Q was always full of shit, even when he was a beeing judging humanity he was aloof. Sometime the trickster angle made him obscure that fact but.. while entertaing, he was quite an arogant prick. Imho.
I really did like his episodes thou, making light of the ''stiff upper lip'' atmosphere in tng was a breath of clean air.
Back to the main topic. Ravenloft beeing made pg/defanged/nerfed.. i dunno, if they want to play the game for children or adults who cant handle horror then thats oke. As i get older i start to give some poeple a lot more leeway than before(and i always gave a lot). In horror games, the gm must be ready to really give the emotions of the players a good trashing. If they say they dont want to be scared then just play another game? Personally i dont give a shit, theres too many options to choose. Will i judge the people who cant handle that game diffrently? Sure, thats my prerogative. If people want to be handled with kids gloves then that means they have serious issues. In those cases i would even reconsider playing with them. A gm must lay down the ramifications of what will be played at the table yes. Its so the game is enjoyable. Yet if a game company thinks they are supposed to be doing that then they are off their rocker. Homebrews and headcannons exist for a reason. Nobody will take this shit seriously if they read other things produced in the past.
So, what can nu-Ravenloft be summed up as? Lame.