Overview

• The season opener triggers the Gorn hibernation cycle by simulating specific stellar activity.
• Spock and Nurse Chapel employ Illyrian blood to neutralize Gorn eggs infecting crew members.
• The episode features some of the franchise’s most graphic visuals, including visceral depictions of alien infestation.
• Survivors such as Lt. Ortegas display psychological trauma, with lingering visions of Gorn creatures.
• Co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman confirms the Gorn will reemerge as a secondary adversary in later seasons.