Summary
- Lt. Spock's secret hijacking of the USS Enterprise adds an intriguing twist to his relationship with Lt. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- Kirk and Spock's Chief Engineers play crucial roles in their respective ship thefts, highlighting the importance of teamwork in their adventures.
- Will Kirk ever find out about Spock's criminal actions? Only time will tell if this revelation will inspire Kirk's own daring heist in Star Trek III.
I wonder if Lt. James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) ever finds out Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck) stole the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. One of the most exciting aspects of Strange New Worlds, to me, is getting to watch the younger Kirk and Spock grow into the eternal best friends they are in Star Trek: The Original Series. Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 6, "Lost in Translation," got the ball rolling when Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) introduced Kirk to Spock.
Kirk and Spock's first meeting in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is satisfyingly subtle. Neither man quite knows what to make of the other, although they are both instantly fascinated by the other. Neither Kirk nor Spock are aware of who they will become or of their legendary voyages together aboard the Starship Enterprise that is yet to happen. However, Spock knows Kirk by reputation, as the ambitious new First Officer of the USS Farragut. In turn, Kirk can size up Spock as the overly serious half-Vulcan Science Officer. But Kirk would be surprised to learn Spock hijacked the Enterprise before they ever met.
Does Kirk Ever Find Out Spock Stole USS Enterprise In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds?
Spock actually hijacks the Enterprise twice
As of the end of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, Lt. James T. Kirk doesn't know Lt. Spock stole the USS Enterprise, and I'm curious if he ever finds out. In Strange New Worlds season 2's premiere, "The Broken Circle," Spock hijacked the Enterprise and took it to Cajitar IV to answer a distress call from La'an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong). Spock's rescue was successful, although there were hostilities with the Klingons who controlled Cajitar IV. Kirk may also be surprised to learn that Spock got drunk with the Klingons over blood wine.
Spock will steal the USS Enterprise again in Star Trek: The Original Series.
It's possible Kirk could learn of Spock's criminal actions at some point in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 or 4, and maybe he'll be impressed as well as surprised. Little does Kirk know at this point in Star Trek's timeline that Spock will steal the USS Enterprise again in Star Trek: The Original Series' "The Menagerie." Spock (Leonard Nimoy) commits mutiny by hijacking the Enterprise to deliver the grievously wounded Fleet Captain Christopher Pike (Sean Kenney) to Talos IV. Of course, Kirk commits the most famous (or infamous) act of stealing the Starship Enterprise.
Kirk Steals USS Enterprise To Save Spock In Star Trek III
The Starship Enterprise's most famous hijacking
Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) steals the USS Enterprise in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Kirk and his crew risk their Starfleet careers to rescue Spock, who was resurrected by the Genesis Planet, and take him to Vulcan to reunite Spock with his katra, or Vulcan soul. Kirk was explicitly ordered by Admiral Morrow (Robert Hooks), the Commander in Chief of Starfleet, not to attempt to rescue Spock on Genesis, but Kirk decided to go anyway. The Enterprise didn't make it back, however, as Kirk destroyed his beloved starship rather than letting it fall into Klingon hands.
Spock automated the Enterprise to travel to Talos IV in Star Trek: The Original Series ' "The Menagerie" before he was caught.
I really like how neither Spock in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds nor Kirk in Star Trek III could accomplish their theft of the USS Enterprise without the help of their Chief Engineers. Commander Pelia (Carol Kane) bargained the position of Chief Engineer in exchange for guaranteeing Spock could escape Starbase One with the Enterprise. In Star Trek III, Scotty (James Doohan) was key to Kirk's insurrection by automating the Enterprise and disabling the USS Excelsior's transwarp drive. I wouldn't be surprised if, at some point, Kirk does learn Spock stole the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and it inspired him to do the same in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
