I don't like the alien rip-off aka nuGorn, but this was kind of more interesting than last seasons gorn episode. And it is kind of ok after 3 rough episodes. Still it wasn't great.
Specific problems with the episode for me:
And overall just relying to much on horror, but still not thrilling. Scarry monter aliens is just not what I watch Trek for. If this is the the main alien species we are focusing on, then give us more background on the species... This is just too dumb and simple. Obviously they rebooted the Gorn, because there is no way these are the same as the lizzard from TOS 10 years later. So if you reboot them, why not add something interesting instead of copying a monster from the 70s?
All in all a fitting finale for a mediocre season.
Specific problems with the episode for me:
- shuttle not detected just because of some trash on the hull, but maneuvering around and having even visible engine exhaust. Makes no sense given the technological level the Gorn are on
- some of the gorn scenes feel like taken from one of the Jurassic Park sequels
- missing of sickbay on Cajuga noticed after quick view onto the ship, but no one checked in the hours before
- Scotty: another TOS character showing up for no reason, doesn't feel at all like Scotty. But a 'great' solution for many problems...
- Sams reasoning about the gorn getting into a feeding frenzy because of sun eruptions is really far fetched based on the information he got from Scotty
- no reasons given why Spock is the only one for placing the rockets, just him saying that humans are not capable of it. And later there is no situation that supports this, nothing that requires special Spock magic
- Chappel is the only one surviving???
- Chappel can fix life support far too easy
- Spock flying around in space through a debris field with a suit .... Again - it's a Kurzman show after all.
- no one takes care of flashlight batteries
- grown up gorn looks even more like the good old Xenomorph then in the previous season
- crashing a saucer onto the planet again, and Scotty & co watch this without being killed????
- Platel not being attacked because she is pregnant wit a Gorn, seems familiar.. lets wait if they cook up a queen....
- of course it is a cliffhanger... Seems they try to channel the situation at the end of Best of both worlds part 1
- Spocks portrayal continues to be bad.
And overall just relying to much on horror, but still not thrilling. Scarry monter aliens is just not what I watch Trek for. If this is the the main alien species we are focusing on, then give us more background on the species... This is just too dumb and simple. Obviously they rebooted the Gorn, because there is no way these are the same as the lizzard from TOS 10 years later. So if you reboot them, why not add something interesting instead of copying a monster from the 70s?
All in all a fitting finale for a mediocre season.
