Star Trek: The Next Generation/Recap/S1/E24 Conspiracy: Difference between revisions

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Once on board, the admiral introduces Riker to a [[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|familiar brain slug]], batting him (and the crew members who come to his aid) around like a rag doll when he refuses to become one with the thing. The admiral is eventually subdued, and an investigation reveals a similar brain slug within him. Apparently, these are the things that are trying to subvert the Federation, and as Picard soon learns, they've made their way into the highest levels of Starfleet. Fortunately, Riker recovers enough from his beating to pull off a successful fake-out to rescue Picard from assimilation, and together, they face off against the mother alien, who defiantly insist they only wanted "peaceful coexistence". The episode ends on a [[Red Herring Twist]], with a homing signal being sent out to the Delta Quadrant, meant to be [[What Could Have Been|the prelude to the Borg]], but ultimately being left hanging as an [[The End - or Is It?]] [[Cliff Hanger]] never followed up. (Until the [[Star Trek Novel Verse|Expanded Universe]], anyway.)

 

* [[Badass Grandpa]]: The slug turns Admiral Quinn into this, as he beats the crap out of Riker, throws Geordi through a door, and Worf over a table.

* [[Body Horror]]: Good '''God,''' the mother-alien hiding underneath Remmick. And before that, we "get" to see Remmick's head explode. This is ''not'' your average ''TNG'' episode.

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Everyone affected by the slugs.

* [[Fake Defector]]: Riker fakes being infected by the slugs so he can get into the conference room and help Picard. It fooled ''everybody,'' Picard included.

 

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