We went crazy from all their noise pollution, choked on the plastic they dumped in our homes, that is when we weren’t being hunted and starved out. Gracie: Yeah, they’re mostly selfish, genocidal types. *My fears that the final conversation between the Probe and the whales went something like: Not a few hours after being dropped in Alaskan waters, and they’re alerady being targeted by what was probably the only Finnish whalers in the Pacific. Spocks research proves that it is directed at humpback whales. *The whales are the unluckiest cetaceans in the seas. The Federation sends a warning about the probe and after Admiral Kirk receives it. *The time travel sequence, which looked like something out of 60s Russian science fiction *Spock neck-pinching a punk just for minding his own business, playing his music. Its the most fun Star Trek could be back in the 80s and a memorable entry in the still-growing film series. A lot of that has to do with the brighter visuals, sunlight on the California streets, and water scenes. That we never saw her again was criminal. Of the four films, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home probably looks the best in 4K UHD. It was given this designation due to the fact that it apparently came to Earth in order to contact members of the humpback whale species. *The short and unceremonious shrift that Saavik, one of my favourite new characters, got. Spock talking about the probe, 2286 (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home) The Whale Probe was the designation for a probe of unknown origin which visited Earth in 2286.

*The sheer contrivance of having an alien probe appear literally out of nowhere and affecting a secnario whereby Kirk could save the Earth and mitigate the charges against him and his buddies. *The opening, dedicating the movie to the crew of the Challenger.

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