Star Trek: Strange New World's upcoming season should further explore Pike and Spock's relationship

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SNW creators have many questions they should answer

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” | FYC Event In Los Angeles
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” | FYC Event In Los Angeles | Jon Kopaloff/GettyImages

Does Spock feel responsible in some way for Pike's paralyzing injuries? What happened to cause the radiation accident on the U.S.S. Constitution? How could Spock be so sure that the Talosians would not try (with an illusion) to deceive the entire crew of Enterprise and only take Pike? After all the Talosians had a goal to manipulate alien species into procreating to repopulate their surface-dead planet.

Perhaps the Talosians had a change of heart about captivity. The Talosians did reflect (In S1 E1 of TOS) on their misunderstanding of humans' disdain for slavery and captivity to the degree that humans would be willing to kill themselves to be free. It was evident when Enterprise’s first officer "Number One" (portrayed by Majel Barrett) rigged her phaser to self-destruct rather than be captive to the Talosians. I have to mention that Barrett also went on to portray Nurse Christine Chapel in TOS as well as voicing the iconic voice of the Enterprise computer in subsequent series and films.

With more questions than answers about Pike and Spock, I look forward to S3 of SNW and how they may move forward in the Star Trek canon by expanding an intriguing, yet elusive relationship between the Enterprise’s first Captain and its first science officer.