“Obsession”
“Obsession”Kirk hunts a cloud-like being. He is eager to destroy it, because he failed to do so years ago, costing the lives of many crew members of the Farragut. Garrovick seemingly makes the same mistake as once Kirk, when he hesitates to fire. However, Kirk learns that even a phaser shot in time would have been futile, and only antimatter is a useful weapon. Together with Garrovick he places an antimatter bomb near the entity which eventually destroys it. summary by Ex-Astris-Scientia
I must say I liked this one. Maybe I like cobra-like aliens? Anyway, the concept of an alien being able to hypnotize people has always appealed to me. As well as human struggle to overcome the effect. Though Kirk is as annoying as ever here, the whole story is nice. I like the tension. The captains borderline irrationality is also quite interesting after all. Only, why do redshirts have to die again?