The latest Star Trek: Strange New Worlds gives us a taste of what will be one day: Following an attack, James Kirk ( Paul Wesley ) becomes temporary captain on board the Farragut. The Enterprise comes to the crew’s aid, with Spock ( Ethan Peck ), Uhura ( Celia Rose Gooding ), Chapel ( Jess Bush ), and Scotty ( Martin Quinn ) joining him on his ship. It’s a familiar grouping for TOS fans.

And after things go awry, it’s Spock who’s able to get through to Kirk when he’s frozen. He reminds him that, as his brother Sam ( Dan Jeannotte ) says, he has an affinity for leadership and is not afraid to throw his weight around. Kirk acknowledges that he’s been determined to sit in the captain’s chair faster than anyone since the moment he joined the academy, but it was a good thing that

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