"Star Trek: The Next Generation" Qpid (1991)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Cliff Bole

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator)
Ira Steven Behr (teleplay)

TV Series:

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Original Air Date:

20 April 1991 (Season 4, Episode 20)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Enterprise is at Tegus 3, to host the Federation archaeologists council's annual symposium, where...

Plot Keywords:

Robin Hood | Castle | Sword | Character Name In Title | Captain

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
LeVar Burton	...	Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf
Gates McFadden	...	Doctor Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data
Jennifer Hetrick	...	Vash
Clive Revill	...	Sir Guy of Gisbourne
John de Lancie	...	Q
Joi Staton	...	Servant

Certification:

Australia:PG

Trivia:

Patrick Stewart would later portray King Richard in the film 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)' as a parody of Sean Connery's portrayal in 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)'.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the crew is rescuing Picard/Robin Hood, Riker/John Little draws a sword and charges to battle. Yet the next time we see him, he's fighting with a long staff.

Quotes:

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Some other time, Q. Right now, I have other matters to attend to.
Q: Yes, your speech, I read it. It's dull, plodding, pedantic, much like yourself.

My review of TNG's "Qpid"

Actress Jennifer Hetrick who played the part of "Vash" was great in TNG's "Captain's Holiday," but any other character could have taken her place as the damsel in distress in TNG's "Qpid" (Incidentally a favorite of mine, because I am a big fan of Errol Flynn's swashbuckling action film "The Adventures of Robin Hood" from 1938, which this episode is based on.) or as "the excuse" for Q to make an appearance on DS9 ("Q-less").

Interestingly, this is the episode where Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Riker seen here as "Little John") was injured by a stuntman, when a steel sword went through the wooden staff he was blocking with, and the tip of the sword scratched his cornea. Ouch! When he arrived at the hospital, the doctors were quite surprised to see a grown man dressed up as a "giant elf!" Funny story, but one of many for Mr. Frakes, who has been known for taking many risks, lumps, and bruises during his days as a thespian on the wildly popular TNG. :D