Lieutenant Spock isn’t done exploring"human romance"inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, says Ethan Peck. The highly anticipatedStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 premieres July 17 on Paramount+ after a two-year wait. One of the central storylines ofStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 2 was Spock exploring his human emotions by having a torrid-but-brief love affair withNurse Christine Chapel(Jess Bush).
Strange New Podcaught up with Ethan Peck on the red carpet beforeStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3’s world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. When asked what’s new for Spock inStrange New Worldsseason 3, Peck carefully offered that the upcoming episodes will continue toexplore Spock’s humanity using"several different devices, one of which is human romance.“Read Peck’s quote and watch the video below:
As we bring this Spock closer to the Spock portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in The Original Series, we’re continuing to explore his humanity, and we do it with several different devices. One of which is human romance. So that’s about as far as I can go with that.
What Spock Continuing To Explore Romance With Humans Means For Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3
Does Spock Marry Nurse Chapel?
Lieutenant Spock inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsis more emotionally open than he will be in the future, as portrayed by Leonard Nimoy inStar Trek: The Original Series.InStrange New Worlds,Spock is more willing to fall in love,and he had his heart broken when Nurse Chapel chose her career over him duringStar Trek’s first-ever musical episode. YetStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3’s trailer shows Spock in bed with Chapel, who sports an engagement ring. IsStrange New Worldsseason 3 reworking canon so that Spock marries Christine?
Anger is another human emotion Spock is delving into inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3. There’s a shot ofthe Vulcan slugging Dr. Roger Korby(Cillian O’Sullivan), who is canonically Nurse Chapel’s future fiancé. Ultimately, Spock wading into the tumult of his humanity will motivate him to choose strict adherence to Vulcan logic, but that’s years afterStar Trek: Strange New Worlds.For now, it seems Spock’s love triangle with Chapel and Korby will be central toStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3.
Our Take On Spock Continuing Human Romance In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3
Spock Is A Romantic Hero In Strange New Worlds
One of the biggest changesStar Trek: Strange New Worldsmade to Spock is turning him into a romantic hero.Strange New Worldsbegan with Spock engaged to T’Pring(Gia Sandhu), and they were in a long-distance relationship for the first season-and-a-half ofStrange New Worlds. Focus then shifted toSpock and Nurse Chapelso that the prequel series could explore what was only spoken of and became Christine’s unrequited love inStar Trek: The Original Series.
Dancing seems to be another"device” Strange New Worldsseason 3 will use to uncover new facets of Spock.
Spock and Chapel’s love story turns into a triangle with the addition of Dr. Roger Korby inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, which is new romantic ground for the prequel to cover. In the meantime, dancing seems to be another"device" Strange New Worldsseason 3 will use to uncover new facets of Spock, asStrange New Worldsseason 3’s trailer shows Spock dancing with Lt. La’an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong).Star Trek: Strange New Worldsknows Spock’s endgame is turning Ethan Peck’s version into Leonard Nimoy’s, but they’re nowhere near done delving into Spock’s love stories in outer space.
