conspiracy star trek generation conspiracy 25th episode syndicated american science fiction television series star trek generation originally aired united_states premise conceived creator single sentence overview titled assassins expanded thirty page story produced episode directed set 24th century series follows adventures crew starfleet starship meeting fellow captain strange behavior high ranking officers leads crew enterprise uncover conspiracy senior starfleet officers possessed aliens preparing invade numerous effects created supervisor including exploding head raw meat concerns producers effects graphic viewing staff member son decided broadcast uncut episode subsequently included best episode lists series won primetime emmy awards generation season controversial originally broadcast initially banned broadcast united_kingdom required warning airing canada plot enterprise route scientific mission captain receives highly confidential message old friend captain walker keel uss keel refuses discuss concerns frequency supposed secure channel insists face face meeting arrive secret meeting crew discover federation ships present beams surface met captains keel reports strange orders starfleet headquarters implies suspicious deaths starfleet officers expresses concern conspiracy refuses accept proof keel warns remain wary captain returns enterprise challenged keeping contact keel secret skeptical conspiracy says old friend completely enterprise resumes previous journey commander data review orders issued past months ship way disturbance detected nearby space investigating enterprise discovers mass debris surely shattered remains data completes study finds strange orders senior levels starfleet informs senior staff conspiracy theory orders enterprise earth approaches earth enterprise receives response eventually transmission received trio starfleet admiral quinn ward recently inspection enterprise coming age surprised enterprise presence invite captain commander dinner quinn requests beam aboard enterprise tour captain recalls warned quinn kind threat starfleet aboard admiral arrival discusses matters comes believe sort alien influence warning concerns asking watch quinn captain beams starfleet headquarters attend dinner arrival greeted accompanied quinn assistant commander visits quinn quarters enterprise questions small box brought quinn tells superior life form box attempts leave quinn throws room security team arrives subdue quinn able withstand great fire collapses ship chief medical officer finds small neck discovers bug like parasite quinn brain controlling warns incident contacts ship private advised infected person stopped set kill captain points unarmed choice dinner superiors bowl living larvae served meal disgust attempts leave find blocking way commander appears controlled parasite quinn brought enterprise prosthetic neck accepted allowed reveal parasites seeking starfleet hosts handful larvae mouth suddenly produces fires picks fallen weapon enterprise officers subdue infected causing parasites leave hosts flee parasites closed door follow find parasite join inside fire destroying body freeing giant parasite continue fire destroyed later reports parasites including quinn unable survive creature inside help settle matters starfleet headquarters find killed sent signal distant quadrant galaxy signal thought beacon production originated idea episode single sentence proposal entitled assassins expanded idea thirty pages version seen expensive given job producers thought new version dark saw endorsed new version original versions faction starfleet conspirators alien parasites like showing starfleet dark manner premise based iran affair director episode school friend makeup supervisor scene end episode added post production originally scripted come face face sized mother creature parasite enters throat reportedly took takes effect blowing air false neck kept trying parasites created design mold face filled raw meat blown create effect fire concerned graphic invited year old son watch episode order test children react boy reportedly liked suggested creation action figure head blow pressing button resulted deciding air episode uncut sequence included props effects seen episode reproduced star trek movies including shots earth painting doors room dinner served later reused season onwards set episode features appearances ambassador class starship mentioned time member class enterprise marks time seen star trek species having named episode director parasites appeared screen star trek series deep space novels revealed reception home media release conspiracy aired broadcast syndication united_states week commencing received nielsen ratings reflecting percentage households watching episode timeslot decrease ratings points previous episode paris rating received following episode neutral zone nature content warning aired conspiracy screened canada initially banned bbc united_kingdom later aired bbc edited form episode nominated alongside coming age best makeup 40th primetime emmy awards winning award won year reviewers watched star trek generation end series described episode nasty episode doesn level nasty series doesn horror action serves good change pace gave conspiracy score zack_handlen reviewed episode thought conspiracy hard episode forget good remembered fit rest season thought certain parts plot reminded bond villain convention gave episode overall grade writing fingers crossed time encounter danger sinister writers know handle conspiracy included honorable mention list best episodes star trek generation included list best worst episodes wired magazine best describing reactions episode suggesting conspiracy worthy plot future film total film suggested episode potential plot film star trek darkness described easily greatest episodes star trek generation radio_times called conspiracy definite high point season included list generation greatest moments episode released vhs cassette episode later included star trek generation season dvd box set released march conspiracy released season blu ray set july
Conspiracy (Star Trek: The Next Generation)