In this weeks episode of The SeaQuest Rewatch, Cory and Tom hunt down those responsible for taking their cheeseburgers as they discuss season 1 episode 16 & 17 "Whale Song" and "The Last Lap at Luxury."
Whale Song:
After a number of whaling ships have come under attack by a rogue submarine, the UEO orders Bridger to find the sub and take it down, a move that the captain has trouble following due to his own beliefs and the law itself that whaling is illegal, and cause him to decide to resign his command rather than carry out the orders.
Meanwhile the rogue ship attempts to attack another whaling vessel but mistakenly hits a cruise ship, killing innocent people. The now retired Nathan hears of the incident and seeks out his old friend Malcolm to find out who is behind the attacks and who subsequently reveals the name of the captain of the rogue vessel, Max Scully, an old friend of Nathan’s and a radical environmentalist working against the killing of whales and who faked his own death years earlier in order to try and disappear and reinvent himself.
Nathan returns to the SeaQuest, resuming his command, an easy move given that Ford never turned in the resignation letter, and the crew begins tracking down Scully. Once the sub is found, the SeaQuest disables the ship as Bridger boards it and confronts Scully, informing him that he has to take him despite his good intentions at stopping the whaling. Bridger gives Scully a moment with his ship which he uses to escape via the torpedo tubes, swimming away as Bridger returns to the SeaQuest, ordering it to fire on the sub destroying it.
Send Out the WSKRS:
The song that Krieg sings while preparing his burger is “Cheeseburger in Paradise” by Jimmy Buffet.
Scully is played by Johnathan Banks from Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad as Mike Ehrmantraut. His first role was in Linda’s Film On Menstruation. He went on to a lead role in Wiseguy, a police procedural focused on organized crime. He also played Gunderson in Airplane and Professor Hickey in Community. He’s done some voice work for animation and video game, most notably Commissioner Gordon in Batman Arkham Knight.
Denis Arndt was the Navy Quartermaster Bickle, and we’ve seen him before as Dr. Sam Lane in the Lois and Clark episode “Requiem for a Superhero.”
Peter Deluise played Wiggins. He’s known for his role in 21 Jump Street as Doug Penhall and later had a cameo in the movie. He was in several iterations of Stargate as an actor and director and has had a slew of Hallmark Movies that he also directed. He was also Tug in 1986 movie Solarbabies.
Francis X. McCarthy played Jones (in the military office). He was also in 21 Jump Street as Captain Brody (occasional appearances). He was recently in a Hallmark Movie that wasn’t directed by Deluise but DID star another 21 Jump Street alum, Holly Robinson Peete.
Derek Webster played Corbett. He was in 22 episodes of Nightman. He’s had various guest roles here and there, as well as a good handful of recurring roles in TV shows such as In The Dark, NCIS New Orleans, Salvation and The Whispers, among others.
Jack McGee played Mike (from the bar). He’s a “that guy,” but he was a lead in The McCarthy’s (16 episodes), and also appeared in a Funny Or Die short based on A Christmas Story.
The Last Lap at Luxury:
The head of the UEO, Secretary General Andrea Dre, has enlisted the SeaQuest to escort her to a global meeting of the world’s confederations. After seeing the work that Lucas has accomplished with Darwin, she invites him to attend the meeting with her.
As the meeting begins, Dre introduces Lucas to the delegates, leaving the room with Bridger and Noyce to keep them apprised of the global situation occurring as many of the world’s unaffiliated nations begin going on military alert in an attempt to possibly disrupt the summit. Suddenly the entire undersea resort that is hosting the meeting shakes and when Bridger, Noyce, and Dre return to the meeting room, they discover the delegates and Lucas gone.
Meanwhile, a man named Lamm reveals himself to Lucas and the delegates, instructing them that they will draw up a new UEO charter that will return the world to a state before the UEO was created, a state that allowed for more economic opportunities without restraint.
While Dre continually makes statements to the press apprising them of the situation, Bridger discovers that the conference room they are in now is actually a replica of the one that Lucas and the delegates were in, noting that a piece of gum that Lucas stuck under the podium is now missing.
Eventually, Lucas hacks the electronics in the room and discovers a way of blasting out his rock music, enabling Darwin to pinpoint his location. Meanwhile, Bridger and Noyce, confused by Dre’s constant updates to the press, deduce that Dre is working against the UEO and a plan is worked out in which Bridger will climb down to rescue Lucas and company.
Dre holds another press conference, informing the press that the delegates have all perished when their sub hit a mine on their way back from a tour, and in the absence of world leadership, she will assume total control and declare martial law. Her assumption of power is quickly doused when Bridger appears with Lucas and the delegates, and Crocker arrests Dre, Lamm, and the rest of their co-conspirators, while Noyce is crowned head of the UEO until the next election.
Send Out the WSKRS:
Robin Wilson is back as the bartender. Again. Where???
Dre was played by Bonnie Bartlett. She’s been in episodes of Firefly, Boy Meets World, Stargate and others but her biggest role was Ellen Craig on St. Elsewhere. She only recently appeared in Better Call Saul.
Dale Swan was one of the UEO police officers and we saw him in the Quantum Leap episode “A Hunting We Will Go” as Bill.
Lamm was played by Carl Lumbly. He most recently played Myrrn Jonnz in Supergirl (13 episodes), and previously did the voice of Jonn Jonnz in the video game Injustice, the animated Justice League Doom and the Animated Series. He also playing Marcus Dixon in Alias.
H.M. Wynant played one of the delegates and, similar to last week’s Giggler, he played Frosty, a henchman from the Batman ‘66 show.
Dave Fennoy played one of the reporters and does a ton of voice work for video games, including the Telltale game series The Walking Dead, Gears of War, Super Smash Bros., and Warcraft. The list is endless.
Whats Next?
Next up, we'll be discussing the episodes “The Stinger” and “Hide and Seek” which originally aired as episodes 17 & 18.
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