Carol Kane reveals the part of Star Trek that terrified her the most

Carol Kane was a welcomed addition to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' second season. Playing Pelia, the Lanthanite Starfleet commander and chief of engineering, Kane brought her A-game. She was quick-witted, sharp-tongued, and could hold her own verbally with any and everyone. Including Una Chin-Riley.

Pelia feared nothing, not even the Gorn. Yet, in an interview with ScreenRant, Kane revealed that she wasn't nearly as confident as her on-screen character. In fact, she told the outlet that playing the character was a challenge for her, as Kane in real life is nothing like her on-screen character.

Still, the adjustment between her real-life self and her on-screen character wasn't the hardest part of the job. The thing that "terrified" her the most is the same issue that so many other actors and actresses have struggled with; the "techno-babble".

Star Trek is heavy with scientific language, so much so that talent has lamented the scenes where it bore a large amount of the scene. Kane is no different, telling ScreenRant;

""I was terrified. Just let me say, terrified. Because there’s sort of nothing to hold onto. You really just have to learn it so literally. And I’m very unfamiliar with almost everything I say.""

Considering her role as the head of engineering would give her character more of these lines than most, we're not even a little surprised that she'd feel the way she did. The language used in the franchise, especially around the scientific aspects, is arguably as challenging as anything. Even more challenging than fitting into the attire from the early seasons of The Next Generation.

When you've not spent a lot of time around science, it's easy to see just how hard it can be to memorize all of those complicated words and phrases. Yet, Kane has done a wonderful job and has continued to show herself as a key asset for the show heading into season three.

Her debut was among the best in the modern era of Star Trek. Considering she had to replace a beloved character in Hemmer (Bruce Horak), and on top of everything else, learn this wonderfully whacky dialogue, we're safe in our opinion that she's done a masterful job of coming in and owning the role.