Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Sam Kirk Creates A Kelvin Timeline Parallel
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds draws an unexpected parallel between Samuel Kirk and his counterpart in the Kelvin timeline. It's Kirk, but not as we know it in Star Trek. While audiences were eagerly awaiting the arrival of Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk, Strange New Worlds sneaked Dean Jeannotte's Samuel Kirk into its series premiere. Older brother to James, Sam Kirk made but a single canon appearance in Star Trek: The Original Series… and was already dead. Played by a very still William Shatner wearing a fake mistake, Sam Kirk is largely an enigma within Star Trek lore, but serving as a lieutenant and life sciences officer aboard Captain Pike's Enterprise is peeling back those layers.
Sam Kirk makes a very brief appearance in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode 6 — «Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach.» As Cadet Uhura enjoys a few moments of peace from La'an Noonien Singh's security training, Sam Kirk approaches her mess hall table and offers a few sympathetic words, uttering, "Tell her from me you deserve a full hour." When La'an creeps out from the shadows and suggests Sam tell her himself, Lieutenant Kirk admits, "I would but I'm… er, conflict-averse." Though the comment is spoken with a smile, it cements how Strange New Worlds has portrayed Lieutenant Kirk thus far — a reserved and mild-mannered scientist who typically avoids confrontation. Sam is, without question, the polar opposite to his more famous brother.
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