As far as Star Trek plot holes go, I've always felt it's a wonder that, upon encountering any seemingly impossible situation, as they often did, Picard didn't e

As far as Star Trek plot holes go, I've always felt it's a wonder that, upon encountering any seemingly impossible situation, as they often did, Picard didn't ever shout, "Q! Show yourself! We will not play this game for one instant longer!" And then Q, uninvolved but likely bored with whatever else he was doing, bullying some stardust or something, and omniscient enough to hear Picard shouting, would dutifully appear. He'd turn the whole impossible situation into an unfair but winnable game, gleefully taking credit for the whole thing, and having so much _fun_. I bet Picard could've pulled that about a million times!