"Gumato" as this was the creature's original name. In 2017, Den of Geek ranked Mugato the 43rd best aliens of the Star Trek franchise. In 2017, Inverse recommended "A Private Little War" as "essential watching" for Star Trek: Discovery. In 2018, Collider ranked this episode the 14th best original series episode. In September 2021 the Mugato is featured in 'Mugato, Gumato', the fourth episode of the second season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Notes References External links "A Private Little War" Review of the Remastered version at TrekMovie.com Star Trek: The Original Series (season 2) episodes 1968 American television episodes Television episodes written by Gene Roddenberry Television episodes directed by Marc Daniels