Whale Song 

Bridger is instructed to go after someone who is sinking whaling ships. He refuses because he doesn't support whaling so he resigns. But he later finds out who is doing it; an old friend, so he returns and goes after him.

Director:

Bryan Spicer

Writers:

Rockne S. O'Bannon (created by), Patrick Hasburgh

Stars:

Roy Scheider, Stacy Haiduk, Don Franklin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Roy Scheider	...	Captain Nathan Bridger
Stacy Haiduk	...	Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Hitchcock
Don Franklin	...	Commander Jonathan Ford
Jonathan Brandis	...	Lucas Wolenczak
John D'Aquino	...	Lt. Benjamin Krieg
Royce D. Applegate	...	Chief Manilow Crocker
Ted Raimi	...	Lt. j.g. Timothy O'Neill
Marco Sanchez	...	Sensor Chief Miguel Ortiz
Darwin	...	Darwin
Stephanie Beacham	...	Dr. Kristin Westphalen
Jonathan Banks	...	Maximillian Scully
Robert Engels	...	Malcolm Lansdowne
Peter DeLuise	...	Wiggins
Jack McGee	...	Mike Lutz
Derek Webster	...	Jerry Corbett

Storyline

Bridger is instructed to go after someone who is sinking whaling ships. He refuses because he doesn't support whaling so he resigns. But he later finds out who is doing it; an old friend, so he returns and goes after him.

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Plot Keywords:

animal in episode title | two word episode title | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

While the show was available for streaming on Netflix (prior to January 1st, 2017) this episode was not included, but the episode's description was accidentally attached to the next episode in the season. There is no obvious answer as to why this was done, or if it was intentional at all.

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Goofs

A radio announcer telling the news says that former Preisdent Bill Clinton is celebrating his 72 birthday. Given that the show (season one) takes place in the early 2020's and that Clinton was born in 1956, that would place Bill Clinton in his mid 60's inside the series time frame.

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Quotes

Captain Nathan Bridger: There's been a submarine in the north seas seeking whaling ships. They want me to hunt it down and destroy it, but I can't do that, I can't takes sides on this issue.
Lucas Wolenczak: But in this case, aren't the means justified by the end?
Captain Nathan Bridger: Machiavelli said that and wund up in prison.

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Connections

Featured in SeaQuest 2032: Resurrection (1995)

User Reviews

some tough decisions for schieder to make

It was very interesting to see roy schieder's captain being hauled over the coals by the senior navy personnel, clearly they did not believe that he was the man for the job of stopping a rogue submarine, he proves them right in a way by resigning, only they don't know what he has actually done. you may find yourself asking whether schieder was right as the submarine has killed many people including civilians; is schieder doing what he thinks is right or is he just running away? this aspect of the plot is tense and involving as you can't wait to see how far schieder will really go. i felt that the comedy plot involving the smuggling of fake meat was just cheap filler compared to the real moral dilemma, although it did make me smile a few times.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 1994 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 28, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amblin Entertainment, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1