Captain Kirk Is Back, Sorta
We knew since before Strange New Worlds even began thatPaul Wesley’s Captain James T. Kirk would be playing a role in season two—but what we didn’t know ahead of time was that he’d actually make a surprise early appearance in season one’s finale. However, this wasn’t the Kirk we’ll meet in season two, but the Captain Kirk of an alternate timeline where he is not the captain of the Enterprise by the events of “Balance of Terror,” but still aboard his old ship the Farragut.
So we’re technically actually meeting Wesley’s Kirk for the first time in season two, but given the bond Kirk and Pike forged during that haunting experience, it’ll be interesting to see what their relationship is like when the duo cross paths for the first time for real.
