1992
Writer(s)	René Echevarria
Director	Robert Scheerer
Guest star(s)	Olivia D'Abo John P. Connolly John de Lancie
Year	2369
Stardate	46193.9
Episode chronology
Previous episode	"Schisms"
Next episode	"Rascals"

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The Enterprise has received an intern from Starfleet Academy, Amanda Rogers, to study biological sciences under Dr. Crusher, but soon strange things start to happen. In a cargo bay, Commander Riker is nearly hit by a falling barrel, which mysteriously swerves to avoid hitting him mid-flight, astonishing the onlookers including Amanda. Later, when Amanda is in main Engineering, the warpcore suffers a catastrophic meltdown and explodes at the point of the intermix chamber. Amanda is able to repel the plasma/energywave with nothing more than her hands and reverse the damage to core. A bemused La Forge remarks that for a second "the laws of Physics went out the window". Suddenly Q materialises and remarks that why shouldn't the laws change, because "they're so restrictive". The official logo of Starfleet Academy, circa 2370. ... Amanda Rogers is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe who appeared in the Star Trek:The Next Generation episode True Q. She was born in 2351 in Topeka, Kansas, in Earths North American continent. ... Beverly Crusher, a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, was the Chief Medical Officer onboard the USS Enterprise-D and held the rank of Commander; upon the destruction of that ship, she has continued in that post and rank on the USS Enterprise-E. This character first appeared in... William Thomas Riker is a character in the Star Trek universe played by Jonathan Frakes, who appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) and all the movies focusing on the TNG characters. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Warp drive. ... Geordi La Forge is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... The most notable member of the Q Continuum is played by John de Lancie, a mischievous Q who, having taken an interest in humans, periodically harasses the crews of starships and space stations. ...

An enraged Captain Picard demands to know whether Q has been behind the near accidents onboard the Enterprise. Q freely admits he is, because he was testing Amanda. He further states that Amanda is not human, but actually a Q, meaning that she inherited the powers of a Q. This means she must decide whether to join the continuum or not. Not convinced, but keen to allow Amanda a chance to make the right decision, Picard allows Q to teach Amanda how to use her powers. Amanda is particularly keen to learn about her biological parents, who were members of the continuum - they sired Amanda while in human form, but were killed by a tornado when she was very young. Q shows her how to see an image of her parents and she begins to trust him. They play a game of Q-style Hide and seek, eventually ending outside the ship on the hull between the warp nacelles (pictured). Captain Jean-Luc Picard was the main character on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the four films which followed. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin for wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... Q In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Q are a race of near-omnipotent, near-omniscient god-like beings from a parallel existence called the Q Continuum. ... Union City, Oklahoma tornado (1973) A tornado is a violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both a cumulonimbus (or, in rare cases, cumulus) cloud base and the surface of the earth. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Meanwhile on the bridge, a suspicious Picard asks Data to investigate just how members of the nearly god-like Q continuum could be killed in a simple tornado, suspecting that Q may have been involved. Picard decides to confront Q with the findings; apparently the rogue tornado had not only manage to escape the weather modification net, but destroyed only Amanda's parents' house before dissipating. Q admits the continuums' involvement, stating that they were a 'threat', and that they couldn't be trusted not to use their powers. It is decision that Amanda must, in time, make too. Data is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe. ...

The Enterprise receives a distress call from a stricken planet nearby - the power net of their ionic pollution systems are failing; if they are shut down, the planet's atmosphere will fill with ionic pollution and sunlight won't be able to reach the surface. Picard sends La Forge to help, aware that failure will lead to disaster. Amanda and Q join Picard on the bridge as La Forge tries to keep the planetary systems open, but is failing fast. Q taunts Amanda saying that if she doesn't join the continuum she won't be able to resist using her powers. As the reactor fails Amanda makes a choice and removes all ionic pollution from the atmosphere. Data, who is at Ops, remarks that ionic pollution is now only one part per trillion. Q steps forward to claim Amanda, but she demands time to explain all of this to her foster parents. They depart, leaving Picard to wonder, once again, about Q's motivations, and whether Amanda has made the right choice. It has been suggested that Call for help be merged into this article or section. ... Saturns atmosphere is made up of hydorgen, helium and methane ... Prism splitting light Sunlight in the broad sense is the total spectrum of electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun. ...