Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek : Strange New Worldsis shaping up to be a disaster for Lieutenant Spock ( Ethan Peck ) . debut inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 2 , Ethan Peck plays the younger version of Mr. Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) inStar Trek ’s Prime Timeline . In the year before he bring together Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) inStar Trek : The Original Series , Lt . Spock serves as Chief Science Officer on the USS Enterprise , overtop by Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) . ButSpock ’s road to becoming the Vulcan Leonard Nimoy embodied has n’t been soft .

Star Trek : Discoveryseason 2 re-introduce Spock as the adopted half - brother of Commander Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) , who was alienated from Spock since puerility . Burnham establish Spock hurt from a psychological breakdown after an encounter with theRed Angel ( Sonja Sohn ) . Ultimately , Spock and Michael reconciled before she led the USS Discovery on a one - way of life trip 930 years into the future . Spock repay to his duties aboard the Starship Enterprise onStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , butthe Vulcan Science Officer ’s journey has n’t been any easiersince his sister disappear into the far futurity .

Star Trek : Strange New Worlds ' casting of USS Enterprise legends grows in season 2 , including the addition of Scotty and Lt . James T. Kirk .

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Why Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Is Really Spock’s Tragedy

Spock suffers a lot of heartache in Strange New Worlds

Star Trek : Strange New Worldshas test Lt . Spock since the serial began , and the Vulcan ’s time aboard the USS Enterprise thus far has beena serial of quixotic tragedies . Spock was engaged to T’Pring ( Gia Sandhu ) , but that family relationship fracture as Spock pursued his feelings for Nurse Christine Chapel ( Jess Bush ) . But inStar Trek : Strange New Worlds ' melodic , Chapel broke it off with Spock with a Sung , " I ’m Ready , " in front of many of the endeavor ’s crew . At Terrificon , Ethan Peck address how Spock ’s traumatic moment are determine him into the Spock Leonard Nimoy play inStar Trek : The Original Series :

I think the intention with that , and I ’m just sort of theorizing here , is that Spock becomes the way he is , I think , because of these fundamental interaction that really demolish him … He determine maybe I wo n’t be so human because it ’s much well-fixed to go through the world and the existence feeling less … So I think that ’s sort of the intention of [ Nurse Chapel ’s song ] “ I ’m quick ” …

Ethen Peck confirms Spock ’s experience onStar Trek : Strange New Worlds " really crush him . “Indeed , Lt . Spock ’s heartache seems to deepen . Spock felt he was n’t Vulcan enough for T’Pring , despite her stating that she accepts both his Vulcan and human sides . Meanwhile , Spock allowed himself to be vulnerable to Chapel , and he was injure when she prefer to pursue her career rather . The more Spock gets hurt emotionally onStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , the clearer his course to becoming Leonard Nimoy ’s version of Spock have .

Spock Ethan Peck in Strange New Worlds and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) In 1960s Star Trek

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Spock Is More Vulcan In Star Trek: The Original Series Because Of Strange New Worlds

Now we know why Spock defines himself as Vulcan

Given the disappointments and very human pain Lt . Spock endure inStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , it ’s evident why Leonard Nimoy ’s Spock decide to colligate his human side and present himself as full Vulcan . InStar Trek : The Original Series , Spock often derides human and proudly exalt Vulcan logical system . Strange New Worldsnow contextualizes Spock ’s behavior as a defence mechanism wear from his experiences on Captain Pike ’s Enterprise . Of naturally , Spock does still feel loveand once in a while shows his humanity inTOS , but he quickly reverts to his nerveless Vulcan deportment .

Spock essay to regorge himself of all emotion with the Vulcankolinahrritual inStar Trek : The Motion Picture .

While Spock ’s love life is in shambles inStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , the Vulcan Science Officer does embark on a bromance . Lt . Spock met Lt . James T. Kirk(Paul Wesley ) inStar Trek : Strange New Worldsseason 2 , and their friendship will further train in season 3.Kirk becomes the most important someone to Spock , and frailty versa , with their friendship spanning decennary of risky venture , valour , and reciprocal sacrifice . Spock ’s metre on the Starship Enterprise inStar Trek : Strange New Worldsmay be defined by tragedy , but there ’s also the spark of what will be between Leonard Nimoy ’s Spock and William Shatner ’s Captain Kirk inStar Trek : The Original Series .

The cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1.

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