 Re: ST(R): Teaser for 'Here, There Be Dragons' (episode 1.05 summary)
You've all made really good points. However, the structure and storyline of the season arc simply does not allow for any sort of in-depth sociological exploration of the Gorn culture; in fact, their menance is in their mystery (hence the title of this episode). In fact, you're not gonna really 'see' much Gorn at all, to tell you the truth.
I intend to get into their culture later in the series, but the season 1 arc is really not about them, it's about the threat of them; the psychological impact of the fear and the loathing of the 'enemy'.
__________________  The autumn days swung soft around me, like cotton on my
skin. But as the embers of the summer lost their breath
and disappeared, my heart went cold, and only hollow
rhythms resounded from within. |