Odd. I have understood Q rather clearly since the beginning.
Q is doing what I was doing for a very long time… And that is laying trigger memories. Dragon speak. I tell you what is going to happen so that you understand where you are when the illusion begins to break down.
That is the error many people are making. It isn't an issue of "who is awake?" On our end. It is an issue of "you are already under my genjutsu.". Even if we know we are in a house of mirrors, that hasn't necessarily prepared us for the reality behind/within them.