Overall a mediocre entry in a great first season!
What I liked:
Undecided:
Didn't like:
It was obvious from Ep 1 that they would develop the Gorn in this direction. I don't like it, it is cheap and not close to what I thougt of the Gorn. Although implemented ok, it was just a greatest hit of Alien/Terminator/Predator. Even Hemmers sacrifice just felt like a copy from Alien 3 or T2. Don't like the fact that they want to turn around the one Character who hasn' too much emotions... ButI like the idea la'an leaves, she worked the least for me.
I am kind of surprised this one was rated so good. It was the weakest ep for me, because its ideas were so weak and just a blunt copy, and because they killed if one of the best charakters without good reason, I guess for the drama.
What I liked:
- showing that Uhura is not the only cadet on rotatation, and other ensins we don't even know get promote
- a bit more Hemmer, but not much
- the unknown alien
- the Hemmer Uhura Connection
Undecided:
- Look, I love how fast I got to know this crew, something the other new shows didn't pull off after 4 seasons, or 2 seasons in a case where I grew up with the main character, but havin the briefing while cleaning dishes is a bit to much. I love the chemistry, but a bit more professional distance would be fine. Maybe I am to much influenced by TNG, and less TOS.
- Lt. Kirk... still not much on him, but he is there... Somehow. Oh yeah, he is there to place a counter point to Spock
- the whole La'an - Gorn story - parent background and all
Didn't like:
- reusing a Connie but calling it something else, was ok in the past, but not with today's tech.
- blunt copying from Alien, not just Inspiration. They even copy the fact that the Host influences the development of the hatchling. Oh and killing them with low temps... Alien 3 / T2
- oh, and they have kind of predator abilities, of course
- I am not watching Star trek for cheap space horror
- Spocks battle cry, his outragr at the end
- killing off Hemmer, a great but criminally underdeveloped character.
It was obvious from Ep 1 that they would develop the Gorn in this direction. I don't like it, it is cheap and not close to what I thougt of the Gorn. Although implemented ok, it was just a greatest hit of Alien/Terminator/Predator. Even Hemmers sacrifice just felt like a copy from Alien 3 or T2. Don't like the fact that they want to turn around the one Character who hasn' too much emotions... ButI like the idea la'an leaves, she worked the least for me.
I am kind of surprised this one was rated so good. It was the weakest ep for me, because its ideas were so weak and just a blunt copy, and because they killed if one of the best charakters without good reason, I guess for the drama.
