Troi’s Mother Succeeded In Star Trek: DS9 Where Q Failed

In her first of three Star Trek: Deep Space Nine appearances, Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett) succeeded where fellow Star Trek: The Next Generation guest star Q (John de Lancie) failed. As the first of Star Trek‘s 90s spinoffs, there were multiple crossovers between Deep Space Nine and TNG in the spinoff show’s early years. Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) assisted Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) in solving the mystery of his dreams in the TNG episode “Birthright”, while the Duras sisters played a Bajoran terrorist and the Cardassian government against each other in DS9‘s “Past Prologue.”