The newspaper prop is printed on white newsprint paper in black ink with some color photographs. The paper is dated Sunday, January 21, 2024 (about three months ahead La Sirena’s arrival to the past). The first and last page were screen matched to screen caps from the episode. The paper is 11” x 23” and folded in half.
Held by John de Lancie as Q in the Star Trek: Picard season two episode #204 “Watcher,” which aired the week of March 24, 2022. As the episode ended Q sat near the Jackson Roykirk Plaza, a locale named for the 20th century inventor of the Nomad space probe encountered by the Enterprise crew in “The Changeling.” Q monitored a young woman working on a spaceflight mission to Europa (later revealed to be Renée Picard) as he read this newspaper. Speaking to himself he said under his breath “she can’t do it,” that “fear is choking her,” and that “fear is the loudest voice in your head.” He then snapped his fingers as if to impart those commands, but nothing happened. Along with the first hints of information about the upcoming Europa space flight mission, Q’s newspaper contains a few connections to Star Trek’s version of the 21st century -- the headline reading “Brynner fights unionization” is referring to Christopher Brynner, the tech mogul whom Jadzia Dax partnered with during “Past Tense.” In addition, the back page has an article on Sanctuary Districts, a blurb about counterfeit UHC cards, and a line noting that “Transparent aluminum could be an industry gamechanger,” thanks to Scotty sharing the compound’s formula with Dr. Nichols in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The newspaper prop is printed on white newsprint paper in black ink with some color photographs. The paper is dated Sunday, January 21, 2024 (about three months ahead of La Sirena’s arrival to the past). The first and last page were screen matched to screen caps from the episode. The paper is 11” x 23” and folded in half. The newspaper came in a zip lock bag marked: “***HERO CLEARED*** Q NEWSPAPER.”
