One of the big surprises in the series finale of Star Trek: Picard was the appearance of John de Lancie as Q. In an exclusive interview with TrekMovie’s All Access Star Trek podcast, the actor talked about that post-credits scene and his expectations and hopes for a follow-up series.
De Lancie on Q’s return from death
One of the biggest reasons Q’s season Picard 3 finale appearance was a surprise is that the character had died in the season 2 finale. De Lancie talked about how this storyline took him by surprise as he was working on the second season:
“As time went on, I began going, ‘Am I dying?’ I don’t understand how that’s possible. I’m not averse to it, I’m just concerned about it because we’re talking about an audience that is exceedingly on point about the show [laughs]. They don’t miss anything. And I believe what’s going to happen is that they’re going to be watching and this and turn to the person that they’re watching the show with and say, ‘But wait a minute, how is that possible? He’s immortal.’… And I was thinking the same thing. And if that’s where we’re going with this, it seems that Star Trek should do what Star Trek does best about philosophical issues—and I don’t know of a bigger philosophical issue than dying—that we should deal with it. It’s not like a soap opera where all of a sudden a character doesn’t come back.”
The actor revealed how he learned Q’s death may not be the last word just after he finished filming his final scene for season 2:
“When we finished that scene, all of a sudden there was an explosion of applause. The lights went on and there were 30 or 40 people there. People who had come to watch this last scene between Patrick and I. Patrick made a little speech. I made a little speech. And [season 3 showrunner] Terry [Matalas] came up to me at that point and said, ‘You’re coming back, and I figured out how to do it.’ And I went ‘Great!’ I had the presence of mind, after so many years in the business, to not say, ‘How? What do you mean? Explain it to me.’”
Patrick Stewart as Picard and John de Lancie as Q in season 2 finale (Paramount+)
Took post-credit scene as setup for spin-off
The actor then explained that a few months later he was back on set in a “fantastic” new costume, and his series finale scene with Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) was shot in just half an hour. De Lancie confirmed he knew it was a post-credits scene and he was well aware of the implication:
“Well, most post-credits scenes are [a setup for something else], so I took it as that. In reading it I went, ‘Oh well, there it is! There is the baton. There’s the jump-off for the next show.’ I don’t think at this point, it will happen. There was a fun period of time that it looked like it could happen. But then there was the writers’ strike, which took a lot of people’s attentions away. I don’t think that they expected that season 3 was going to be as good and as well-received. They had already decided on another show. They were already moving in another direction. But it was certainly a really valiant and well-appreciated finale to The Next Generation.”
If Paramount ever did decide to move forward with the spin-off series (generally referred to as “Star Trek: Legacy”), de Lancie had a couple of thoughts on what Q’s role could be:
“My involvement has always been as a catalyst, as a disrupter, as a character that pushes the envelope and makes everybody hopefully learn something. That’s one. Two, I think that the character works best—and also its position in Star Trek works best—if what I bring are big philosophical issues. I think that’s when we do the best work.”
Jack Crusher meets Q in post-credits scene of Star Trek: Picard series finale (Paramount+)
There will be much more from John de Lancie about his time on Picard, the Trek franchise, and his collaboration with his son’s virtual autograph company Fan Fair Signatures in the next episode of the All Access Star Trek podcast, which will be available on Friday morning.
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