Star Trek: Voyager's Q Return Forgot TNG's Amanda Rogers

Summary Q forgot about TNG's Amanda Rogers in his Star Trek: Voyager return.

Rogers disproves Q's claim that no two Q ever conceived a child before himself and Miss Q.

However, Q may not have counted Rogers as a true Q offspring due to the unique circumstances surrounding her parents and birth.

Q's (John de Lancie) return to Star Trek: Voyager season 3 forgot about Amanda Rogers (Olivia d'Abo) from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Q is one of the most prolific characters in all the Star Trek TV shows, appearing throughout the franchise's 1990s era and even in more recent series like Star Trek: Lower Decks or Star Trek: Picard. Although Q first made a name for himself on TNG, his appearances on Voyager fleshed out more of his character and provided some never-before-seen backstory for the Q Continuum.

Much of this backstory was seen in Q's first two appearances on Voyager. In particular, season 3, episode 11, "The Q and the Grey" dealt with the consequences of the events of Q's first Voyager cameo in season 2. The episode's premise revolved around Q's attempts to get Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) to mate with him to create a child that would stop the Q Civil War. Eventually, Q ended up accomplishing this with Miss Q (Suzie Plakson), but made a mistake when he commented that two Q had never reproduced before.

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Q Forgot About TNG’s Amanda Rogers In His Star Trek: Voyager Return

Q met Rogers on Star Trek: The Next Generation

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Amanda Rogers from Star Trek: TNG proves that Q was incorrect about no two Q having a child before "The Q and the Grey." Rogers was a female Q who became an intern on the USS Enterprise-D during TNG season 6, episode 6, "True Q." Initially, Rogers had no idea she was a Q, as she had been raised by human parents and had limited powers. However, it was Q himself who revealed her true parentage and the fact that the Continuum had been keeping an eye on Rogers since her birth.

It seems strange then that Q would forget about Rogers' existence during his appearance on Voyager. Although she was adopted by humans as a baby, Rogers was born to two Q parents, meaning that Q and Miss Q's child wasn't actually the first Continuum member to be conceived from the union of two Q. Q seemed extraordinarily proud of his child by the end of the episode, so it is possible he was simply gloating or exaggerating the baby's importance. However, there are some concrete reasons why Q might not consider Amanda Rogers a real Q child.

Why Q Doesn't Count Amanda Rogers As A Q Offspring

Amanda was a unique case in the Q Continuum

Although both of Rogers' parents were fully Q, her backstory in "True Q" revealed that her parents assumed human form to live on Earth, where she was also supposedly conceived under human means. This differs from how two Q in fully Q form conceive a child, as Q and Miss Q demonstrated in "The Q and the Grey." Therefore, it is possible that Q didn't count Amanda Rogers as a child conceived by members of the Continuum because of the circumstances of her birth. Even her upbringing as a human could have excluded her from his consideration.

However, the fact that Rogers not only manifested full Q powers but also eventually chose to join the Continuum undoubtedly made her a Q. Whether Q considered her a true member of his species, he was wrong in his assessment of his son being the first Continuum member conceived by Q parents. Unfortunately, Star Trek: Voyager missed out on the opportunity for a good TNG tie-in by not directly referencing Amanda Rogers during "The Q and the Grey," which is too bad considering she was a fascinating character who might have provided some nuance to the episode.

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