Summary
- Captain Pike’s Vulcan hairstyle in “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” was Anson Mount’s idea.
- Executive producer Henry Alonson Myers liked Pike’s unique look.
- The clip for the third season of Strange New Worlds gives a taste of Pike, Uhura, La’an and Chapel as Vulcans.
Captain Christopher Pike’s crazy hairstyle when he turns into a Vulcan Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 was 100% Anson Mount’s idea, says Executive Producer Henry Alonson Myers. At the San Diego Comic-Con Star Trek: Strange New Worlds revealed a first clip from a season three episode directed by Jordan Canning in which Pike, Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), Lt. La’an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) and Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) become Vulcans. Pike’s already famous long hair takes on shocking new dimensions as a Vulcan.
In an interview with Collider at the San Diego Comic-Con, with the cast and executive producer of Star Trek: Lower DecksAnd Star Trek: Strange New Worlds executive producer Akiva Goldsman and stars Ethan Peck and Rebecca Romijn, Henry Alonso Myers refers to Anson Mount as the source of Pike’s Vulcan Peak In Strange New Worlds season 3. Read Myers’ quote and see the Collider Video below:
That was 100% Anson. We were talking about what different types of hair you could do and he said, “I have an idea. And I thought, ‘Just try it.’ And he did it and Akiva and I looked at it and we thought, ‘That’s it, 100%. Don’t bother trying anything else. We have to do this.'”
Captain Pike’s hair was lovingly named “Pike’s Peak” by
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‘ fans and it has inspired popular memes.
What’s next for Captain Pike in Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds?
Becoming a Vulcan is just one of Pike’s challenges
Before Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise become Vulcans, which later becomes Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, the prequel must be the cliffhanger ending of Strange new worlds the finale of the second season. Captain Pike found himself in a hopeless situation when Starfleet orders the starship Enterprise to retreat from hostilities with the Gorn. Meanwhile, members of Pike’s crew have been abducted by the alien reptiles. To make matters worse, Pike’s girlfriend, Captain Marie Batel (Melanie Scrofano), has been infected with Gorn eggs.
Melanie Scrofano performed with her
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Castmates on STLV: Trek to Vegas, which may indicate that Captain Batel survives until season three.
Captain Pike becomes a Vulcan in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 leads to Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck), who is only half-Vulcan, suddenly fearing for his job security. Captain Pike doesn’t make it easy for Spockand reminded him that the USS Enterprise was now “four and a half” Vulcans. Captain Christopher Pike has much more to do in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 and the transformation into Vulcan is just one of many twists and turns that await the captain of the Enterprise.
Source: Collider, transcript from TrekMovie.com
