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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is stuck in an unfortunate spot. After the critical and financial success of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, this follow-up wasn’t nearly as well-received by fans, even though it did almost similar business to Star Trek II. Then, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home releases and is a huge hit both critically and at the box office.

So, this narrative developed about the Star Trek movies that “the odd-numbered ones are bad,” and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock played into that because it was smushed between two very beloved entries in the franchise. And over the years, the discourse has pretty much died around this movie.

That’s a shame. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock deserves a lot more love and here’s why it is now unfairly overlooked.