"Conspiracy" was the 25th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, in the show's first season, first aired during the week of 9 May 1988. The episode was written by Robert SabaroffMA and Tracy TormeMA and directed by Cliff BoleMA.
Description[]
- TNG Magazine
- Key officers in Starfleet Command are acting strangely. So strangely, in fact, that Picard returns to Earth to investigate. But the plot thickens when he meets some old friends — they're not who they appear to be!
References[]
Characters[]
- Aaron • Bennett (Ensign) • Beverly Crusher • Data • Diana Giddings • Walker Keel • Geordi La Forge • Longo • Jean-Luc Picard • Gregory Quinn • Dexter Remmick • William T. Riker • Rixx (Bolian) • Savar • Tryla Scott • Deanna Troi • Worf • USS Enterprise-D computer • bluegills • spawnmother
- Referenced only
- Jack Crusher • Delaplane • Onna Karapleedeez • Anne Keel • Melissa Keel • McKinney • Ryan Sipe • Seth Goldberg • Jimmy Arakaki • Andrew Probert • Cari Thomas
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Enterprise-D (Galaxy-class explorer) • USS Horatio (Ambassador-class cruiser) • USS Renegade (New Orleans-class frigate) • USS Thomas Paine (New Orleans-class frigate) • orbital shuttle
- Referenced only
- USS Albert Einstein (Nebula-class explorer) • USS Aleo • USS Atlantis • USS Callisto • USS Copernicus (Oberth-class scout) • USS Constellation • USS Elmer Fudd • USS Endeavour • USS Equicon • USS James Fenimore Cooper • USS Ganymede • USS Gremlin • USS Heart of Gold • USS John F. Kennedy • USS Matte Fringe • USS Max Planck • USS Minnow • USS Mustang • USS Nightwing • USS Non Sequitur • USS Omaha Nebraska • USS Puget Sound • USS Robert Louis Stevenson • USS Sherlock Holmes • USS Ticonderoga • USS Tranquility Base • USS Tycho • USS Unicorn • USS White Sands • Wanderer-class
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Gamma Argus • sector 500 • Starbase 0834 • Starbase 4077 • Kling • Romulan Neutral Zone • Sarpeid • Aldeberan • Alpha Carinae • Alpha Centuri • Alpha Majoris • Beta Aurigae • Beta Geminorum • Beta Lyrae • Beta Niobe • Beta Portalan • Capella • Deneb • Eminiar • Fabrina • Gamma Trianguli • Ingraham B • Omega Cygni • Orion • Pallas 14 • Phylos • Regulus • Rigel • Sirius • Sol • Talos • Tau Ceti • Alfa 177 • Altair VI • Andor • Arret • Ariannus • Babel • Benecia • Berengaria VII • Camus II • Canopus III • Daran V • Gamma Canaris N • Holberg 917G • Janus VI • Kzin • Lactra VII • Makus III • Marcos XII • Marnak IV • Memory Alpha • Mudd • Omega IV • Organia • Pollux IV • Psi 2000 • Pyrix VII • Remus • Romulus • Theta III • Vulcan • Procyon A • Mira Antliae • Sector 10 • Procyon B • Gamma Argus II • Manark IV • Kaferia • Starbase 45 • Daran • Lalande 21185 • Kandari sector • Ross 154 • Procyon • Bolarus IX • Andorian system • Pacifica • Starbase 12
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Gamma Argus II native
States and organizations[]
- Dytallix Mining Company • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets • Starfleet Inspector General Office
- Referenced only
- First Federation • Tholian Assembly
Science and classification[]
Communications and language[]
- code 47 • explored galaxy • first officer's log • first officer's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
Technology and weapons[]
Ranks and titles[]
- bridge crew • commanding officer • vice admiral • rear admiral • one star admiral • Federation Starfleet ranks (2350s-2360s)
Other references[]
- swimming • crime and punishment • memory • Starfleet ship losses • Starfleet General Orders and Regulations
Chronology[]
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- The parasites have had a number of appearances in the DS9 relaunch significantly building on their history and motivations:
- Set before Conspiracy establishing the Federation's first contact with the parasites.
- The Mission Gamma series sets up a parasite attempt to take over the Bajor Sector.
- Unity continues the story begun in Mission Gamma.
- The parasitic aliens have also appeared attempting to start a civil war on the planet Onglaatu in Broken Moon.
Images[]
Admiral Gregory Quinn.
Admiral Savar.
A soldier bluegill.
A soldier bluegill.
The spawnmother.
The neurological connection of a Parasite.
Captain Tryla Scott.
Starfleet Command orders.
SFC orders.
SFC orders for the USS Gremlin.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: We'll Always Have Paris |
TNG episode produced | Next episode: The Neutral Zone |
| Previous episode: We'll Always Have Paris |
TNG episode aired | Next episode: The Neutral Zone |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: We'll Always Have Paris |
Next Adventure: The Neutral Zone | |
External links[]
- Conspiracy (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Conspiracy (Star Trek: The Next Generation) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.