I will be the first to tell you that I don't enjoy awkward comedy scenes and this episode has a few of them. But in this case they also work to show something about Picard and that he does have feelings for Vash even if he doesn't show them in the ways she expects. My enjoyment of this episode I am sure is party do to my actual love of Robin Hood stories and they managed to cram just about all the necessary parts in to make this one a classic.
The episode opens with the captain preparing for an archaeology lecture he will be giving about some lost culture or another. When he returns to his quarters he is surprised by Vash whom he shared an adventure with in Captain's Holiday on Risa. Vash however is less excited when Beverley shows up for morning tea with the captain and has never heard of her. Beverley and Vash go on a tour of the ship and meet Riker in Ten Forward and Vash is again annoyed he hasn't heard about her either. At the reception she confronts Picard about it but he refuses to talk about his feelings. Picard's day keeps getting better as he is greeted by Q in his ready room. Q feels he owes the captain a debt for getting him back in the continuum, but Picard doesn't want anything from him. But of course that isn't enough for Q.
During the lecture Picard spent so long preparing for his crew are gradually transformed into merry men and finally Picard finds himself as Robin Hood and the rest of his senior staff are the supporting characters. Worf is injured in a fight with a noblemen showing this is for real. Q shows up as the Sheriff of Nottingham to tell Picard he has taken Maid Marian captive, in this case, Vash. Meanwhile Vash finds herself as Marian in a castle and refuses to play along. Until she realizes then mean to execute her at which point she comes up with a better plan and agrees to marry the dude they want her to marry. Q is kinda shocked at how quickly she adapts in fact.
Picard breaks into the castle to save Vash but is caught and taken captive. Q arranges for them both to be executed but of course the merry men show up and with some help from Data stop the execution. Picard gets to have a sword fight with the evil noble dude and then gets to kiss Vash after he saves her. Back on the ship Vash shows up in Picards ready room along with Q. They are going to travel the universe together, but of course Picard now cares about her deeply. So deeply she won't appear again until DS9.
Review: Not a super complicated episode, but a fun one. The plot to save the captain is fun and helped greatly by the fact they don'ts spend 20 minutes telling us what the plan is, instead they just do it and we figure it out as it happens. Honestly this is one of the better Q episodes too. He is fiendish, but in that friendly Q kind of way.
7 out of 10
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