The Stochastic Game
Ramblings of General Geekery

More about Star Trek IV: sure it’s got some funny moments, but between “Search For Spock” and this, it seems to be the point where it’s not just Gene Roddenberry’s story anymore, but some studio’s FRANCHISE. Gotta appeal to more audiences! Can I say it now? THEY RUINED STAR TREK!

This alien probe is so fucking random. Is there a whole alien civilization that sends these things, like "hey do you still have dinosaurs, or trilobites, or dodos? because if not we're going to FUCK YOU UP WITH MAGIC TECHNOLOGY" Did anybody chase it afterwards to see who the fuck sent it? I hope there's a follow-up and the Federation Navy acquires the probe's weapons so they can ionize waters on enemy planets or whatever

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