 Director Paul Lynch compared the production on " Q @-@ Less " to a typical TNG episode . On DS9 , the shots were more complex and generally featured more special effects . Lynch said that the scene which showed Q seamlessly teleporting himself from one chair to another , changing his costume as he went , was particularly difficult . The producers , particularly Rick Berman , were determined for DS9 to be the best that it could be , notes Lynch . The comedic elements of the episode required precise timing , with Lynch comparing it to the television series Moonlighting . 
