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.
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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?
Dunno why this would rate a down doot, it’s a little fluffy, but mildly informative.
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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.