Every Star Trek fan has seen Captain James T. Kirk command a starship many times, but now you can see him do it for the first time. In a new Collider-exclusive sneak peek of this week's Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , Kirk ( Paul Wesley ) has command thrust upon him for the first time in what will turn out to be a legendary career. The new episode, "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail," will premiere on Paramount+ on Thursday, August 14.

In the clip, Kirk is on the dimly-lit bridge not of the USS Enterprise , but of the USS Farragut . It's seen better days; there's smoke in the air, the display screens are flickering, and the emergency lights are on. There's clearly been some sort of altercation; when he checks in with the medical bay to check on the status of his captain, Nurse

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