Trivia / Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S01E07 "Q-Less"

• Creator Backlash: John de Lancie considered this to be the worst Q story that he appeared in, while writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe later admitted that the script wasn't all that hot — and that's before you get to all the crap his wife gave him for the implausible explanation as to why Bashir missed out on top spot in his class.
• Executive Meddling: Similarly to the Borg in "Emissary", this is the only appearance of Q on DS9. In addition to creative dissatisfaction (see above), the behind-the-scenes reason is a mandate the DS9 and the Voyager Writers Rooms were given after the latter's premiere: Q (and the Borg) would be exclusively available only to Voyager from thereon out.