Quick! The Gorn are returning in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!
It’s not really a spoiler anymore, as we’ve known since Episode One of the series that they are somewhat known to Starfleet right now!
So, how will Captain Pike and the crew handle their interactions with them in the upcoming episode!
Today we’re exploring all the preview content, including pictures and trailers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 4, Memento Mori!
SPOILER WARNING, you know the drill, so turn away now if you’re not keen on spoilers for the plot and key moments for the upcoming episode. You have been warned.
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One of the official synopsis for this episode reads as follows…
“Pike must find unconventional Starfleet methods to deal with a malevolent force that attacks the Enterprise.”
Now we do have access to the promotional teaser trailer for Episode 4 of the series. However, a quick note before we break it down!
Sadly it does seem that the regular teaser trailer for Strange New Worlds episode 4 has vanished from the Internet right now.
There was a version posted online over the weekend, however, it seems like Paramount's snipers have taken it out.
This has been the case for the last few weeks now. Any time a promotional trailer for an episode of Strange New Worlds is posed online, Paramount takes it down or blocks it Internationally.
So, we've uploaded it to our website, go watch it!
Essentially blocking fans outside of the US and some regions from being able to watch it.
It very much confirms that The Gorn will return in this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. However, we're likely to get insight into La'an Noonien Singh.
Additionally, a detail we've known for some time is going to appear. This being flashbacks, with actress Ava Cheung playing "Young La'an".
It would seem we've got a typical action/thriller episode this week. Additionally, dealing with The Gorn. A species were seen in Star Trek before.
However, will they actually be seen on-screen, or are we just getting their ship? I'm very much looking forward to the action sequences we'll be getting.
Many of us have been waiting for that style of storytelling to appear in Strange New Worlds.
Additionally, we have the young girl being played by actress Sophia Webster. She'll be playing the character of "Fig", who you can see in the trailer below.
However, does she make it through the episode? Who knows! It seems like the Enterprise takes a beating in Strange New Worlds Episode 4 "Memento Mori".
It's safe to presume The Gorn have returned! However, there is another detail that stands out in this episode. If you look closely, the crew of the Enterprise are wearing badges.
hese look to be memorial badges for starships in Starfleet. Additionally, we have seen these before. Mission Chicago's event had them on display. These "Memorial Pins" were worn to commemorate lost starships, such as the USS Discovery.
One other memorial badge that has been seen on display before is for the USS Farragut. The ship that Captain James T.Kirk would serve on.
This is a neat little reference when you remember that Kirk will show up in Strange New Worlds Season 2. Portrayed by actor Paul Wesley
I’m hoping that this is just a little hunt. There is also a badge for the USS Shenzhou as well.
This week’s promotional pictures are a blast, so here they are! We’ve got a fantastic look at nearly all of our crew in this weeks episode, with the absence of Number One and Chief Engineer Hemmer and Uhura, but we know they will be present.
Preview pictures also confirm that multiple members of the crew are now wearing the Starfleet Memorial Pins.
These pins can be seen just near the Starfleet Delta badge worn on the uniforms of the crew. Now sadly the promo pictures don’t give massive amounts of information away, though we do have a great look at the Enterprise bridge in darker lighting.
Promotional pictures also confirm we’ll be getting sometime with Doctor M’benga and Nurse Chapel once again.
Perhaps this makes sense and links with the trailer. You’ll need the medics, especially if the ship is under attack and some people are getting injured and attacked by the likes of The Gorn.
Given we also see both La’an and Lieutenant Ortegas at the controls of the Enterprise, it makes you wonder if crewmen are going to be injured during The Gorn Ship attack.
Yes, part of me wants to see Red Shirts getting injured when consoels explode, sending them flying around the ship.
I mean a man can dream right? On second thought, that does sound rather strange…
Anyway…
Even though we don’t have a teaser trailer clip for Strange New Worlds, we do have a Ready Room clip as per usual.
This clip opens with an away team from The Enterprise beaming down to a settlement. It does appear that this settlement has been attacked and somewhat ransacked, but by who. This is the question puzzling the crew.
Both First Officer, Number One and Security Chief La’an Noonien Singh are on the planet with a contingent of officers.
Though they are also surprised and dumbfounded by what has taken place it would seem. As Numbver One points out, there is supposed to be hundreds of people here. Additionally, La’an points out a skirmish has taken place due to blast marks.
The crew search the remains of the settlement, which includes eerie music and the impending sense of an upcoming jump scare.
We do actually get that jump scare thanks to a dog it would seem. While it may have scared the young officer, it also caught me off guard as well. I hate horror stuff if I am being honest.
Anyway, It appears La’an is taking this situation seriously like always.
The trailer ends here, still leaving the mystery to the viewers of who has actually attacked the settlement. Though I imagine there will be a reveal, just about where it cuts off.
So, this episode is looking awesome might I say! I’m really keen to see more of La’an’s personal backstory.
It was hinted to us in the first episode of the series, given we get that log preview.
If you don’t know what I mean, we’ll stick it on-screen right now. Essentially Captain Pike got a heads up dossier about La’an and what her family had been through at the hands of The Gorn.
Now, we are aware that there might be flashbacks in this upcoming episode. Specifically, an actress has been cast to play a younger La’an.
According to IMDB, which has been accurate in the last few months, actress Ava Cheung will play a Young La’an. It is possible that we’ll see flashbacks of La’an’s past on being the survivors of The Gorn onboard the SS Puget Sound.
We’ve also got an actor voicing a Young Jaivarn, voice-only though. Perhaps this is another person who was on board the colony ship?
Additionally, we are aware that an actor has been cast to play Manu Noonien-Singh, the brother of La’an. Currently, I’m unsure if he’ll appear in this episode, as he is listed in other episodes for the series. Perhaps this listing is incorrect though and we’ll learn more with this upcoming episode.
A main concern of the fandom right now is how The Gorn’s introduction will conflict with established canon.
This being Kirk’s run-in with the Gorn Captain in The Original Series.
Let’s wait until the episode airs before talking about this, as it might be that we don’t actually see them on-screen. I hope we do, as a nice new updated look for the scary monsters would be rather cool!
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds airs on Thursday, May 5 via Paramount+ in the USA, Australia, Latin America, and the Nordics.
Additionally on the CTV Sci-Fi Channel and Crave Streaming in Canada. Plus Voot Select in India, TVNZ in New Zealand, and Cosmote TV in Greece. Additionally, the streaming service will also land in the UK & Ireland on June 22nd, 2022.
Alrighty, what do you think of the previews for the upcoming episode? Does it excite you and are you looking forward to it? Let us know in the comment section below, because like always, if you’re talking about Star Trek, then we want to hear about it!
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