The third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds finally started this week, and its opener, “Hegemony, Part II,” picked up right where the last season left off. But along the way, it surprisingly ended up taking the Gorn—a Trek mainstay and the show’s longest-running threat—off the board.

The updated, computer-generated versions in "Strange New Worlds" look much more reptilian and alien, and even boast prehensile tails. They're also a considerable upgrade on the CG Gorn who appeared in "Enterprise" episode "In a Mirror, Darkly" 20 years ago. Bitter experience.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds streams on Paramount+. The next episode of the season, titled “Shuttle to Kenfori,” premieres on July 24 on the streamer. The series has been renewed for a fourth and fifth season. The fifth will be the final season for the show.