[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Star Trek : Strange New Worlds Season 3 finale “New Life and New Civilizations.”]

As Star Trek fans know, Kirk ( Paul Wesley ), once he’s captain of the Enterprise, and Spock ( Ethan Peck ), its science officer, will one day have an iconic bond, but on Strange New Worlds, which takes place while Pike ( Anson Mount ) is still at the helm, that friendship is in its very early days. But the Season 3 finale takes it to another level when Kirk must agree to a Vulcan mind meld for mission success.

Kirk comes to the Enterprise‘s aid — repaying them for their help earlier this season — when the crew once again deals with the Vezda. In order to open a portal through which the Vezda had taken M’Benga (and not destroy a planet), both

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