 In Atara Stein 's The Byronic Hero in Film , Fiction , and Television ( 2009 ) , she compared the role of Q in both " Q @-@ Less " and " True Q " as one where he reprises his " satanic role " and " in each case [ tries ] to lure a woman to join him " . Stein also explains the Q / Vash relationship , saying " Q 's demeanor toward Vash is clearly coded as that of a potential rapist . He pushes her onto a bed and shows no compunction about threatening and brutalizing her . " She explained that despite this treatment and the feminist stance taken by Vash , Q is treated sympathetically by the writers of the episode . It is made clear that Q could have won Vash around if he chose to , and so the character seemed " sensitive and vulnerable , and Vash seems cold @-@ hearted by comparison . " 
