I would argue that Q was just using his abilities to show Picard a what-if, knowing the conclusion. However, Star Trek has also shown that multiverse/alternate time does exist there, so it could have easily been such a horror of two different Picards intertwined, and what we see in the episode isn’t at all the bad life it’s made out to be for that Picard.
Then I think, what about all the crucial turning points centered around Picard? If this episode was before Best of Both Worlds then I’d say the Enterprise in All Good Things where Riker is insane saying the Borg are everywhere is this same timeline.
In my understanding of the Many Worlds theory, any possible reality does exist in the multiverse. As Q shows, the “Ensign Picard” universe is possible, so it has to exist, I think. And if he can just shunt prime-Picard over to that universe for a few days, why bother making a bespoke pocket universe just for his little experiment?
Oh man, the “for want of a nail” options are huge, aren’t they? On one hand, maybe no Locutus; on the other hand, maybe Halloway became Locutus, and things went way worse. Maybe without Picard to toy with, Q never introduced the Enterprise to the Borg, and they’re still chilling in the Delta Quadrant.
Yeah, that “Parallels” Riker definitely got in the fandom’s collective head. It’s a striking image.
Great revision of that episode.
I would argue that Q was just using his abilities to show Picard a what-if, knowing the conclusion. However, Star Trek has also shown that multiverse/alternate time does exist there, so it could have easily been such a horror of two different Picards intertwined, and what we see in the episode isn’t at all the bad life it’s made out to be for that Picard.
Then I think, what about all the crucial turning points centered around Picard? If this episode was before Best of Both Worlds then I’d say the Enterprise in All Good Things where Riker is insane saying the Borg are everywhere is this same timeline.
Thank you!
In my understanding of the Many Worlds theory, any possible reality does exist in the multiverse. As Q shows, the “Ensign Picard” universe is possible, so it has to exist, I think. And if he can just shunt prime-Picard over to that universe for a few days, why bother making a bespoke pocket universe just for his little experiment?
Oh man, the “for want of a nail” options are huge, aren’t they? On one hand, maybe no Locutus; on the other hand, maybe Halloway became Locutus, and things went way worse. Maybe without Picard to toy with, Q never introduced the Enterprise to the Borg, and they’re still chilling in the Delta Quadrant.
Yeah, that “Parallels” Riker definitely got in the fandom’s collective head. It’s a striking image.