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When the USS Enterprise investigates an attack on a colony at the edge of Federation space, Captain Pike and his crew face the return of a formidable enemy.


Written by Henry Alonso Myers

Directed by Maja Vrvilo

    • maegul (he/they)
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      401 year ago

      The adult gorn was easily my favourite part of the episode!

      There’s clearly a horror strain in the Gorn arc, with pretty strong echos/homages of Alien … and I am all here for it. With the scene of Batel warding off the young Gorn, I knew straight away she’d been impregnated because of the clear Alien reference.

      • Freeman
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        341 year ago

        I really liked the subtle hints. They arent just savage creatures. They have advanced technology. Communicate in ways humans cant understand at all. Use tech in ways most humans cant handle as well. Etc etc.

        Trek would do good to have more species that arent humanoid. It makes for a much more interesting show.

        • maegul (he/they)
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          221 year ago

          And now is the time to do it, where VFX and CGI are surely up to the task now.

          • Freeman
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            171 year ago

            Agree. One of my favorite species was the Xindi in enterprise. But even they fell victim to the trope of the universal translator. A species like the Gorn where normal linguistics just won’t work would be a nice touch (Ala the movie arrival or something)

      • @lemillionsocks@beehaw.org
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        81 year ago

        We’re a long way from the silly rubber suit. They’re terrifying and the way they reproduce and use that tale screams xenomorph.

    • teft
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      231 year ago

      I’m a sucker for more animalistic races in star trek

      Bring back the Xindi insectoids!!!

    • @nxdefiant@startrek.website
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      61 year ago

      I’m impressed by Gorn engineering now. Making a space suit with what looked like dozens of vacuum- grade articulated tail joints can’t be easy.