One key plot element is that the Gorn are invisible to the crew's tricorders, but it was established in Arena (1967), that they are quite visible - just not warm blooded.
The tricorders and sensors changed and got more developed in the intervening years.
The tricorders and sensors changed and got more developed in the intervening years.
After Chapel has dropped the force field and is walking across sickbay, there is a shadow in the upper right corner of the screen that moves across the wall behind her. As there are no moving lights or equipment in the scene, it must have been cast by a piece of filming equipment.
However, on closer inspection one can see that this is actually her shadow; this is easily determined by the low lighting on her that's angled upwards and by the position of her arm - mimicked by the shadow.
However, on closer inspection one can see that this is actually her shadow; this is easily determined by the low lighting on her that's angled upwards and by the position of her arm - mimicked by the shadow.
When they first arrive on Valeo Beta 5, Duke asks Spock if the anomalies are causing comms interference. Spock starts "Negative, Ensign", but Duke was promoted to Lieutenant at the beginning of the episode. However, Duke immediately replies that Spock owes him a drink, for having referred to him by his old rank.
The Peregrine came to a rest at an angle. The cameras are tilted to suggest this, but the crew walks around the ship normally, as though the floors are level. Also, loose debris and equipment should have all slid to one side of the rooms/corridors, but is instead strewn about.
When the crew first lands on the frozen planet, multiple crew members step on piles of "snow" that pop back up and move in a way that indicates they're made of some kind of fabric.
The away team is said to have landed "several kilometers away" from the Peregrine. The visible size of the Peregrine contradicts that assessment. Were they several kilometers away the ship would barely be visible, if at all.
When La'an and Chapel are in sickbay, La'an says that comms are still down but they are able to detect their crewmen via internal sensors. The two of them then head out to visually search for the missing girl. If internal sensors are still working, they should be able to locate her that way. There would be no need to perform a visual search.
Nurse Chapel feels "Buckley's" pulse and diagnosis him with an elevated heart rate. As he is of an unknown species, she would not have a baseline to make a determination as to whether his heart rate is fast for his species or not.
The characters freely refer to Lt. Kirk as "Sam."
When Jim Kirk's brother was first mentioned, it was made clear that ONLY Jim Kirk called him "Sam." He should be referred to as "George" or some name other than "Sam."
When Jim Kirk's brother was first mentioned, it was made clear that ONLY Jim Kirk called him "Sam." He should be referred to as "George" or some name other than "Sam."
When Uhura detects 2 life signs on deck 5 of the Peregrine, La'an asks if they're human or Gorn. As the Peregrine was a Starfleet vessel and Starfleet contains personnel from numerous worlds, it is not reasonable to assume that the life signs must be either human or Gorn. The Enterprise's landing party alone has at least 2 non-humans in it.
Pike tells La'an that they can't locate the Gorn because comms are down, but they can still do a visual sweep. Comms have nothing to do with locating someone aboard a ship. He likely meant internal sensors were down, though he would also be mistaken, as they'd used internal sensors to locate the girl and alien on deck 5.
Spock acts as though he has never allowed himself to express emotion before and cannot control them, but in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery (2017), he stated that he had allowed himself to experience emotions (including anger, the emotion he claims to be unable to control here) and in Project Daedalus (2019) he flat out says that he enjoyed it.