Captain Pike’s Story So Far: Timeline to Tragedy | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

What a long, strange trip it's been for Captain Pike. The original Star Trek captain, it took over 30 years before his debut episode actually aired on TV. But before that, the only story to feature him that had made it to screens was also, well, his last story.

But that all changed in 2019 when Pike was revived for a season-long run on Star Trek: Discovery. And the popularity of that version of the character, as portrayed by Anson Mount, led to him getting his own show, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

But how did Christopher Pike get from there to here, and where exactly does Strange New Worlds fit into his story - a story that we know has a definite end? Let's, um, engage with it all - this is Captain Pike's timeline... so far!

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[ALIENROBOTSRULE]

Not a trekkie, but learning about the character's legacy and story kinda got me searching more about star trek. Anson's version of Pike is that charming and effective.

[Zurround]

What happened to Chris Pike is physically EVEN WORSE than what happened to Darth Vader. With the aid of his cybernetics he was very powerful and could still walk and sword fight and function and he needed help for it but he could still see, hear and talk. He suffered an arguably WORSE fate than Anakin Skywalker.

[outermarker]

Fascinating to contemplate his 'march to tragedy'. He knows the major career steps that will lead to it. Even the accident itself, when it starts he knows he has seconds left ...
The courage it will take as time winds mind bending. It's the single most haunting event in Star Trek, but also nice to know it ends in peace and happiness. 'Reality' to the mind is nothing but stimuli, whether actual or simulated.

[greengamerguy]

Finally Star Trek is back Anson Mount is fantastic he killed it in Hell on Wheels and he was the best episode of Discovery he is going to save Star Trek

[traphimawari]

So that's where the south park kindergarten teacher was based out from

[SSGTStryker]

CAPT Pike is the closest thing I’ve seen that perfectly depicts some of the better US Military commanders I’ve had. Certainly the most charismatic.

[truefreedom]

This actually makes me want to cry at how sweet it is.

[luzadrianaespinoza]

It’s sad about pike in the original, of course he was going to choose to save others given who he was.

[kanishk]

It all fits together so beautifully. It's like an intricate puzzle. Like fate itself. Incredible character journey.

[fireball]

the current pike is one of the best captains ever

[evonvetter]

It was mentioned in the first episode that Pike had a decade left.

[cwolf]

always did want to see more of pike outside of the original pilot then him returning for the illusion. The new show gives that

[Salacious-Crumb]

Little known fact but Pike spirelled downhill after this meeting, got in with the wrong space crowd, became a space pirate and worked his way up to command ... he changed his name to captain Davros but later became absolute ruler of the daleks and was known simply as ....Davros

[MrGlenspace]

Jeffrey hunter did not reject Star Trek. His wife told him not to do it and he went to Europe doing movies. He got hurt and back in America died in 1969 from brain bleed that was originally triggered in Onset accident in Europe. Hunter did want the part of mike Brady that David hedison turned down. With part going to Robert Reed.

[TheNeonRabbit]

I'd be fine with retiring to Talos IV right now

[dissolvedgirl]

Jeffrey Hunter the actor who played the original pikes fate is just as tragic as the one he portrayed,

[adamconrod]

The Show is doing too well to replace Captain Pike now and Paul Wesley is not playing Captain Kirk that well neither as he has the Jim Carrey look to him and he's missing the Captain Kirk Charm !

Dr.McCoy will have to come in soon.

But who knows

[rangerxd]

This new star trek can be go in two ways. Anson mount Pike has two choices now
1. Accept his fate. Then it is Original star trek timeline.
2. Fight with his fate and win so that totally a new star trek universe timeline can be created or branched. ( This new timeline can be created by mixing temporal wars story or by Q)

[sullyb]

Pike is so heroic. What the video glossed over, but was clearly states in "The Menagerie" is that during the incident where Pike is exposed to the crippling Delta radiation, he stills manages to save the lives of many junior officers who are in that section of the ship. When he leaves the gem on Vulcan he saves their lives in the process.

[WizzRacing]

What you should ask.. Is how far can the Talosians project an illusion..As Commodore was an illusion half way across the Galaxy..

And they knew Spock needed help. As they told Kirk he was persistent. And might get back control of the Enterprise. Before they reached Talos IV to complete Spock mission...