Star Trek Into Darkness
Summary
J.J. Abrams’Star Trek Into Darknessmade abig change to the graphic symbol of Dr. Carol Marcusthat mostly went unnoticed and be retconned intoStar Trek ’s Prime timeline . Carol was played by Alice Eve inStar Trek Into Darkness , and the youthful scientist became the center of contention thanks to a scene where she stripped to her underwear and was ogle by Captain James T. Kirk ( Chris Pine ) . Carol was younger and more sexualized in 2013’sStar Trek Into Darkness , but this is n’t the variety that hold out unremarked upon .
Dr. Carol Marcus ( play by Bibi Besch ) was originally infix in 1982’sStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khanas a scientist working for the United Federation of Planets . Based out of the Regula I blank space station , Carol and her Logos , David Marcus ( Merritt Butick ) developedProject Genesis and its resolution , the Genesis gadget , a revolutionary terraforming technology that could bring dead planets back to living . Carol was also the former lover of Admiral James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) , who is David ’s father . AfterThe Wrath of Khan , Carol was n’t witness again inStar Trekcanon - until J.J. Abrams’Star Trek Into Darknessbrought in the young Carol in the alternate Kelvin timeline .
Star Trek Into Darkness ' chaotic ending belied the legion issues that harry J.J. Abrams ' continuation , which rehash Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan .
J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness Made Carol Marcus A Starfleet Officer
Bibi Besch’s Carol was a Federation scientist in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
WhenCarol Marcus debut inStar Trek Into Darkness , she was a Starfleet Officer weary the blue uniform of the Life Sciences partitioning . Indeed , Carol was also the girl of Admiral Alexander Marcus ( Peter Weller ) , the forefront of Starfleet who secretly ran its black ops agency , Section 31 . Carol concealed her last name and clandestinely boarded the USS Enterprise under her mother ’s maiden name , Wallace . Although she rest about her identity , Carol was definitely part of Starfleetsince , at the end ofStar Trek Into Darkness , she was in dress uniform during Captain Kirk ’s language before Dr. Marcus officially joined the crew of the USS Enterprise .
However , when Carol was first introduced inStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , there was no reading Dr. Marcus was ever a Starfleet Officer;Carol was specifically a Federation scientist . grant , it ’s possible Carol Marcus inThe Wrath of Khanwas a member of Starfleet in her youth , and that would explain how she met James T. Kirk . Then again , there are innumerous ways Kirk could have met Carol in his other days when he was a Lieutenant station on the USS Farragut , or even before . If Carol was part of Starfleet , it tracks that she resigned her deputation to pursue a different calling , peculiarly if her goal was to prevent David from becoming enchant with Starfleet like his father .
Alexander Marcus was very likely part of Starfleet in 2233 when Nero ’s ( Eric Bana ) time travel incursion leave in the demolition of the USS Kelvin and created the alternate Kelvin timeline in J.J. Abrams’Star Trek(2009 ) .
Strange New Worlds Could Make Carol Marcus More Like J.J. Abrams’ Version
Carol Marcus' Starfleet career could become Star Trek Prime universe canon
Star Trek Into Darkness’backstory for Carol Marcus could become canyon in both the Prime and Kelvin timelines , whichStar Trek : unusual New Worldsseason 3 may corroborate . Carol ’s reaching inStrange New Worldswas teased by Lt . James T. Kirk ( Paul Wesley ) in " Subspace Rhapsody,“Star Trek ’s first - ever musical episode , when James confessed to Lt . La’an Noonien - Singh ( Christina Chong ) that he has an"on - again / off - again"pregnant girlfriend named Carol . This is the groundwork for the fractured kinship between Admiral Kirk and Carol Marcus inStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khan .
unknown New Worldsmay insert Carol Marcus as she was inStar Trek Into Darkness : a Starfleet Officer who is the girl of Admiral Alexander Marcus . Thus , the change J.J. Abrams made to Carol inStar Trek Into Darknesswould becomeDr . Marcus ' official backstory in both realities , although Carol and Kirk did not have a romantic human relationship in the Kelvin timeline . Ironically , even if she is pregnant , Carol Marcus being part of Starfleet if she appears inStar Trek : Strange New Worldsseason 3 would make her sprightliness in the Prime timeline a lot closer to her Kelvin counterpart ’s than Lt . James T. Kirk ’s life is to Captain Kirk ’s in J.J. Abrams’Star Trekmovies .
Star Trek Into DarknessandStar Trek : Strange New Worldsare available to teem on Paramount+ .
Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khanis cyclosis on Max .
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