Strange New Worlds Just Began A Spock & Chapel Story That TOS Continues
Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 2 — «Children of the Comet»
Nurse Christine Chapel's (Jess Bush) long-lasting unrequited love story with Spock (Ethan Peck) has begun in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and is poised to last into Star Trek: The Original Series. InStrange New Worlds, Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) leads the Starship Enterprise on a new five-year mission of galactic exploration. Pike is joined by his two most trusted officers, Lt. Spock and Number One AKA Lt. Commander Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn). Meanwhile, Nurse Chapel is part of the new personnel coming aboard the Enterprise and she's destined to be attracted to Spock for many years to come.
In Star Trek: The Original Series, Nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett) had romantic feelings for Spock (Leonard Nimoy) that the Vulcan Science Officer couldn't reciprocate. At this point in his life and Starfleet career, Spock was fully matured and dedicated to maintaining the logical Vulcan way of life, especially in the face of incessant teasing by Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley). However, Chapel, Dr. McCoy's nurse, longed for Spock and made her feelings known to him. McCoy was also aware of Chapel's attraction to Spock, as was his colleague in Sickbay, Dr. M'Benga (Booker Bradshaw). There were a few occasions onTOS when Spock called Chapel «Christine» and returned her affections but the Vulcan always reset back to his stoic self. No actual romance between Spock and Nurse Chapel happened in the three seasons of TOS or in any of the six Star Trek movies starring The Original Series cast.
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However, Strange New Worlds may establish that something romantic could occur between
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