In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' timeframe, circa 2259-2260, Lieutenant James T. Kirk is the newly promoted First Officer of the USS Farragut. Kirk is on the fast track to starship command, and he occasionally visits the Starship Enterprise to learn from Captain Pike and Number One (Rebecca Romijn). Kirk has already teamed up with Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), who introduced Jim to Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck). But there's someone else on the Enterprise I can't wait for Kirk to join forces with.
Kirk & Nurse Chapel Already Know Each Other But You Wouldn’t Think So On Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Chapel & KIrk Both Served On The USS Farragut
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds hasn't made the connection explicit, but Lieutenant James T. Kirk and Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) must already know each other. Before Christine transferred to the Starship Enterprise, Chapel served aboard the USS Farragut with Kirk. This was confirmed in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1, episode 4, "Memento Mori," when Chapel wore a Farragut pin during Starfleet Remembrance Day.
Chapel's neurotic intelligence as played by Jess Bush would wonderfully complement Paul Wesley's cocky stride as Kirk.
Hopefully, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 has a Lieutenant Kirk and Nurse Chapel team-up, or at least scenes together, in the cards. Paul Wesley has exhibited dynamic romantic chemistry with Christina Chong's Lt. La'an Noonien-Singh, and Kirk has lit up the screen with Celia Rose Gooding's Uhura, Dan Jeannotte's Lt. Sam Kirk, and Rebecca Romijn's Number One. Chapel's neurotic intelligence as played by Jess Bush would wonderfully complement Paul Wesley's cocky stride as Kirk.
Kirk & Chapel Have One Other Big Star Trek Thing In Common
Kirk Teaming Up WIth Spock Has To Happen In Strange New Worlds Season 3
Lt. Spock's dislike for James' brother, Lt. Sam Kirk, is something else Star Trek: Strange New Worlds can explore between Kirk and Spock.
Nurse Chapel already loves Spock, and Kirk is well on his way to forging his eternal bromance with his favorite Vulcan. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds also hasn't pulled the trigger on Kirk and Spock working together for the first time, and that's another team-up I'm dying to see. Maybe in Strange New Worlds season 3, Spock, Kirk, and Chapel can be assigned together, with Jim caught between Spock and Christine's issues while Chapel witnesses the growing chemistry between Spock and Kirk.
Nurse Chapel Is Part Of Captain Kirk's Starship Enterprise
Strange New Worlds Is Quickly Assembling Kirk's Future Crew
It's possible Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy and/or Hikaru Sulu could appear in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds seasons 3 or 4.
Lieutenant Kirk joining Star Trek: Strange New Worlds so soon in its run was surprising, but the prequel has since added Lt. Montgomery Scott (Martin Quinn). Scotty is confirmed to be a series regular on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3. While it's unclear how many Strange New Worlds season 3 episodes Paul Wesley's Kirk will be part of, James is already a regular presence on Captain Pike's Starship Enterprise.
How Kirk and Chapel teaming up on Pike's Enterprise could illuminate their characters and relationship is fascinating to contemplate.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has already shined at depicting team-ups that Star Trek: The Original Series didn't focus on, like Lt. Kirk and Ensign Uhura joining forces. Captain Kirk and Nurse Chapel (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry) didn't have notable screen time together in 1960s Star Trek, but Lt. Kirk and Christine's younger selves can and should in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. How Kirk and Chapel teaming up on Pike's Enterprise could illuminate their characters and relationship is fascinating to contemplate, and will be even better if we finally see it.
