Everyone’s acting like Pike isn’t in the chair for about a week before Spock sends him to the planet of infinite pleasure and perfect health

Ten’Soon (Scadrial 4th Age, dir. Sazed Terrisman)

Agreed about the survivors part, it seems like a major oversight that I hope they can explain in a satisfying way.

As for the Gorn on the ship, I presumed it was just a crewman trying to gather intelligence on the Federation by picking through the remains of the saucer section

And then I presume the statue goes into a jar

Sort of feels like the attack on the colony was unplanned, and that the later Gorn ship was playing damage control while trying to figure out what happened.

That’s consistent with what they theorized regarding the solar flares causing the first ship to attack the colony.

That’s the best explanation I’ve heard, and I’m going to stick with it until a better one comes along

If you’re going to be visiting a potential birthplace for Archer, I’d have to say he grew up in Watkins Glen, if only because the state park there is beautiful

Agreed, the entire saucer section was on the Federation side of the line of demarcation, they could have openly had rescue teams checking for survivors