Screen Rant

Star Trek: Lower Decks features a Q (John de Lancie) cameo that sets up an appearance in Star Trek: Picard. 1 / 6

Q was instrumental to Star Trek: TNG, in which he was fixated on Captain Jean-Luc Picard. 2 / 6

The character last appeared almost 20 years ago in Voyager, in an episode that failed to recapture the magic of his TNG role. 3 / 6

In the Lower Decks episode "Veritas," Q mentions that Picard is "boring" because he's "always making wine." 4 / 6

The wine reference suggests he knows Picard's future — but also hints that Q does want to return. 5 / 6

Since Picard season 2 sees the former Starfleet officer back in action, Q will surely want to check in. 6 / 6