While I really am not a huge fan of the Gorn, I do like the little sprinkling of “maybe we can communicate with them” (especially with the territory map sent) and I hope that’s expanded on a little more. Star Trek is really an idealistic show about exploring and finding common ground with others unlike oneself, and if the writers execute this well with the Gorn going from “terrifying lizardlike unknown” to “we may not like each other and we may have territory lines but at least we can communicate” then I’ll be pleased.
I think it is likely they are working up to some sort of “agreement with the Gorn” outcome. Which means we’ll need some huge character progressions (especially in La’an) since the whole crew see them only as monsters. There might have even been some tiny hints in this episode that there are divisions inside Gorn society. Maybe therell be a pro-federation/anti-murder Gorn faction?
While I agree that Trek is all about finding common ground, I just hope they don’t humanize the Gorn too much. While I’m no Trekologist I don’t think the Gorn become “friendly” until much later in the time line (like late TNG era). Someone nerdier than me please correct me if I’m wrong.
I’m a little alone on this from what I can see from various forums, but I like the hideous and alien format of this iteration of the Gorn. I hope they continue to at least Cold War this relationship for another season or five.
While I agree that Trek is all about finding common ground, I just hope they don’t humanize the Gorn too much. While I’m no Trekologist I don’t think the Gorn become “friendly” until much later in the time line (like late TNG era). Someone nerdier than me please correct me if I’m wrong.
They more or less vanish after SNW. They have their introductory appearance in The Original Series, a few gags/cameos in Lower Decks, and the skeleton in Discovery, but that’s about it.
Thanks. I honestly couldn’t recall them in any official canon. But I am playing STO at the moment and they’re in that as allies of the Klingons so I assumed there was more to their story that I just wasn’t remembering.
I hate that is was part one, but it was very good.
On one hand I agree with you, and on the other hand it tickles my nostalgia bone for season finale cliffhangers.
I have really liked how SNW has harkened back to the broadcast era. I like only having one episode a week to watch and be able to discuss and be on the same page with everyone, and I like how they have been individual satisfying stories. Because not everything is a cliffhanger, it’s made the season finale cliffhanger feel more impactful and exciting.
I’m loving the return to the complete-story-per-episode format also. Discovery and Picard were a mess because they needed to force a cliffhanger into almost every episode. If SNW want to do a big one for a season finale though, that’s fine by me, I trust them to do it properly.
Oh it does to me also, and it’s a good hate. They better not have us wait years as many shows are making us do for a new season.
Had the show gone into production May 2, 2023 as planned, the wait would have been long but we would have had other Trek content to divert us in the meantime.
With the strike postponing season three production before it began, it may be years in truth.
Dunno why this would rate a down doot, it’s a little fluffy, but mildly informative.
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There are few things more futile than being concerned about downvotes.
