#Captain Chris Pike

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I think i’m hilarious - Spock

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August 12, 2024

Happy 68 Birthday to Bruce Greenwood.

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"What just happened? Why did I admit all that?"

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Is it OTP worthy? ⤷ Chris Pike & Una Chin-Riley | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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To just uncritically enjoy Strange New Worlds for a second... I love the way that they are intentionally and seriously playing with Pike's arc and specifically drawing out the implications of what it REALLY means to not be the protagonist in this story. It's all well and good to say that there are no no-win scenarios when you are, in fact, the protagonist, and you and your crew merrily sail along at the end of every hour-long episode. But they aren't writing a character from scratch. They're pulling from this one moment, really, where the TOS writers were like, lol what if we made this fucked up thing happen. And unlike the Kelvin timeline, they don't sanitize it down to "oh, he just uses a wheelchair and then is tragically killed womp womp." No. Here is a character who suffers, in perpetual pain, with little means to communicate, in a world with such significant medical advances as to make this injury one of the most profoundly isolating experiences possible. And Pike chooses it.

He doesn't choose it just once, the first time, when the vision is offered to him. It is something he chooses again, to save Spock's life, and then to save all the lives that Spock will save by ending the conflict with the Romulans, when he is granted that knowledge. And there's something really delightful in that they CAN'T bend this narrative. Spock really is that important. He's the protagonist. He has things to do, you might say. They've spent 60 years establishing this. And that puts Pike in this position of having to humbly step back, and choose something painful for himself out of his own commitment to service, sacrifice, compassion, and love--and be satisfied that it is the RIGHT choice, whatever it means for him.

And I think I also love that it then it kind of answers this mysterious question presented in "The Menagerie," which is, of course, why does Spock go to all this bother for this guy? And sure, it's one thing for Spock to say, "I just respect the hell out of this dude," but SNW is really making a point of solidifying that yeah, he does though. Christopher Pike has a heart so big it changed everything, actually. And that's a story worth telling.

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Some quick and veeeery quick sketches

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STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS (2022- ) ↳ Every character in every episode: Pike in Children of the Comet, 1x2

I love this job.

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Y'all, I love how Paul shakes hands as Kirk.

Looks like he's always ready kiss their hands. 😭😭😭

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This is a pretty funny take

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NYCC Exclusive Clip | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3 teaser... "Hit it!"

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Unused concepts of Strange New Worlds' Pike in The Animated Series' style for the 50th anniversary by Phil Murphy. Presumably an unmade Very Short Trek. Tiny clip on twitter here.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE ANSON MOUNT 🎂 🎉

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I love how in Strange New Worlds S2 everyone's doing just ✨fine✨

M'Benga and Chapel are doing heavy drugs

Spock's in therapy

Una is in jail

La'an is taking up drinking games

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Captain Pike in Charades, a mood

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I told Captain Pike the truth about myself. And he defended me. Told me I was exemplary. That he would fight for me. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Ghosts of Illyria (S01E03)

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M’Benga: so, how was the honeymoon?

Una: Chris got drunk and tried to destroy our marriage certificate.

Una: he said “good luck trying to return me without the receipt”

Una: I love him