#At bare minimum to go from what we see of the hatchlings to the Gorn as seen everywhere else

[scientific-tricorder]

I'm not the only one bothered by Strange New Worlds' portrayal of the Gorn, so I come with a proposed solution: we haven't actually seen any Gorn yet in Strange New Worlds.

We see Gorn ships in "Memento Mori", but only any 'Gorn' in "All Those Who Wander". However, I say that, maybe, the 'Gorn' from "All Those Who Wander" actually aren't Gorn, but rather the Gorn equivalent of dogs or targs: nonsapient animal pets.

The aliens in "All Those Who Wander" are quadrupedal, whereas all other portrayals of the Gorn have shown them as bipedal. Now, it isn't impossible that a species would switch from one to the other over the course of its lifecycle, but it's rather unlikely, given the many structural changes that come with bipedalism. The whole parasite method of reproduction also contradicts earlier canon from Into Darkness, according to Memory Alpha, wherein the Gorn give live birth. Additionally, the aliens are hyper-violent and any given 'litter' only has one survivor as they fight for dominance - behavior that would be highly counterproductive to any species coordinated and cooperative enough to achieve space travel.