Strange New Worlds introduces a hugely important character, but only if you pay close attention

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 9 is an incredibly funny and touching musical. The Star Trek novelty inspires with dancing and singing, but uses them to characterize and develop the background stories. One of them belongs to James. T Kirk (Paul Wesley).

In one of the episode’s highlights, security chief La’an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) confesses the feelings she has developed for and begins to feel for a Kirk from an alternate timeline. Kirk, however, readily admits that he’s kind of Relationship with a certain Carol Marcus is expecting a child from him.

In the almost 60-year-old Star Trek canon, the name Carol Marcus carries a special and particularly tragic meaning.

Who is Carol Marcus in the Star Trek universe?

Anyone familiar with the Star Trek films starring William Shatner might have had to flinch twice at the mention of a pregnant Carol Marcus. Firstly because of the recognition of the name and secondly because of the tragedy surrounding Carol.

Carol Marcus is a scientist who Kirk hooks up with when she is stationed on Starbase 1 and he is on the USS Farragut. She becomes pregnant, but sees no future in their relationship. Both want to advance in their careers and that means a permanent physical separation. Carol decides to raise her son alone.

Within the plot of the previous Star Trek canon, this happens in the year 2259, which is also where Strange New Worlds is set. The character Carol (Bibi Besch) was introduced in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), which takes place 26 years after the end of the relationship.

In it she now leads the Genesis project, on which her adult son David (Merritt Butrick) is working. When the Genesis tech is stolen, their paths cross and Admiral Kirk meets his son David for the first time.

In Star Trek III: In Search of Mr. Spock However, David is murdered by Klingons. The event influences the further film series around Shatner’s Kirk, who develops a deep hatred against the Klingons.

In Star Trek VI – The Undiscovered Country, the loss of his son is held up as a motive for the alleged assassination of the Klingon Chancellor.

Carol Marcus also appears in Star Trek Into Darkness

In the so-called Kelvin timeline, that is the movies starring Chris Pine as Captain Kirk, we also meet Carol Marcus (Alice Eve). In Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), she smuggles herself onto the Enterprise under an assumed name to investigate missing torpedoes. Also in this timeline, Carol has to go through a lot when her father is murdered before her eyes.

Will we see Kirk’s son in Strange New Worlds?

An appearance by Carol Marcus in upcoming episodes of Strange New Worlds is obvious. Paul Wesley’s Kirk has been given a growing role in the cast this season, and it’s possible that the show will explore the breakup.

However, it remains unlikely that we will see David in his twenties or even his death in the science fiction series. A prerequisite for this would be a journey into the future or a vision. We can’t rule that out, of course, but don’t wait with bated breath.

This is how you can stream the Star Trek episode in Germany

Strange New Worlds is available in Germany via Paramount+ * in a flat rate. Nine episodes of Season 2 have been released so far. There is a new episode every Thursday. This week the season finale will be released in Germany.

If you want to learn more about the franchise, you can find an overview of all Star Trek films and series in chronological order here.

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