Golgotha

Just imagine if we were visited by an alien species, and if it took the side of what we considered inferior species, and saw the level of destruction that the only animal species considered intelligent, the human, has.

A very good episode, if you look at it from that perspective. If aliens arrived and communicated with insects, what would they say? Or with cattle, or with birds? Are we really the most intelligent? Looking from the outside looking in on the way we're doing on this planet, I don't think so.

If we take all humans out of the equation, I think the planet has a better chance of survival.

"Golgotha" isn't terrible by any means, but during and after my viewing of the episode, I was left with one crucial question: What was the point of the episode?

It isn't funny. It isn't entertaining. It isn't even interesting. The CGI is perhaps the only thing that was even remotely impressive, but even that was lackluster compared to most other episodes this season.

The premise was fine, and it did bring up an interesting question of whether animals would call humans out if given the opportunity. However, there were so many ways they could've explored the idea better that I was upset at the wasted potential.

Perhaps most strange of all is that there wasn't anything 'bad' about the episode. The story was tolerable, the CGI was tolerable, the acting was tolerable, the ending was tolerable, but the problem was that it all felt pointless. "Golgotha" is an episode of nothingness.

A priest who witnessed the resurrection of a dolphin greets the alien cephalopods who believe it to be a messiah.

This is a live-action episode with CGI, most obviously the alien. It's a pretty short episode, and there isn't a whole lot going on here. It seems like it probably belongs in a more traditional anthology collection than LD&R.

I can't really say that I've seen much in the way of alien messiahs in my science fiction. So, it's got that going for it. However, it doesn't really go anywhere particularly exciting or interesting with that hook. It's basically just a setup for a simple message.

It's not bad. The acting is fine, and the humor is fine. It seems like the sort of thing you might find on YouTube, though. I half expected the priest to turn to the camera at the end and say, "Don't forget to like and subscribe!"

I was so excited about the next season of LD&R, but this season has been such a bust. It might have been better if season 3 had been the last one, and we ended on a high note.

Episodes like this make me appreciate The Drowned Giant. I'm still not even sure how much I liked that episode. But The Drowned Giant left me wondering exactly what it was about and what it meant, if anything. This wasn't bad, but it feels like a throwaway episode whose only reason for existing is to blow some stuff up via CGI.

The story of a dolphin is 'rescued' from an oil spill ( was it an accident or neglegance ? ) and a priest who witness this ' ressurection' is tasked with meeting an alien emissary who / whom believes this dolphin to be their messiah ( sort of dune like ).

Well it appears the dolphin held a serious grudge about losing it's family and pretty much feels like all of humanity should die for this travesty.

Thats the idea behind the episode in live action with a cyborg squid making the decision.

It's one of those episodes that feels like set up for something bigger but as this season and the series as a whole often does there is never a pay off and kinda feels like a wasted effort.

And we waited 3 years for this.

This is a meh episode that could have been a lot more interesting or better. We learn little to nothing about the alien's religion. So, it would have been interesting to learn if their religion was similar to ours or such. Having an alien and human priest debate their religions seems like an interesting idea. Then the stinger at the end is at best a single line delivery. Did the dolphin demand that humanity be wiped out? Or were the aliens reacting to the dolphin's tale of human abuse or destruction to sea life? It is not clear and delivered through a single cryptic line that is not easy to hear. Either way, you can see the twist coming from a mile away.