
Commander Riker is offered the gift of godhood from Q, diverting the Enterprise-D from a humanitarian crisis developing in the Sigma III system.
| Air Date | 23 November 1987 |
| Production Number | 40271-111 |
| Stardate | 41590.5 |
| Gregorian Calendar Date | Sunday 13 October 2363 08:31:45 GMT |
| Primary Arc | Q |
| Secondary Arc | Humanity on Trial |
| Tertiary Arc | House of Crusher |
| See It or Skip It | See It! |
| Previously on Star Trek | Order | Next Time on Star Trek |
|---|---|---|
| When the Bough Breaks | Chronological | Angel One |
| The Battle | Air Date | Haven |
| The Battle | Production | Too Short A Season |
| Encounter at Farpoint | Primary Arc | Q Who |
| Encounter at Farpoint | Secondary Arc | All Good Things… |
| Coming of Age | Tertiary Arc | The Big Goodbye |
Bonus Arc: “Of Gods and Men” in which this episode is preceded by “Encounter at Farpoint” and is followed by season two’s “Where Silence Has Lease.”