A deleted scene from Star Trek Into Darkness answers why Carol Marcus is British in the Kelvin timeline, and what she has in common with Jack Crusher.
Summary
- Dr. Carol Marcus and Jack Crusher share British accents from their upbringing in London, linking their Star Trek legacies.
- Carol Marcus investigated her father’s shady torpedoes on the USS Enterprise, filled with frozen Khan followers.
- Both characters have potential futures in the Star Trek universe, with Carol possibly appearing in “Strange New Worlds.”
A deleted scene from Star Trek Into Darkness reveals why Dr. Carol Marcus (Alice Eve) is British in the alternate Kelvin Timeline of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movies, and the reason is something Carol has in common with Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) in Star Trek: Picard. Dr. Marcus, the daughter of the diabolical Admiral Alexander Marcus (Peter Weller), came aboard the USS Enterprise commanded by Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) to investigate her father transporting experimental torpedoes on Kirk’s ship. Carol learned the torpedoes contained the cryogenically frozen followers of Khan Noonien Singh (Benedict Cumberbatch).
Although they exist in separate Star Trek timelines, Carol Marcus in Star Trek Into Darkness and Jack Crusher in Star Trek: Picard season 3 are both Starfleet royalty. Jack is the son of Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), although the son never knew his father until the events of Picard season 3. Jack inherited organic Borg DNA from his father, but Picard saved Jack from the tragic fate of becoming Vox of Borg. Together with the crew of the USS Enterprise-D, they slayed the Borg Queen (Alice Krige) and saved the galaxy.
Star Trek Into Darkness’ Deleted Scene Explains Carol Marcus’ British Accent Is Similar To Jack Crusher’s
Carol and Star Trek Picard’s Jack Crusher Have Similar Upbringings
A deleted scene from Star Trek Into Darkness posted by @AosdailyBTS on X shows Captain Kirk quizzing Dr. Carol Marcus about why she is aboard the Starship Enterprise. When Kirk tells Marcus to “drop the accent,” Carol reveals her British accent is real because she was raised in London by her mother while her father, Admiral Marcus, ran Starfleet. Check out the deleted scene below:
Carol’s backstory of being raised in London is just like Jack Crusher’s. As Dr. Beverly Crusher explained to Jean-Luc in Star Trek: Picard season 3, she and Jack lived in London when he was young, and the accent just “stuck.” Amusingly, Beverly explains that it must be the Picard DNA that affords Jack a British accent as if accents can be inherited like Jack’s organic Borg DNA. But Carol Marcus, whose backstory was established in Star Trek Into Darkness ten years before Star Trek: Picard season 3, had an absentee Admiral father and gained a British accent while living in London with her mother, just like Jack Crusher.
Star Trek Into Darkness ‘ deleted scene takes place right before the controversial moment when Carol strips to her underwear and is ogled by Captain Kirk.
Carol Marcus’ Star Trek Future Vs. Jack Crusher’s Star Trek Future
Carol’s comeback may be sooner than Jack’s
Both Carol Marcus and Jack Crusher have tentative Star Trek futures. Carol was name-dropped in Star Trek‘s first-ever musical episode, when Lt. James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) told Lt. La’an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) that he has a pregnant girlfriend named Carol. This could mean Carol Marcus may appear in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, although it’s unlikely that she will be played by Alice Eve on the Paramount+ series.
There’s no telling if the Kelvin Timeline’s Carol will be seen again if Star Trek 4 happens.
Jack Crusher’s Star Trek future depends on whether Star Trek: Picard season 3’s proposed spinoff, Star Trek: Legacy, happens. Despite ardent fan demand, and the actors and creatives’ willingness to return, no Picard spinoff is in development at Paramount+. This means Ensign Jack Crusher’s adventures aboard the USS Enterprise-G and what comes of Jack meeting Q (John de Lancie) are in drydock. There’s a chance Picard could continue as a Star Trek streaming movie on Paramount+, but Alice Eve’s version of Carol Marcus wasn’t in Star Trek Beyond and there’s no telling if the Kelvin Timeline’s Carol will be seen again if Star Trek 4 happens.
