@welcometogeektown
I have read Q-Squared, the Peter David novel you referred to in the video, and while generally I agree with your attitude about trying to squeeze different concepts together making the world smaller, in this particular case I think it works very well, and it really dives into the character of Q in a way no other story quite has (even “I, Q” the novel co-written by Peter David and Q actor John DeLancie). I highly recommend it, as well as pretty much all of Peter’s work. Also, as a fan of Peter’s, I would be remiss to point out that since his stroke a couple of years ago, Peter has been struggling with health issues, and a new GoFundMe has been started, since he was recently taken off Medicare. Links to outside sites tend to disappear, so I won’t directly link it here, but you should be able to find it fairly easily if you search the site for his name.
@bonniejessee9384
I always loved this episode. 48 years ago I met a good looking music major standing in front of a poster advertising a Harpsichord concert. Because I saw this episode, I told the man, “ I just love harpsichord music. “ this June we will have been married for 46 years. “ I just love harpsichord music 😊
@benjiskyler7836
The one where Kirk's not giving away his.....SHOT!
@rokulus7910
The Futurama parody of this episode is one of my favourite tv episodes of all time. "Wow, what a cheesy effect" "I AM NOT AN EFFECT!!" 😂
@accidentallyderivative
One of my favorite things is how DeSalle just has it in for Trelane. From the get-go he just keeps trying to murder the guy. Even the other crewmembers are like, "Lighten up, Vinnie."
@theman2017inc
TRELANE, the predecessor or progenitor of Q Plus wouldn’t be surprised if Bill Campbell took some inspiration for his performance on Liberace
@lisaboban
I have always liked this episode too. "Sinister whimsy" is a brilliant description!
@BoydsNest1959
Props for capping the Peter David digression with David's own signature, "But I Digress" We old folx remember.
@cynthia7445
Trelayne's best line aptly describes the human race. "Do you know that humans is the only species that preys on itself?"
@Atrain82584
One of me and my sister's favorites honestly, and great example of what undisciplined and unrestrained power can do in the hands of those with no scruples.
@Waffletigercat
Genuinely love this episode. Kinda surprised that, with how popular it is to do retro references and callbacks these days, we haven’t gotten an episode of new Trek directly linking Trelane to Q. EDIT: Figured that I’d better add that I don’t want this to happen. Just surprised that it hasn’t.
@FordLancer
I made the mistake of telling my dad after watching this episode for the first time(when I was a kid) that it wasn’t technical enough for my liking. So he plays a work training video that’s two hours long (and it’s analog) about keeping proper maintenance on a 64 bit Macintosh
@tmage23
Two interesting (to me anyway) facts about William Campbell: He had to convince producers that he was right for the role of Trelane. Contemporaneous audiences were used to seeing the actor playing "tough guy" roles and the producers didn't think he would be able to portray the foppish Trelane effectively. Also, William Campbell was the first actor to lip sync a song in a film
@b.d.hampton
You "rapped" a show stopper song from 'Hamilton"; you already had the like, that earned the comment and share.
@eldebo99
(paraphrased) "Political commentary as evergreen as the plastic trees outside Trelane's castle." I love your writing, man.
@dingo4530
This is the first time I remember hearing anyone in a Star Trek show using light speed sensors to view events at interstellar distances. Everyone is always using subspace whatever to get around light speed limitations
@eddstarr2185
Wow Steve, quite an interesting journey for "The Squire of Gothos". When originally aired in 1967, this episode made an impact similar to any other Star Trek episode. But after the Original Series was sold to syndication distribution, General Trelane, retired, became a familiar fixture on local television reruns. The brilliance of William Campbell's performance elevated "The Squire of Gothos" into an adventurous romp that many local stations pulled out of airdate rotation to broadcast multiple times a year. To this day, the appearance of the hangman's noose in silhouette is beautifully photographed - and quite haunting. Thank you, Steve.
@dmnemaine
A little bit of trivia. The voices of Trelane's parents were provided by Bartell LaRue (a long time friend of James Doohan's) and Barbara Babcock, who appeared on screen in two episodes of the original series ("A Taste Of Armageddon" and "Plato's Stepchildren") and was an uncredited voice actor in "The Squire Of Gothos", "Assignment: Earth", "The Tholian Web", and "The Lights Of Zetar". The voice of Trelane's father has been wrongly credited to James Doohan several times.
@chrisleneil
Big props to the hair/makeup department: Shatner’s smoky eye & perfect toupee styling were rarely matched, & Trelane’s spit curls are brilliant.
@makeminemonsters