out his line "I object to you. I object to intellect without discipline. I object to power without constructive purpose." in response to the Trelane alien. In 2020, ScreenRant ranked it as the 14th-best episode of TOS to rewatch. They note how initially the crew is exposed to what appears to 18th-century technology on the planet, but is then tormented by Trelane, who possesses incredible powers. The character Trelane is reported to have inspired the character Q, who was presented in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Continuity Kirk tells Trelane that he has been observing events that occurred on Earth 900 years earlier. Trelane mentions Napoleon (1769–1821), the Alexander Hamilton duel from 1804, and a Richard Strauss composition from 1880, and this has been interpreted as suggesting the episode was set in the 28th century at the earliest. However, later episodes and films placed Star Trek in the 23rd century. Non-canon Star Trek media The similarity between Q and Trelane inspired writer Peter David to posit in his 1994 novel Q-Squared that Trelane is a member of the Q Continuum, and Q is his godfather. In the novel, the name "Trelane" originated due to an alternate version of the young Q-entity operating among three "lanes" of alternate timelines simultaneously. Trelane appears in the 1993 video game Star Trek: Judgment Rites episode "No Man's Land". The Enterprise is dispatched to search an area where several Federation starships have disappeared without explanation. When they arrive, Kirk and crew are confronted by Trelane, the self-styled "Baron of Gothos" who now believes himself to be a World War I German Fokker pilot. After a battle with the triplane, Kirk must stop Trelane, find the missing ships and discourage Trelane's interest in war once and for all. References External links "The Squire of Gothos" Review of the remastered version at TrekMovie.com "The Squire of Gothos" Screenshots before and after remastering Star Trek: The Original Series (season 1) episodes 1967 American television episodes Rogue planets in fiction Television episodes written by Paul Schneider (writer)