Why are there whales on Pike’s Enterprise? I was under the impression that cetacean ops was a ultimately a result the events of Star Trek IV, which haven’t happened yet.
Showing cetacean ops did seem like a lot. But OTOH, that scene isn’t actually on the Enterprise - it’s set inside La’An’s mind. So why not make it weird?
Why are there whales on Pike’s Enterprise? I was under the impression that cetacean ops was a ultimately a result the events of Star Trek IV, which haven’t happened yet.
There were references to whales before that in beta-canon diagrams.
The idea that they are a response to Star Trek IV is also beta canon or even widespread head canon.
Showing cetacean ops did seem like a lot. But OTOH, that scene isn’t actually on the Enterprise - it’s set inside La’An’s mind. So why not make it weird?
I don’t think that’s ever been established - in fact, I don’t think we’ve ever seen humpback whales in Cetacean Ops…
We have seen a humpback in cetacean ops: Gillian from Prodigy
Y’know, as I typed it I thought, “I should probably fact-check this…”
Holograms. Or just screens. Can make them in to anything that’ll make you calm (or whatever you want to feel).