Re:Was Star Trek 1 That Bad?
Dressed like Liberace, looked like Liberace, and played the piano (well harpsichord) like him.
Trelane was mischievous like Delancey’s character. Children were very rare in the continuum, and Trelane was a naughty child with parents. Q had a child with his very long-time Q partner in Voyager. One might think they were the parents (space/time as we know it means little to the Q, so the timeframe doesn’t matter).
I heard there was a Star Trek book where it was confirmed that Trelane was a part of the Q Continuum, but I don’t think it’s canon. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Q idea came from his character (still there were several powerful races in Star Trek TOS — Apollo, the cat witch lady, that guy who gave the kids powers (a gorgon?), and one that gave a human boy called Charlie powers).
Personally, I don’t think so. Trelane’s powers came from a device behind his mirror… I don’t know that the Q require technology for their powers — seems innate to them. Also skeptical due to the lack of children in the continuum.
The original Star Trek’s had so many great episodes… It had its weaknesses, but I really think it’s about the best sci-fi series ever. Never grow tired of it — the stories were so imaginative.