The whale probe in TVH disrupted systems and caused natural disasters on Earth, which presumably caused mass casualties, which no-one on screen gave a shit about.
Spoilers WRATH OF KHAN v. INTO DARKNESS deaths
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Tasha's death worked for me as I had no idea it was coming and up until that point Scotty kept comic back to life. I'm astounded that people think Wash's death in Serenity wasn't awesome. One if the best movie heroes' deaths ever. The pay off is in how the others cope with his death rather than the death itself - in unspoken mutual denial. It's just so Firefly :-)
Spock's death definitely had a pay off since we get to see his friends cope and risk everything to bring him back. NuKirk's death worked as part of his story of personal growth but it has no wider pay off because it's over too quickly.
Spock's death definitely had a pay off since we get to see his friends cope and risk everything to bring him back. NuKirk's death worked as part of his story of personal growth but it has no wider pay off because it's over too quickly.
Considering the light smacking SanFran got before Kirk and Co. fixed it, casualties could have been extremely light. It's hard to know for sure.
It's only hinted at, but here are some relevant quotes from the TVH transcript. Spaceships and cities have lost all power, while Earth's oceans are being vaporised. Note that the Klingons have "lost" two ships, but everyone closer to Earth is only "neutralised". The script writers seem to be trying to suggest a huge disaster while hiding all hint of anything bad happening to anyone:
CARTWRIGHT: Mister President, the Probe is headed directly for us, The signal is damaging everything in its path. The Klingons have lost two vessels. Two starships and three smaller vessels have been neutralised.
YORKTOWN CAPTAIN: (on viewscreen) Emergency channel zero one three zero. Code red. It has been three hours since our contact with the alien Probe. All attempts at regaining power have failed.
YORKTOWN CAPTAIN: (on viewscreen) Our systems engineers are trying to deploy a makeshift solar-sail. We have high hopes that this will, if successful, generate power to keep us alive.
CONTROLLER #2: Sir! Spacedock doors are inoperative! All emergency systems are non-functional.
CONTROLLER #1: Starfleet Command, this is Spacedock on emergency channel. We have lost all internal power.
STARFLEET DISPLAY OFFICER: Tokyo, total cloud coverage. All power is from reserve banks. Leningrad has lost all electrical power.
CARTWRIGHT: Notify all stations. Starfleet Emergency, RED ALERT. Switch power immediately to planetary reserves. ...Mister President, even with planetary reserves we cannot survive without the sun.
SAREK: ...Mister President, perhaps you should transmit a planet distress signal, ...while we still have time.
FEDERATION PRESIDENT (on viewscreen): This is the President of the United Federation of Planets. Do not approach Earth! The transmissions of an orbiting Probe are causing critical damage to this planet. It has almost totally ionised our atmosphere. All power sources have failed. All orbiting starships are powerless. The Probe is vaporising our oceans. We cannot survive unless a way can be found to respond to the Probe. Further communications may not be possible. Save your energy, Save yourselves. Avoid the Planet Earth at all costs. ...Farewell.
KIRK: We must destroy the Probe before it destroys Earth.
SPOCK: To attempt to do so would be futile, Admiral. The Probe could render us neutral easily.
COMPUTER VOICE: RED ALERT! RED ALERT! RED ALERT!
STARFLEET COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER: Admiral, we need that power to keep the medical and emergency systems functioning.
STARFLEET COMMUNICATIONS ENSIGN: All underground storage systems have been shut down.
YORKTOWN CAPTAIN: (on viewscreen) Emergency channel zero one three zero. Code red. It has been three hours since our contact with the alien Probe. All attempts at regaining power have failed.
YORKTOWN CAPTAIN: (on viewscreen) Our systems engineers are trying to deploy a makeshift solar-sail. We have high hopes that this will, if successful, generate power to keep us alive.
CONTROLLER #2: Sir! Spacedock doors are inoperative! All emergency systems are non-functional.
CONTROLLER #1: Starfleet Command, this is Spacedock on emergency channel. We have lost all internal power.
STARFLEET DISPLAY OFFICER: Tokyo, total cloud coverage. All power is from reserve banks. Leningrad has lost all electrical power.
CARTWRIGHT: Notify all stations. Starfleet Emergency, RED ALERT. Switch power immediately to planetary reserves. ...Mister President, even with planetary reserves we cannot survive without the sun.
SAREK: ...Mister President, perhaps you should transmit a planet distress signal, ...while we still have time.
FEDERATION PRESIDENT (on viewscreen): This is the President of the United Federation of Planets. Do not approach Earth! The transmissions of an orbiting Probe are causing critical damage to this planet. It has almost totally ionised our atmosphere. All power sources have failed. All orbiting starships are powerless. The Probe is vaporising our oceans. We cannot survive unless a way can be found to respond to the Probe. Further communications may not be possible. Save your energy, Save yourselves. Avoid the Planet Earth at all costs. ...Farewell.
KIRK: We must destroy the Probe before it destroys Earth.
SPOCK: To attempt to do so would be futile, Admiral. The Probe could render us neutral easily.
COMPUTER VOICE: RED ALERT! RED ALERT! RED ALERT!
STARFLEET COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER: Admiral, we need that power to keep the medical and emergency systems functioning.
STARFLEET COMMUNICATIONS ENSIGN: All underground storage systems have been shut down.
Plus we'd be spared the "Bluey?" scene.
I think that will depend on how it plays in STB.
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