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Spoilers The Gorn should sue this show
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I think the show is going somewhere with the depiction of the Gorn as more animalistic. They made a point to set up that the solar activity caused it to happen, it could cause something like a feeding frenzy that overwhelms them. They can't control this, it's a matter of biology for them maybe even how they reproduce. Sending the border could be them warning the Federation to stay away for their own safety.
As for the design. After seeing the actual puppets and suit under better lighting, I like it. The face is the same basic shape, just more actual reptile and less face mask. It's still humanoid, just hunched forward with a tail in zero gravity. I could see one standing up straight under gravity.
As for the design. After seeing the actual puppets and suit under better lighting, I like it. The face is the same basic shape, just more actual reptile and less face mask. It's still humanoid, just hunched forward with a tail in zero gravity. I could see one standing up straight under gravity.
I mean for now they seem to be going for them being the 23rd century equivalent of the Borg. Not in terms of power, but in storyline role and scare factor.
I hope they don't compromise the premise of the Gorn that they've established, at least not too quickly. The Borg were an intriguing invention in "Q Who," but in every subsequent appearance were conventionalized more and more to suit story needs.
They probably have to find a truce with the Gorn. There's no reason it should be anything more.
They probably have to find a truce with the Gorn. There's no reason it should be anything more.
Has a nice Aliens vibe about it, I personally love them. Primal, animalistic monsters, not really had a super-villian like that in Trek, closest being Species 8472
As it just so happens, I saw the Gorn the other day. He lives down the street from me and I was out walking my dog. Great guy, he retired here a while back and has just been a pillar of our neighborhood. A few years back, when several pets in our neighborhood went missing, the Gorn was so empathetic and supportive of everyone and even took part in helping us search.
Anyway, I told him that Charles Phipps thinks he should sue the makers of SNW for how they have depicted his species. The Gorn just chuckled in his charming way and told me, “Sssue them? Why ssshould I sssue them? For the firssst time in yearssss my grandkidssss don’t roll their eyesss at me when I talk about the good old daysss. Finally we are getting sssome ressspect, and a more accurate represssentation of our people.” He went on to tell me that Kirk didn’t really beat him on Cestus III and that if the Metron hadn’t turned the temperature down so low then Kirk would have been the next mother of his children. I think he was still sore about that.
My dog was getting spooked for some unknown reason, so I had to go back to my house. As I was leaving though, he asked me to tell Charles Phipps that instead of suing, he is sending a bottle of the best champagne along with a box of the finest white mice to the head of Paramount. Love that Gorn!
Anyway, I told him that Charles Phipps thinks he should sue the makers of SNW for how they have depicted his species. The Gorn just chuckled in his charming way and told me, “Sssue them? Why ssshould I sssue them? For the firssst time in yearssss my grandkidssss don’t roll their eyesss at me when I talk about the good old daysss. Finally we are getting sssome ressspect, and a more accurate represssentation of our people.” He went on to tell me that Kirk didn’t really beat him on Cestus III and that if the Metron hadn’t turned the temperature down so low then Kirk would have been the next mother of his children. I think he was still sore about that.
My dog was getting spooked for some unknown reason, so I had to go back to my house. As I was leaving though, he asked me to tell Charles Phipps that instead of suing, he is sending a bottle of the best champagne along with a box of the finest white mice to the head of Paramount. Love that Gorn!
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Gorn sure is a classy guy. I met him at a charity fundraiser my company was hosting about a decade ago. So humble and down to earth.
I'm just waiting to when they transition to colored cubes.
I regard the Gorn from Arena vs SNW as something the Metrons determined were Gorns the same way the Probe from Star Trek IV regarded whales as Earth intelligence - they exist, they communicated with them, and they presume other species communicate with them similarly.
But prolonged, consistent exposure to Earth (and Gorn) show the most common/communicative species are actually more like... that weird hairless monkey species, and those fast-paced lizards and not the more sedate whales/lizardmen.
I like to imagine occasionally the Metrons, and the Organians and other 'highly evolved' species like to share notes...
'Why are these swarming bipeds -not- like that lovely George or Gracie?'
'I dinnae know, but that chap on Cestus III is a delight compared to the reptile herd that calls itself a Hegemony."
"Q loves that Earth species for some reason."
"Q's parent was probably a biped."
"HAW HAW HAW!"
But prolonged, consistent exposure to Earth (and Gorn) show the most common/communicative species are actually more like... that weird hairless monkey species, and those fast-paced lizards and not the more sedate whales/lizardmen.
I like to imagine occasionally the Metrons, and the Organians and other 'highly evolved' species like to share notes...
'Why are these swarming bipeds -not- like that lovely George or Gracie?'
'I dinnae know, but that chap on Cestus III is a delight compared to the reptile herd that calls itself a Hegemony."
"Q loves that Earth species for some reason."
"Q's parent was probably a biped."
"HAW HAW HAW!"
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