Star Trek fan theory officially confirmed after 58 years – with a caveat from Strange New Worlds showrunners

The powers that be behind Strange New Worlds have now cleared up any ambiguity, confirming that the episode's ending does mean that Q is Trelane's father.

Showrunner Akiva Goldsman told TV Insider: "This is confirmation of that very smart piece of head canon that we now have absorbed into canon gratefully."

Co-showrunner Henry Alonso Myers added one small caveat, though, saying: "The only thing we can say is that father and mother, this is human. We’re applying our own human understanding of cultures to them, however they are."

Darby added that having De Lancie voice his father “was the inkling to how powerful this character must be,” he says. "It was an absolute privilege to have this be part of the canon and knowing that the Trekkies are going to be pretty excited about it all".

Trelane, who first appeared in the 1967 episode The Squire of Gothos, was up to his usual tricks in the latest episode of Strange New Worlds season 3, upending reality to make everyone believe that Spock (Ethan Peck) and Christine (Jess Bush) were getting married – everyone except her actual date, Roger Korby (Cillian O'Sullivan), that is.

Eventually, Trelane is persuaded to end the charade – only to be confronted by his father, Q, and told off like a petulant child.

There are still eight more episodes in Strange New Worlds season 3, with the widely-praised show set to run for two more seasons, ending with a truncated season 5.

That leaves plenty of time for more franchise-changing revelations - so watch this space!

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is available to stream on Paramount+.

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