Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Summary
Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) connect with hoi polloi by cooking for them , and some greatStar Trek : Strange New Worldsscenes have been countersink in Captain Pike ’s impressive kitchen aboard the Starship Enterprise . More than any otherStar Trekcaptain , Pike treat his crew members like house and invites them to dinner in his quarters , without esteem for social rank or status . Pike ’s captain ’s quarters on the endeavour are telling enougheven without the massive kitchen , but Pike ’s dining set - up allows him to connect more with his crew and extend more brainstorm into Pike as a character .
A full - sized individual kitchen might seem unnecessary for the sea captain of a starship , but thekitchen idea come from thespian Anson Mount . view how highly Pike time value connecting with his bunch , it makes sense that he would desire a personal space where they can all gather . Pike also cook for his girlfriend , Captain Marie Batel ( Melanie Scrofano ) , when the two can find a uncommon minute to spend clock time together . Captain Pike cooks with Spock ( Ethan Peck ) , too , direct to some fun moments that make both characters even more lovely . ThroughoutStrange New Worlds’two time of year so far , several polar scenes have claim property in Pike ’s kitchen .
InStrange New Worldsseason 1 , episode 7 , " The Serene Squall , " Captain Pike ’s cookery skill even carry through the mean solar day when he and some of his crew are captured by pirates . Pike ’s culinary artistry helps him convince the pirates to mutiny against their captain , which causes enough chaos for Pike to temporarily take control of the ship .
Star Trek : Strange New Worlds season 3 is lay out to depart production . Here ’s what we know about the current timeline and when new episodes could release .
5Cooking For Captain Batel
Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 10 - “A Quality of Mercy” & Season 2, Episode 4 - “Among the Lotus Eaters”
Captain Pike has cook for his girlfriend Captain Batel on multiple affair . Because Chris and Marie are both incredibly busy starship captain , they contend to find time to pass together . Whenever they do get a minute of personal clip , Pike likes to fix , whether it be a quick breakfast or a alimentary paste dinner . InStrange New Worldsseason 2 ’s " Among the Lotus Eaters , " Pike set a pasta dish with his mother ’s sauce , because"anything else would be a law-breaking against tomatoes . "
manifestly , Chris clear his love of cook from his mother , and it ’s nice to think that mothers continue to pass down their best formula even in the 23rd century . Pike also cooked pasta for Batel in his kitchen inStrange New Worldsseason1 ’s finale , " A Quality of Mercy . " In the episode ’s chess opening picture before Admiral Pike visit from the future , Pike turns spaghetti leftovers from the previous night into pasta mama .
4Cooking With Spock
Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 5 - “Charades”
When Spock temporarily becomes fully human inStrange New Worldsseason 2 , instalment 5,“Charades " , somescenes in Pike ’s kitchen are used to exemplify the path Spock has changed . Early in the episode , Benjamin Spock fudge with Captain Pike , revealing that he ( and many Vulcans ) use rhinal suppressants if they spend a lot of time around humans . Because of this , Spock can not spell the herb ( fresh , not synthesized ) that Pike is using in his cooking . Pike tells Spock he ’s escape out , which surprise the half - Vulcan .
by and by , after a shuttle accident and some hindrance from an alien lifeform , the human Spock delights in the smell of Roger Bacon . As Captain Pike looks on with amusement , Spock thrust a smattering of bacon into his mouth , commenting that it’s"smoky and piquant and gratifying and soft and crispy all at the same time,“before concluding he"must have more . “Pike urges Spock to slow down , but the police captain intelligibly get a kick out of seeing Spock experience something so human . These scenes in " spoof " not only help show the way Spock has switch , but also providesome wonderful ( and hilarious ) momentsin Pike and Spock ’s friendship .
3Dinner With Klingon Ambassador Dak’Rah
Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 8 - “Under the Cloak of War”
Not all of the scenery in Pike ’s kitchen are pleasant . InStrange New Worldsseason 2 , episode 8 , the Klingon Ambassador Dak’Rah ( Robert Wisdom ) visit the enterprisingness , make understandable discomfort among the crew members who fought in the Klingon / Federation War . Pike hosts aformal dinner for the Klingon Ambassadorthat goes about as well as one would expect . Lt . Erica Ortegas ( Melissa Navia ) fails to make it through the repast , accusing Dak’Rah of lie and calling him out on his action during the war .
Dak’Rah had been a notorious warfare general and was responsible for numerous atrocities , although he has since claim to have changed his room . Whileeveryone tries to keep a cool head throughout the dinner party for Captain Pike ’s saki , the tension soon bubbles over . Erica is not the only one to storm out of the dinner , as Nurse Christine Chapel ( Jess Bush ) and Dr. Joseph M’Benga ( Babs Olusanmokun ) leave soon after . Pike and the rest policeman are left trying to nibble up the pieces of the now uncomfortably awkward repast .
2Admiral Pike Visits From The Future
Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 10 - “A Quality of Mercy”
Captain Pike has fuck about his futuresinceStar Trek : Discoveryseason 2 , episode 12 , " Through the Valley of Shadows . " In less than a X , Pike will be horrifically spite in an accident while endeavor to economise the lives of several Starfleet plebe . Although some of the cadet survive , two of them , tragically , do not . AfterPike learns about this future , he begins think about how he can prevent it , and finally decides to write letters to the affected plebe . In theStrange New Worldsseason 1 finish , " A Quality of Mercy , " an older Admiral Pike arrives from the future to tell Captain Pike that he successfully saved himself and the cadet .
" A Quality of Mercy " reimagines the event of the classicStar Trek : The Original Seriesepisode " Balance of Terror , " with Pike in command of the Enterprise rather than Captain Kirk .
Captain Pike has just been working on letters to the cadets , and when the Admiral arrives , the older Pike psyche straight for the kitchen , remarking that the room brings back memories . The Admiral reveals that while Pike did manage to change his futurity , his action had fateful consequences . Captain Pike then gets sent to an alternating hereafter , where he had avoided his stroke and continue to dish out as captain of the USS Enterprise , when the ship happen the Romulans for the first time . After Spock is horribly injured in the confrontation with the Romulans and Pike unwittingly starts a war , the captain get himself back in his kitchen with the older Admiral Pike . These scenes are very unlike from the friendly dinner party in other episode , but the empty kitchen serves as the everlasting backdrop forPike to face himself and come to terms with his hereafter .
1Dinner At The Captain’s Cabin
Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 2 - “Children of the Comet”
One of the first view inStar Trek : foreign New Worldsseason 1 , sequence 2 is a dinner scene in Pike ’s one-fourth , with most of the senior officeholder connect the captain for a household - cooked repast . Pike cooks , but the others help , and the whole scene serves as a wonderful introduction to this cast of characters of characters . As the new Starfleet plebe on board , Cadet Nyota Uhura ( Celia Rose Gooding)is also stick to know her crewmates , and they ca n’t help but pick on her a minuscule . Lt . Ortegas convinces Uhura to jade her dress uniform , even though everyone else is dressed casually in civilian dress .
The total scene in Pike ’s kitchen is marvellous , as Uhura ’s friendship with Lt . Hemmer ( Bruce Horack ) scram off to a sorcerous and funny start . All of the ribbing is done with love and it ’s decipherable these officers genuinely care about and like one another . The scene also establishes that Pike is not only a different kind of master than those before him , but also just an immensely likable character . Anson Mount ’s Captain Pike remains one of the best thing aboutStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , and the scene in his kitchen bid a glimpse into the eccentric of someone he is when he ’s not command the USS Enterprise .
Star Trek : Strange New Worldsis available to stream on Paramount+ .
