There’s a team-up for Lieutenant James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) I’m excited to see onStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3. Kirk has been a welcome recurring presence on the USS Enterprise commanded by Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) since he formally beamed aboard inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 2, episode 6, “Lost in Translation.“Wesley played other alternate versions of Captain Kirk, but Lt. Kirk is the younger version of the futureCaptain of the Enterpriseplayed by William Shatner.
InStar Trek: Strange New Worlds' timeframe, circa 2259-2260, Lieutenant James T. Kirk is the newly promoted First Officer of the USS Farragut. Kirk is on the fast track to starship command, and he occasionally visits the Starship Enterprise to learn from Captain Pike andNumber One (Rebecca Romijn). Kirk has already teamed up with Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), who introduced Jim to Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck). Butthere’s someone else on the Enterprise I can’t wait for Kirk to join forces with.
Kirk & Nurse Chapel Already Know Each Other But You Wouldn’t Think So On Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Chapel & KIrk Both Served On The USS Farragut
Star Trek: Strange New Worldshasn’t made the connection explicit, but Lieutenant James T. Kirk andNurse Christine Chapel(Jess Bush) must already know each other. Before Christine transferred to the Starship Enterprise,Chapel served aboard the USS Farragut with Kirk.This was confirmed inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 1, episode 4, “Memento Mori,” when Chapel wore a Farragut pin during Starfleet Remembrance Day.
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Lieutenant Kirk joined the USS Farragut in 2255, so unless Jim somehow evaded visiting sick bay for years, he must have already met Nurse Christine Chapel.Kirk and Chapel haven’t spoken to each other yet onStrange New Worlds, although they were both on the Enterprise bridge during the grand finale ofStar Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical, “Subspace Rhapsody.” Kirk has interacted with several other Enterprise crew members, but not Chapel.
Chapel’s neurotic intelligence as played by Jess Bush would wonderfully complement Paul Wesley’s cocky stride as Kirk.
Hopefully,Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 has a Lieutenant Kirk and Nurse Chapel team-up, or at least scenes together, in the cards. Paul Wesley has exhibited dynamic romantic chemistry with Christina Chong’s Lt. La’an Noonien-Singh, and Kirk has lit up the screen with Celia Rose Gooding’s Uhura,Dan Jeannotte’s Lt. Sam Kirk, and Rebecca Romijn’s Number One. Chapel’s neurotic intelligence as played by Jess Bush would wonderfully complement Paul Wesley’s cocky stride as Kirk.
Kirk & Chapel Have One Other Big Star Trek Thing In Common
Kirk Teaming Up WIth Spock Has To Happen In Strange New Worlds Season 3
Along with their experiences aboard the USS Farragut - which can shed more light on what life is like on that little-seen Starfleet vessel -Lieutenant Kirk and Nurse Chapel have someone else aboard the Starship Enterprise to commiserate over: Lt. Spock. Chapel has a rocky romance and unresolved feelings with the Vulcan Science Officer. Kirk barely knows Spock onStar Trek: Strange New Worlds, but he’s already fascinated by the Vulcan and enjoys pushing Spock’s buttons.
Lt. Spock’s dislike for James' brother, Lt. Sam Kirk, is something else Star Trek: Strange New Worlds can explore between Kirk and Spock.
Nurse Chapel already loves Spock, and Kirk is well on his way to forging his eternal bromance with his favorite Vulcan.Star Trek: Strange New Worldsalso hasn’t pulled the trigger on Kirk and Spock working together for the first time, and that’s another team-up I’m dying to see. Maybe inStrange New Worldsseason 3, Spock, Kirk, and Chapel can be assigned together, with Jim caught between Spock and Christine’s issues while Chapel witnesses the growing chemistry between Spock and Kirk.
Nurse Chapel Is Part Of Captain Kirk’s Starship Enterprise
Strange New Worlds Is Quickly Assembling Kirk’s Future Crew
Star Trek: Strange New Worldshas wasted no time in putting together the pieces for Captain Kirk’s futureUSS Enterprise crew inStar Trek: The Original Series. Although theStar Trekprequel is about Captain Pike’s Enterprise era, Spock, Uhura, and Chapel, as well as Dr. Joseph M’Benga (Babs Olusanmokun), who was also inStar Trek: The Original Series, have been crucial players inStrange New Worldsfrom the get-go.
It’s possible Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy and/or Hikaru Sulu could appear inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseasons 3 or 4.
Lieutenant Kirk joiningStar Trek: Strange New Worldsso soon in its run was surprising, but the prequel has since addedLt. Montgomery Scott (Martin Quinn). Scotty is confirmed to be a series regular onStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3. While it’s unclear how manyStrange New Worldsseason 3 episodes Paul Wesley’s Kirk will be part of,James is already a regular presence on Captain Pike’s Starship Enterprise.
How Kirk and Chapel teaming up on Pike’s Enterprise could illuminate their characters and relationship is fascinating to contemplate.
Star Trek: Strange New Worldshas already shined at depicting team-ups thatStar Trek: The Original Seriesdidn’t focus on, like Lt. Kirk and Ensign Uhura joining forces. Captain Kirk and Nurse Chapel (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry) didn’t have notable screen time together in 1960sStar Trek,but Lt. Kirk and Christine’s younger selves can and should inStar Trek: Strange New Worlds. How Kirk and Chapel teaming up on Pike’s Enterprise could illuminate their characters and relationship is fascinating to contemplate, and will be even better if we finally see it.
