"Q-Less" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, first aired in 1993 as part of the first season of the series.
Vash is discovered in the Gamma Quadrant and brought to the space station, leading to an appearance by Q, who tries to pursuade her to rejoin him on their adventures.
Summary
The runabout Ganges has limped back to the station from the Gamma Quadrant after suffering a major power loss. Helping the crew off the ship, Chief O'Brien is surprised to see Vash is a passenger. Q goes unseen by the crew.
Vash secures her findings from the Gamma Quadrant in the station assay office, including a spectacular geode. Soon after, the station experiences a power loss like that of the Ganges. Q appears to Vash, wanting to resume their adventures, but Vash refuses. Quark approaches Vash and asks her if she is interesting in selling her artifacts and Vash accepts.
Q challenges Sisko.
Another power loss occurs and the crew place the blame on Q. Sisko meets Q, and when Q challenges Sisko to boxing, Sisko punches Q and knocks him to the floor. Sisko realises that Q is not behind the power failures. One power failure causes a hull breach and the station starts to move towards the wormhole.
The crew trace the cause to Vash’s geode, which after they transport off the station transforms into a creature of pure energy and enters the wormhole. The crew move DS9 back to it’s normal location. Vash is offered a position with the Daystrom Institute, but choses to return to her life of adventuring.
References
Characters
- Julian Bashir • Broik • Graham Davis • Jadzia Dax • Jones (Lieutenant) • Kallis Ven • Kira Nerys • Kolos • Morn • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Q • Quark • Pauley • Rul the Obscure • Benjamin Sisko • Stol • Vash • Yevir Linjarin
- Referenced only
- Jean-Luc Picard • Woo
Locations
- Bajoran wormhole • Deep Space 9 • (Assay office • Habitat ring • Infirmary • Operations center • Promenade • Station commander's office • Quark's • Replimat)
- Referenced only
- Betazed • Brax • Delta Quadrant • Earth • Epsilon Hydra VII • Erabus Prime • Errikang VII • Gamma Quadrant • Hoek IV • Lantar Nebula • Mundahla • Myrmidon • Risa • Sherwood Forest • Tartaras V • Teleris Cluster • Vadris III
Starships and vehicles
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise-D • Klingon scout ship
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- Referenced only
- Daystrom Institute • Daystrom Institute Archaeological Council • Royal Museum of Epsilon Hydra VII • Rokain
Science and technology
- oxygen • pericardial membrane • preganglionic fiber • postganglionic nerve • replicator • retinal scanner • warp drive
Other references
- Andorian silk • archaeology • auction • boxing • combadge • couscous • crossover bridge • Crown of the First Mother • Crusades • duranium • embryonic lifeform • EPI capacitor • First Mother • Gamzian wine • gas nebula • God • graviton • hull breach • hull fracture • inertial damper • landing pad • latinum • life support • Marquess of Queensberry Rules • mint tea • MK-7 scanner • MK-12 scanner • oo-mox • salutatorian • Spanish Inquisition • subspace • surax • synthale • Tanesh pottery • technobabble • tricorder • tridium • valedictorian • Watergate
Chronology
Appendices
Background information
- The script of this episode is included in The Q Chronicles.
Related media
- While Vash never appeared in the series again, she appears in the Millennium novel trilogy.
- TNG episodes: "Encounter at Farpoint", "Captain's Holiday", "Qpid"
Background
Notable cast and crew
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- John de Lancie as Q
Images
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Captive Pursuit |
DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Dax |
| Previous episode: Captive Pursuit |
DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Dax |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Face of the Enemy |
Next Adventure: Tapestry | |
| Previous Adventure: The Siege |
Deep Space Nine Adventures | Next Adventure: Dax |
External links
- Q-Less article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Q-Less article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.