{"id":978976,"date":"2025-09-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/?p=978976"},"modified":"2025-09-03T22:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T02:29:34","slug":"star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-3-episode-9-review-terrarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/tv\/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-3-episode-9-review-terrarium\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 9 Review \u2014 Terrarium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-spoiler-alert\"><svg class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 23\"><path d=\"M15.713 6.511c-2.41 0-4.376 2.057-4.376 4.591 0 2.527 1.96 4.591 4.376 4.591 2.41 0 4.375-2.057 4.375-4.591 0-2.527-1.966-4.591-4.375-4.591z\"\/><path d=\"M15.713 18.358c-3.88 0-7.04-3.253-7.04-7.256s3.16-7.255 7.04-7.255c3.879 0 7.04 3.252 7.04 7.255s-3.161 7.256-7.04 7.256zm16.085-7.961C27.63 3.709 22.015.027 16 .027 9.985.026 4.369 3.708.202 10.396c-.267.43-.267.98 0 1.41C4.37 18.495 9.985 22.178 16 22.178c6.015 0 11.624-3.683 15.798-10.37.267-.432.267-.98 0-1.411z\"\/><\/svg><em>This&nbsp;<strong>Star Trek: Strange New Worlds<\/strong> review contains spoilers for season 3 episode 9.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it feels like you\u2019ve seen the penultimate episode of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/star-trek-strange-new-worlds\/\">Star Trek: Strange New Worlds<\/a> <\/em>season 3 before, it\u2019s probably because you have. Sort of. Stories featuring enemies who must suddenly work together to survive or some sort of reluctant enforced proximity that leads to greater understanding are a dime a dozen in the science fiction space, and it\u2019s a well that <em>Star Trek <\/em>itself has gone to several times in the past. Truthfully, there\u2019s not much in \u201cTerrarium\u201d that <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/star-trek-the-next-generation\/\">Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/a> <\/em>episode \u201cThe Enemy\u201d didn\u2019t do first, only with a Romulan instead of a Gorn.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\r\n\n\t\t<div class=\"ad-dog__cnx-container\"><script id=\"0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796\">\n\t\t\tcnx.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tcnx({\n\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: \"106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t}).render(\"0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796\");\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>Yet, the episode works because of its full-steam-ahead commitment to the bit\u2014of <em>course<\/em>, in the world of <em>Strange New Worlds<\/em>, a particularly mistrustful human and a vicious Gorn could not only learn to survive together, but genuinely bond. After all, one of the foundational principles of this show (heck, of this<em> franchise<\/em>), is generally that things we have in common are greater than the things that divide us, regardless of species. As a result, many moments in this hour are both entertaining and genuinely moving, and the story itself deftly ties into future canon in a way that makes sense. Granted, it\u2019s not entirely clear that leaving this episode so late in the season did it any favors, but on the whole, it\u2019s a solid hour, and a welcome return to form after two mediocre to outright bad episodes in a row.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hour\u2019s setup is intriguing enough. The <em>Enterprise<\/em> is exploring an area of uncharted space that\u2019s legendary for its stories of strange phenomena and general unexplained weirdness, like gravity waves that are so odd that Spock can\u2019t explain their behavior. Of course, the only way to find out what\u2019s up is to send in a shuttle to investigate, and Ortegas <em>is<\/em> the ship\u2019s best pilot. That she has somehow been cleared to go on this mission <em>alone<\/em> is\u2026well, it\u2019s certainly a choice, and probably reason enough to side-eye some of M\u2019Benga\u2019s medical protocols. And when a wormhole suddenly pops up and essentially swallows the shuttle, well, the <em>Farscape <\/em>vibes are hard to deny. (Love you, John Crichton!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On paper, this is a cool twist for many reasons. Wormholes are neat, generally, and the idea that Ortegas has been sent some distance across the galaxy into unknown space on her own is exciting stuff. It helps that the survival element comes with real stakes attached, as Ortegas is one of the few members of the main <em>Strange New Worlds<\/em> crew who <em>doesn\u2019t <\/em>have the plot armor that comes with a known future (or at least a role to play in some capacity on <em>Star Trek: The Original Series<\/em>). She <em>could<\/em> easily die here. She doesn\u2019t, but there are more than a few moments where you wonder if she <em>might<\/em>, and that\u2019s a specific kind of tension this show doesn\u2019t get to indulge in very often.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crash landing onto the moon of a gas giant whose elliptical orbit means its surface will be raked with toxic gas regularly, unable to communicate with the <em>Enterprise<\/em>, and facing a disconcerting lack of food and water, Ortegas has plenty of problems to solve, and that\u2019s all <em>before<\/em> she discovers that a Gorn pilot has also crash landed on the same desolate world. (The convenience of this <em>is<\/em> more than a little pat, but \u201cTerrarium\u201d at least bothers to give a reason for it by the end of the hour. Credit where it\u2019s due.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as the badly injured Gorn is revealed, it\u2019s kind of apparent where this episode is going. It helps that, for whatever reason, the Gorn makes the first move toward kindness, saving Ortegas from a large centipede-like creature, and sharing the meat with her afterward. (Maybe <em>this<\/em> is where the suspension of disbelief is meant to come in, since we\u2019ve not really seen anything, well, ever, that indicates a Gorn might behave this way.) At any rate, the two stranded travelers ultimately seem to decide that they need one another, and reach a state of relatively peaceful coexistence that ultimately\u2014with the help of a montage, because why not\u2014-become something like friends. The pair shares food and shelter, learns to communicate in a rudimentary way, and teaches each other games from their respective cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0It\u2019s all strangely cute, and draped in a ragged cloak, the Gorn looks more like a creature from<em> The Dark Crystal<\/em> rather than a bloodthirsty killing machine. And though it\u2019s a bit reluctant about the prospect of rescue, Ortegas is confident it can come back to the <em>Enterprise <\/em>with her. Together, she says, they\u2019ll teach her people that not all Gorn are monsters. This\u2026seems wildly idealistic given how many people we\u2019ve seen the Gorn attack, kidnap, violently kill, or preserve as living food stores in the three seasons this show has been on. But, hey, if Ortegas can change her mind, anything is possible, right? Her insistence that she\u2019s not leaving her new friend behind to die certainly <em>feels <\/em>genuine, and while her sudden acceptance of Gornkind is certainly narratively convenient, it\u2019s also mostly believable for the situation she currently finds herself in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite all this, what most people will likely remember about this episode is its ending. Thanks to dodgy science, a captain willing to take risks in the name of his crew, and a lot of luck, the <em>Enterprise<\/em> manages to find the needle in a haystack location where Erica has crashed, send a rescue party, and save the day. Well, not entirely. Because, of course, La\u2019an<em> immediately <\/em>shoots and kills Ortegas\u2019s new Gorn friend, assuming it was attacking or harming her. Erica is distraught, a situation that is made even worse by the sudden revelation that her presence on the planet was all part of a larger setup outside of her control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turns out that the Metrons\u2014the dramatically dressed beings who will later appear in <em>The Original Series<\/em> episode \u201cThe Arena,\u201d where Kirk infamously fights a Gorn trial by combat style\u2014are the source of the strange flashing lights seen throughout this episode. They engineered the arrival of both pilots in the name of an experiment: To determine whether two barbaric races like humans and Gorn could co-exist in peace. Ortegas, it would seem, passed their test, but La\u2019an did not, though her immediate decision to choose violence is something the hour doesn\u2019t really address directly. Uhura claims she was protecting Ortegas, and that\u2019s where the episode leaves it, but we don\u2019t see La\u2019an\u2019s reaction to any of this for good or ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All told, it\u2019s kind of a downer of an ending, particularly since the Metron erases Ortegas\u2019s memory of meeting them, and Erica\u2019s stuck in a complicated emotional space where she\u2019s lost one friend at the hands of another. The Metron does, at least, allow her to remember her experience with the Gorn, and the final shot of the episode is of the bone game piece the creature made. And, in the end, it all adds a satisfying new layer to Kirk\u2019s experience in \u201cThe Arena.&#8221; He, you\u2019ll remember, ultimately chooses mercy and refuses to kill the Gorn he defeats. La\u2019an didn\u2019t pass the Metron\u2019s test, but Kirk <em>will<\/em>, and not all that long from now. That\u2019s got to mean <em>something<\/em>, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>New episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premiere Thursdays on Paramount+, culminating with a finale on Sept. 11.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This&nbsp;Star Trek: Strange New Worlds review contains spoilers for season 3 episode 9. If it feels like you\u2019ve seen the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 before, it\u2019s probably because you have. Sort of. 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