Should you’re a fan of Star Trek: The Authentic Collection and Star Trek: The Subsequent Era, you possible seen how related Trelane from the previous and Q from the latter are with their godlike powers. You could have even come throughout the e book Q-Squared that depicted Trelane is a member of the Q species, though that was by no means thought of formally canon. Nicely, no less than that was the case till Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds Season 3 began airing on the 2025 TV schedule. That is now a chunk of established Star Trek lore due to the episode “Wedding ceremony Bell Blues,” and author Kirsten Beyer opened as much as CinemaBlend about how this large twist with Q and Trelane got here to be.
This connectivity was implied when John de Lancie, who’s performed probably the most well-known Q within the Star Trek franchise, voiced the daddy of Trelane, performed by Rhys Darby in Unusual New Worlds. Showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Meyers confirmed their identities in an interview with Inverse. Nevertheless, Beyer, who wrote “Wedding ceremony Bell Blues” with David Reed (and co-wrote and govt produced the brand new podcast Star Trek: Khan), instructed me this wasn’t deliberate from the beginning. In her phrases:
Not within the sense that from the very starting, we had been like, ‘That is the story we’re telling.’ The story we had been telling was at all times the story of Spock and La’an and Chapel and Korby and Pike. That what it was all centered on. That is a type of issues that type of turns into a flourish on the finish. I believe the story, you can have taken it or left it. They very a lot needed to make that connection although, and I stated God bless.
“Wedding ceremony Bell Blues” noticed a disguised Trelane manipulating actuality in order that Spock was making ready to marry Christine Chapel, his former romantic companion who’s now with Dr. Roger Korby. Solely Korby was conscious of how issues had modified proper off the bat, although Spock ultimately regained his reminiscences, and from there they teamed as much as do the identical for Chapel. After Trelane’s childlike scheme was foiled, his father confirmed up within the type of a glowing inexperienced blob to reprimand him.
So now we all know for sure that not solely Trelane is a Q, however his father is similar Q who appeared throughout The Subsequent Era, Deep Area 9, Voyager, Decrease Decks and Picard. With this info at hand, in addition to how Trelane will chronologically subsequent seem within the Authentic Collection episode “The Squire of Gothos,” I used to be curious if “Wedding ceremony Bell Blues” really takes place additional within the character’s personal future, or if each episodes occur sequentially for him, too. Right here’s what Kirsten Beyer stated once I requested if she might make clear this:
I can’t. I believe that is a type of selections that the people who find themselves experiencing the fabric have to resolve for themselves as a result of I believe each are completely doable. And if one makes your head canon really feel higher, I would say go together with that one.
That’s truthful sufficient, as there are many different components in Star Trek mythology the place followers have been left to fill in sure gaps with their creativeness. Regardless, now we’ve Q illustration within the period of Starfleet icons like Christopher Pike and James T. Kirk. Now we wait to see if any Q can be featured in upcoming Star Trek TV exhibits like Starfleet Academy.
As for Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds, Season 3 concluded with a Subsequent Era-inspired finale highlighting Pike’s relationship with Marie Batel. Season 4, which may have its personal puppet episode, is anticipated to premiere in 2026, and the Paramount+ collection has additionally been renewed for a fifth and ultimate season consisting of six episodes.