Summary
- Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will see more of the budding friendship between Kirk and Spock.
- Paul Wesley teases “amazing stuff” to come in the upcoming season, emphasizing the slow buildup of their relationship.
- The dynamic between Kirk and Spock, despite their differences, will be explored further in season 3.
Paul Wesley hints at the growing friendship between Lt. James T. Kirk and Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck) in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3. Wesley and Peck’s younger versions of Kirk and Spock officially met for the first time in Prime Universe canon in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 6, “Lost in Translation,” where they were introduced by Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding). Dollops of Kirk and Spock’s future rapport were then dropped throughout the back half of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2.
Screen Rant is at STLV: Trek to Vegas, where Paul Wesley appeared in a solo spotlight panel to discuss his impressive career, including The Vampire Diaries and Wesley’s taking on the iconic role of the future Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Answering a fan question about Kirk and Spock’s blossoming friendship in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, Wesley was careful to avoid spoilers but offered hints of the “amazing stuff” to come in the upcoming season. Read Paul’s quote below:
We have some amazing stuff in season 3. Yeah, it’s a slow burn. You don’t wanna, out of the gate, explore everything. It’s nice to have the characters slowly get to know one another, because that friendship is so important to this series. It’s really nice to [give] sprinkles and hints of what’s to come. Hints of how connected they will be, even though they could not be more opposite. Kirk and Spock are very yin and yang in a good way. But we explore that… The short answer is yes. We very much explore that in season 3. But I think we intentionally let it slowly build.
Paul Wesley’s Kirk Is Definitely Part Of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3
Expect to see more of Lieutenant Kirk aboard the Starship Enterprise
Although he’s the newly minted First Officer of the USS Farragut, Paul Wesley’s Lt. James T. Kirk has plenty of reasons to keep dropping by the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3. Kirk has a ‘will they or won’t they’ mutual attraction with Lt. La’an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong), although James is also about to become a father as his girlfriend Carol Marcus is pregnant. James’ older brother, Lt. Sam Kirk (Dan Jeannotte) is also stationed aboard the Enterprise, and Kirk also formed a friendship with Ensign Uhura.
Kirk and Spock already show a fascination with each other.
However, all eyes are on Kirk and Spock, and how their friendship develops, in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3. Kirk and Spock already show a fascination with each other, and James has already begun enjoying teasing the stoic Vulcan. What circumstances bring Lt. Kirk back to the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds remains to be seen, but Kirk will be a welcome and recurring presence in the upcoming episodes.
