While Worf and Ro battle the mother creature Sela attempts to shake Spock out of his mental flux, brought on by the hive mind. Spock manages to bring the infected Starbase crew back to normal and the parasites begin to explode. Nymira beams the crew back to the Defiant as she confronts the mother creature and sacrifices herself to defeat it and close the portal. Two days later the crew is seemingly back to normal. Hugh leaves the ship and Sela's father shows up. He congratulates her on capturing the Defiant, Spock and Worf.
I'm not sure I like Spock's mind being overwhelmed by the mother parasite. We've seen this sort of thing before, V'Ger for instance. I suppose it is one way to get across the threat the parasites pose. Having Sela be the one to bring Spock out of his mental flux was great though. Hugh leaving feels very abrupt. I don't mind the somewhat rotating cast of characters this title has, I just wish it felt more organic at times.
seven out of ten.
