Considering her half Lanthanite heritage with a long lifespan, I was left wondering why Ake also didn’t stay to raise Sam in the time dilated planet. They never address it, but I suppose it’s just unspokenly weird to suggest to co-parent a child with your subordinate coworker.
The Deus Ex Transportia near the end felt like a copout, like they couldn’t really figure a proper ending for the incident’s culmination before showing some aftermath.
It doesn’t matter that I love Doctor Who so much that it’s been inspiring my username for a decade and a half, that reference in this episode felt too out of pocket.
I didn’t like the time loop with such big stakes, but overall I liked this episode and the diplomatic A-plot. The scene regarding Translator mishaps was my favorite.
Also, I know feathers on Dinos is a bit of a hot button issue, but was it even the case for therapods?
Yeah, the T-Rex thing could’ve just been convergent evolution, like with cough cough all the humanoids. Plus, how’d they know about the Martians after the Enterprise was tethered?
I think the only ones who wouldn’t inherently trust a Star Trek fan over a Star Wars fan are the Child Exploitation Section of the Toronto Sex Crimes Unit circa 2005.