I am not saying I believe one or the other of these two possibilities, but in my mind it boils down to these two: either Q is a quantum computer interdimensional time-travelling supernatural ubermind, or it is just bits of the script laid out by the same folks (very precise and anal folks) implementing it, to the T (implying a single group is pretending to be two opposing groups). Which does Occam’s razor favor? I personally much prefer the first option.