A CuteStar Trek: PicardEaster Egg Lets You Get Berated by Q

It ’s not every 24-hour interval you get to make a speech sound call to the Star Trek macrocosm — after all , in an era of combadges and intergalactic communication , telephone set line of credit are , well , rather quaint . But with Star Trek : Picard currently play around inthe near future of 2024 , a hazard to mouse in a cute phone act made for a very fun easter egg inthis week ’s episode .

John de Lancie ’s Qhas been a routine of a background threat in season 2 of Picard , but the character came to prominence again in the chaotic degree setting of this workweek ’s 5th episode , “ Fly Me to the Moon . ” While Picard and his friend contrive their next step to serve specify time , Q , also go around in 2024 — and seemingly without his reality altering powers — hatched his own rival distraction , include tempting the Soong of this time period , geneticist Adam Soong ( still , of course , bring by Brent Spiner ) . To get Soong ’s attention , Q hacks his computer , severalize Soong to check his 3D printer … which quickly pitter-patter out a career card with a very elaborately designed Q logo , and a telephone number :

Which , of course actually works . Turns out , calling the number and not being fictional scallywag geneticist Adam Soong however , just gets Q mocking you for prove to call the mighty , incomprehensible social club that is the Q Continuum . Check out our transcription of the phone message below :

Always up to no good, that Q.

Always up to no good, that Q.Screenshot: Paramount

If you ca n’t hear the message , here ’s a copy :

Hello ! You have reached the Q Continuum . We are unable to get to the earpiece right now , because we are busy hold up in a plane of existence your weakly , deadly judgement can not maybe comprehend .

Furthermore , it ’s pointless to impart a message , because we of course already cognize that you would call , and we just do not give care . Have a nice day .

Screenshot: Paramount