I’m worried that Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck) is just going to have his heart broken again inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3. InStar Trek: Strange New Worlds' first 2 seasons, Spock has to choose between romantic relationships with Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) or his Vulcan fiancée, T’Pring (Gia Sandhu).T’Pring left Spock inStrange New Worldsseason 2, due to Spock’s dedication to Starfleet and emerging feelings for Nurse Chapel. Spock was free to pursue a relationship with Chapel that Christine ended when she joinedDr. Roger Korby’s (Cillian O’Sullivan) archaeological medicine fellowship.
One scene in the newStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 teaser trailershows Spock waking up next to Nurse Chapel, who’s sporting an engagement ring. After Spock and Chapel’s Strange New Worldsseason 2 breakup, seeing the pair looking happy together is a pleasant surprise, but it can’t last.Star Trek: The Original Seriescanon already established that Chapel will be engaged to Roger Korbyin the near future. Christine also knows she won’t end up with Spock, thanks toStar Trek: Lower Decks' time-traveling Ensign Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) telling Chapel she won’t be part of Spock’s future.
Spock Could Have His Heart Broken Again In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3
Rekindling Romance With Nurse Chapel Won’t End Well For Spock
Getting back together with Nurse Chapel inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 can only lead to another round of heartbreak for Spock. Christine’s engagement ring points to Chapel already being in a relationship with Dr. Roger Korby, who will be a recurring character inStrange New Worldsseason 3. BecauseBoimler accidentally broke the Temporal Prime Directive,Christine Chapel knows what we do: that Spock and Chapel don’t wind up together.So I can understand Chapel cutting her losses and pursuing Korby—but it’s also entirely in character for Chapel to prioritize Spock, given the chance.
Even though I already know what lies ahead,I’m still invested in Spock and Chapel’sStrange New Worldsrelationship because I don’t know how they get to where they are inStar Trek: The Original Series. More to the point,Spockdoesn’t know where this goes, so he probably still has high hopes for his relationship with Christine. Whether Spock finds out Chapel knew the future and rekindled their romance anyway, or it’s just as simple as Korby sweeping Nurse Chapel off her feet,Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3could break Spock’s heart for good.
I Hope Spock Is Ready To End His Nurse Chapel Romance In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3
There’s Still One Way Spock & Chapel Get A Happy Ending, But It’s Not Together
As much as I love Spock and Chapel together inStar Trek: Strange New Worlds, I hope Spock is ready to end his Nurse Chapel romance in season 3. Spock was blindsided by Christine’s big breakup number inStrange New Worlds’musical episode, but Spock could give the split more thought in the time before season 3.If Spock and Chapel can mutually agree the relationship won’t work out, that’s much better than either of them becoming the villain just to preserve canon.Talking it out is a particularlyStar Trekway to end a doomed relationship.
Because Spock and Chapel are on good terms inStar Trek: The Original Series, they probably ended their romance amicably.
Because Spock and Chapel are on good terms inStar Trek: The Original Series, they probably ended their romance amicably. That’s not where we left Spock and Chapel at theend ofStrange New Worldsseason 2, so there’s still more story to tell. Even if Chapel and Spock are just a fleeting thing inStrange New Worldsseason 3, that could be enough to give Spock and Chapel closure, so they can part ways as friends. And that might be the closest thing to a happy endingStar Trek: Strange New Worlds’Spock and Chapel can get.
