“Conspiracy”
“Conspiracy” Picard attends a secret meeting with his old friend Walker Keel and two other captains on a planetoid, where it is rumored that there is a conspiracy within Starfleet. Briefly after that Keel’s ship, the Horatio, explodes seemingly with no reason. The Enterprise heads for Earth. When Admiral Quinn visits the ship, it is discovered that he is controlled by an alien parasite. The same applies to the admirals who have invited Picard for dinner in the meantime. Riker manages to fool them, pretending that he is one of the infected himself. Picard and Riker follow the creatures which try to hide in Remmick’s body. They shoot Remmick and see that he was hosting the mother creature, coordinating the alien intrusion. summary by Ex-Astris-Scientia
Wow! Together with “Coming of Age” it makes for some good consistency finally. I must say I was shocked the first time I saw it. How come?! Conspiracy within Starfleet? What is it, X-Files of something? I was relieved to see that the alien creatures were to blame after all. Then again, the whole consept was appealing, the tension rising steadily and I consider the end of Remmick one of the most spectacular special effects scenes. Although, after all, I’m not too much into blowing people up. Well, in this case… 