10 Worst Sequels In Star Trek
6. Q, Less
Jennifer Hetrick was last seen as Vash in The Next Generation's Q, Pid. That episode quickly found itself in cult territory, endlessly quoted (I must protest, I am NOT a merry man!), and a genuinely enjoyable swashbuckling adventure. While that episode ended with Q whisking her away to archaeological wonders unknown, Deep Space Nine's sequel failed to deliver.
Q, Less was an early attempt to use John de Lancie in a spin-off series, separate from The Next Generation, but it never quite reaches the heights of his interactions with Picard. Vash, though another fun performance by Hetrick, also feels underused. Quark was an inspired business partner and much could have been done with them working together but the whole affair is hampered by the misuse of Q.
No one will begrudge the episode its boxing match or the matter-of-fact actions by Sisko but, as the episode that follows Q, Pid for Vash, and comes in the same year as both True Q and Tapestry, this story doesn't stick in the mind like those other examples.
Kudos, as always, to Miles O'Brien, who is having absolutely none of Q's nonsense at his new workplace.