I guess you take what the episode what you will but for me it felt like a commentary on the stagnation brought about by strict adherence to religious Dogma. The culture on the planet are innocent/docile and despite a prolonged life they exist to serve the 'god' with no advancements or room for evolution apparent.
This episode suffers from poor pacing and a uninspired plot element of the enterprise being in peril. I can see why they added it ---- tension --- but it feels manufactured and certainly does not have me on the edge of my seat throughout.
This episode needed to spice it up a bit. Perhaps one of the inhabitants could have been a love interest for our cast of characters or even been developed to be sympathetic somehow so that I am invested in this culture breaking free of the iguana God chains that bind them.
I enjoyed watching Martha performing some starfleet judo and I enjoyed the meta message. Bit of a slog to watch all the way through.
This episode suffers from poor pacing and a uninspired plot element of the enterprise being in peril. I can see why they added it ---- tension --- but it feels manufactured and certainly does not have me on the edge of my seat throughout.
This episode needed to spice it up a bit. Perhaps one of the inhabitants could have been a love interest for our cast of characters or even been developed to be sympathetic somehow so that I am invested in this culture breaking free of the iguana God chains that bind them.
I enjoyed watching Martha performing some starfleet judo and I enjoyed the meta message. Bit of a slog to watch all the way through.