Boimler Is Suspicious About Spock's Behavior + Moment With Chapel - Star Trek Strange New Worlds E7

crossover episode
Star Trek Strange New Worlds S02E07

[@thomasharfst3381]

It's amazing acting how Jack Quaid captures Boimler's body movements and just general cadence. Even his run down the hall looks animated. LOL.

[@fredfry5100]

It's actually not that weird. Well, not in the usual way. The lower decks characters are actually designed to resemble their VA's.

[@NancyM1115]

That walk made me bust out laughing :)

[@patrick42h]

I love how Spock's smile puts the fear of god into Boimler every single time. 😂

[@IloveElsaofArendelle]

Me too

[@joshuaplotkin8826]

Has the same affect on mariner. She actually says she doesn't like it.

[@victorm152]

I still remember the reboot trilogy where in Beyond, Spock starts smiling and laughing after talking heart to heart with McCoy and Bones freaks out saying “Good God, man! You’re delirious!”

[@kimmccarthy7747]

It should. That was one creepy smile and Spock only smiles for Jim Kirk like that.

[@cursedcanine8414]

@@joshuaplotkin8826 and she was the one how thot he was hot

[@legionaireb]

This is a fantastically rare opportunity to see the same person portray a character live and animated. You can see the difference in the energy between the two versions, even though the character has the same mannerisms.

[@FishKepr]

Katee Sackhoff as Bo Katan

[@delcox8165]

It's really different standing there, in the uniform, under the lights, with a camera crew pointed at you, possibly just after running for a few scenes, compared to in jeans and a tee-shirt, sitting on a stool, talking into a mic in a sound- and climate-controlled room. Both Jack and Tawny slip from their "telephone voices" (almost everyone has one) we know as their characters to something much more subdued and casual on a lot of occasions. The funny thing is that the mannerisms are what they both had to learn, since their animated versions aren't motion-capture. But, that's why it was more in their thoughts.

[@Buzz32123]

Well tbh I'd imagine he'd have to dial down the energy cause the animated version is clearly made to have a lil bit more umpth for comedic effect, if they wanted to transfer the cartoon to to this live action show they would of had to respect the tone of said show, and they did that perfectly. This was a perfect crossover between two shows imo.

[@801walt]

@@delcox8165True, no mo-cap, but I bet they film the voiceover work, because the actors can get physical to get their voices right, Tawney/Mariner especially. I thought she did great here. It could make her a star down the road.

[@Clonest]

@@FishKepr and now......AHSOKA!

[@brianbeach3024]

The sad part is that, by breaking Nurse Chapel’s heart, Ensign Boimler of all people is responsible for everything that Spock has ever accomplished.

[@sanhcman666]

The needs of the many outweights the needs of love.

[@dumbidea1007]

Meh the two idiots openly started to mess around with a guy whom they knew had information that could destroy the future. Them being idiots and playing with fire is the reason they got burned That’s the reason peoples like the old Star Trek crew more than the new because they were professional

[@surblechev278]

Ehh, you can say that about any retcon, really

[@thesidneychan]

Not really. He knew Spock from written history. He never knew, knew him. Public personas can be crafted. The spock we've always been seeing could very well been only one side of the die.

[@elise-clementinedraye2146]

@@dumbidea1007meh, I’m watching TOS rn and they are pretty big fucking idiot too lol « hey what if we gave the access to the plan of our ship to every sick passenger including stranger and specifically that very very suspicious big tidies Khan guy » also 99% of their problems come from their incapacity to lock people in their room

[@MatthewStephensAU]

Boimler stayed in the past just long enough to break up Chapel and Spock, and put the Vulcan on his 'historic' course. (Sigh) My poor ship.

[@joeswanson733]

spocks too important to be getting into relationships with christine. he saves the galaxy multiple times in TOS. he saves the galaaxy in TMP, wrath of khan, star trek IV , makes the peace with the klingons in star trek VI, and the romulans peace in the 24th century

[@seskalarafey9285]

Boimler the Party buster :)

[@WarlordMoA]

@@joeswanson733 The New Original Series- Spock & Nurse Chapel continue to have a fling .

[@tringuyen7519]

@@joeswanson733Spock & Chapel have a unique & strong relationship. Even if it doesn’t last, it will redefine them & who they will become.

[@etjh6560]

That's so sad

[@katahn]

I think the "smiling Spock" is a nice tie-in to the original Star Trek pilot where we first ran into Pike and Number One. That version of Spock was much more emotional and smiled. Kind of jarring when compared to the Spock we see in the original series. It's nice to see SNW "explaining" the difference as Spock "experimenting with emotions".

[@hubbsllc]

I thought it interesting on rewatch how Spock is absolutely not dialed in as of "The Cage" but in "Where No Man Has Gone Before" he clicks into being the Spock we all know mid-episode. Earlier he's a bit of a smiling snark machine. :)

[@Jestersage]

@@hubbsllc Because in the original pilot, Spock is to counter Una who is suppose to be the stoic. However, when they retooled TOS, Roddenbery is forced to get rid of Una (played by Majel), so he made Spock the stoic one

[@ElPayasoMalo]

You should watch the Short Treks "Q&A" featuring Ensign Spock's first day on Enterprise that addresses this issue.

[@an0gr0br]

The cutaway to Spock smiling slayed me every time 😂😂

[@benwasserman8223]

And people thought DS9's 'Trials and Tribble-ations' was an insane crossover. SNW keeps on finding ways to hit you in the feels.

[@ZR117]

If Pike show's up in that one and sisko arives he's going to say something not right.

[@armoroftruth3166]

Too be fair, a smiling Spock IS creepy.

[@tyronehigginbottom4679]

I agree. The only time I've ever seen him do that is when he was glad to see Kirk back. He almost smiled then.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

So is Tuvok. Last time he smiled he almost killed Neelix 😊

[@weldonwin]

Brings back bad memories of Sylar

[@LGranthamsHeir]

@@weldonwin Or Sybok - who is confirmed to exist in SNW universe. Dun dun dun dun!

[@weldonwin]

@@LGranthamsHeir No, I mean the guy Zachary Quinto played in Heroes. Remember that guy? The serial killer of supers? Who took their brains out to steal their powers? Yeah... That smile gives me real bad flashbacks of THAT guy...

[@christopherrosas2738]

Omg Ortegas and Chapel messing with Boimler was amazing

[@harvey2906]

Yes that's correct. Remember me a scene of Friends. 😏

[@Celoth]

I could sit and watch Ortegas and Chapel pick on him for an entire episode. This was so much fun.

[@NorthForkFisherman]

Even Barclay would be going, "Chill out. You're entirely too high-strung!"

[@andytay5507]

Yes, even Reg.

[@MatthewStephensAU]

Barclay: Mister Cochrane, can I shake your hand? (shakes Zefram's hand half off while tearing up) Wow. Geordi: Y’know, I shouldn't tell you this, but you're standing almost exactly where your statue is gonna be.

[@NorthForkFisherman]

@@MatthewStephensAU Same vibe, different show, mate. It was still funny as hell.

[@Thepoetrycookervideo]

"I never assumed that I would get to influence him forever anyway...I don't even want that" 😢 Ugh, like, just setting up 57 years of Nurse Chapel/fan heartbreak. I can't even.

[@edique9772]

Obviously, Boimler never saw The Cage, the original series' unaired pilot in which Spock smiled and laughed throughout the show! I love it that the showrunners are calling back that quirky fact!

[@nikkovalidor4890]

pilot episodes are confined to the pilot episodes dimension, they are forbidden to be accessed even by the highest form of civilization

[@emdee8840]

Right! I especially remember "The Cage" Spock smiling broadly at the flowers, and the moments of yelling and emoting on the bridge.

[@ArcDragoon]

I always chalked it up to Spock feeling responsible for Captain Pike's death, and therefore became more stoic afterwards.

[@floppydisksareop]

@@nikkovalidor4890 Except in the case of Star Trek, where they broadcast pretty much the whole thing as a two-parter, The Menagerie.

[@ElPayasoMalo]

You should all watch the Short Trek "Q&A."

[@LGranthamsHeir]

2:03 Boimler: "Is that something you're doing for Captain Pike's birthday?" Chapel: "Is his birthday this Friday?" Boimler: "C'mon, in the future his birthday is a holiday! So is your boyfriend's birthday BTW!!" 😊

[@coleslade]

I didn't catch when I first watched the episode, but I love how in this scene if you listen, Boimler calls Pike "Cap'n" just like he does Freeman back on the Cerritos.

[@jmackmcneill]

He generally drops a lot of "t"s... he pronounces it "En'erprize" as well. I hadn't registered that he did that because that's just the way some people speak.

[@RavenclawNimbus]

@@jmackmcneillThat’s how I would pronounce Enterprise, but weirdly enough I would have the t in Captain. That’s pretty specific though.

[@albertocamejo827]

I just love the horror music they play with Spock it honestly makes it terrifying.

[@kayemcee9967]

I want to believe that the reason that Spock's relationship with Nurse Chapel doesn't come up in any of the historical documents regarding Spock is that this one aspect of his past is the only part of him that he wanted to keep to himself. Maybe it is heartbreaking and so dear to him that this is a secret that he doesn't want to reveal to anyone.

[@Patricia599]

except Una knew about and so did the rest of the crew.

[@andrewstephen2359]

Seeing Chapel cry is distressing.

[@tringuyen7519]

That’s the point. I can even see her sacrificing their relationship for Spock’s sake. Bring the tissues…

[@yusrisaadun5497]

Boimler actually has saved the future of federation and the galaxy

[@RavenclawNimbus]

Oh my gosh, I know 😭 I was legit about to cry when she said “I didn’t even want that”

[@Patricia599]

@@RavenclawNimbus she doesn't even really want the relationship. As we soon learn when they are playing chess. It was the chase for Chapel. She can't commit and dumps men like hot potatoes.

[@daviddavies3637]

I wasn't too sure about Nurse Chapel in the first season but she's gradually grown on me because of the fantastic performances by Jess Bush, performances that are all the more remarkable considering she's still a bit of a rookie at this with only a handful of credits so far.

[@doxielain2231]

she's pretty awesome, she fully owns the character

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Camera absolutely loves her. But, lets be real here, Pike's Enterprise is crewed by some fine looking folks. You can see how they'd end up on recruitment posters.

[@PorkinsTheWhite]

He even did the Boimler run in live action.

[@Fushichou1978]

He specifically studied how Boimler was animated and tried to capture his little animated quirks when playing him live-action.

[@kingbeauregard]

Are you talking about the speed-walking? That's actually a thing, or it was back in the 80s-90s anyway. Here is Bill Nye as the superhero SpeedWalker, back from before he was the Science Guy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXu5c42rrbmiZ6s

[@ffreed]

@@kingbeauregardI don’t think anyone’s claiming Boimler invented speed-walking. That just happens to be something Boimler does a lot in Lower Decks, and Jack Quaid incorporated into his physical acting.

[@kingbeauregard]

@@ffreed I'm not sure people recognize it was speed-walking though; they're talking about the Boimler run like it's something he invented. And I guess it's been a while since speed-walking was even a thing.

[@ffreed]

@@kingbeauregard That might be a reference to the specific body language flourishes the LD animators and Jack Quaid put into Boimler’s movements when he speed-walks. Besides, it sticks out more for Boimler to do that because (off the top of my head) I really can’t think of other Star Trek characters who speed-walk like that. So that’s all it is. No need to worry about people rewriting history and thinking Boimler invented it.

[@PeachWookiee]

Spock smiling on Pike’s Enterprise is not out of place, but I understand Boimler freaking out.

[@Patricia599]

ok Spock NEVER smiled like this in TOS. This is utterly creepy.

[@PeachWookiee]

Check “The Cage,” the original pilot with Majel Barrett as Una. Spock does give a rather broad grin.

[@woodrobin]

@@Patricia599 Spock's a lot like Worf: trying *way too hard* to be the ultimate version of the ideal for his species, because he feels like he's not 100% really, truly, legitimately a member of his species/culture and everyone can see it. In Worf's case, it's because he was adopted and raised by a human family, and of course in Spock's case it's because he's half-human. If anything, Spock is probably in *less* danger if he lets his feelings out a little, because presumably they're somewhere between human and Vulcan intensity instead of full-on Vulcan. Vulcans who *don't* suppress their emotions are hornier than Deltans, angrier than Klingons, greedier than Ferengi, and generally terrifying. They had psychic weapons that were fueled by rage and killed by turning their opponents' anger into the fuel for the telepathic assault that killed them, and that's just the one that resurfaced in the Next Generation era -- presumably there's other nightmare fuel weapons and practices buried in Vulcan's past, too. Romulans get around the problem with a strictly regimented society, laws for every aspect of behavior, and severe penalties for stepping out of line. Modern Vulcans do strict logic and mental conditioning. Spock sent back thousands of years and adapted to being that far back by Mr. Atoz in the TOS episode in "All Our Yesterdays" just about murdered Dr. McCoy for looking at Spock's woman funny (according to Spock). But if he'd been full-blooded Vulcan, it seems unlikely that "just about" would be part of the description.

[@Jestersage]

@@PeachWookiee And it a way, that help solves the disperency in-universe (Out of universe is because Spock's overall role is to balance against the Captain. OG Pike is suppose to be stotic, so Spock has humor. Shatter Kirk is more easy going, so Spock become stotic)

[@TheoryGuy83]

@@Patricia599 He did in the original pilot for TOS "The Cage". That's what they're drawing from when he does that.

[@WujekFu]

Boimler is right here. In the 23rd century, apart from a few adventures with V'ger, Whale Probe and the explosion of Praxis they had a wonderful period of quiet space exploration. No one heard of Q, the Borg or Dominion. The only problem they had was to drive away some Klingon or Romulan ship that got lost in Federation space.

[@davidbowles7281]

The Gorn say hi.

[@rodrigodiazdevivar6183]

Wow! Boimler broke up Spock and Chapel.

[@logiciansvlog5800]

He's doing God's work fr

[@josefmanga]

And I thought the Enterprise-D was a luxury liner. This Enterprise seems a lot more spacious and grander. Plus, I'm glad that they're breaking the trend of cinematic dark lighting that's been happening on other ships and shows.

[@filthycasual8187]

Enterprise-D at least had a carpet. This version of the original Enterprise does not. Not saying I don't like this take on the Enterprise, because I do like it a LOT, but the lack of a carpet should probably get addressed at some point.

[@lkgrave4959]

Makes me wonder what an updated Post-SNW Enterprise D would like now.

[@TenmaStupidity]

In TNG the Enterprise D was a Luxury Liner......the Original Enterprise was stated to be very packed with lots of close quarters and cramped decks.........but in any prequel they always change the established knowledge....

[@TheProfessor230]

​@@TenmaStupidityit is still very possible that the enterprise gets a refit that makes it more compact for a more dangerous mission as The TOS enterprise was going into an uncharted part of space as far as the federation goes. But I do think like the bridge and the decks are what the TOS enterprise would've looked like if they had a bigger budget

[@hubbsllc]

@@TenmaStupidity There's some video on YT where it's shown that the 1701-D is almost uninhabited in comparison to the 1701. One thing I might point out is that SNW is shot in 16:9 and TOS/TNG-style set design would leave us seeing an awful lot of wall at that aspect ratio. I noticed how in ST:FC the 2.35:1 (Widescreen Cinemascope) aspect ratio led Frakes et al. to show the ships from closer-in points of view.

[@jovencarandang2227]

This was the second most “right in the feels” scene.

[@davidgriego549]

One has to remember that Spock is half human Vulcans do have emotion it's just most Vulcans have learned for thousands of years to suppress their emotions

[@themightybob]

All of this changing history stuff in this episode just made me think of scottys quote "how do you know he didn't invent the thing" Everything they're "changing" has already happened, it's the past

[@patrickhenry1249]

Spock smiling really is the most terrifying thing ever 😂

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

I wish that Tendi, Rutherford and especially T'Lyn also travel back with Boimler and Mariner.

[@pendrake40]

*@Jayjay-qe6um --* It would have been nice, yes. But only partly feasible... *;)* 1. *_Eugene Cordero_* could _EASILY_ live-play Samanthan Rutherford. The only debatable point being whether to use a physical prosthesis for Rutherford's cybernetic implants (a la Jeri Ryan for Seven of Nine), or CG-animate/-overlay upon Cordero. 2. *_Noel Wells_* is more problematic for live-portraying D'Vana Tendi. While Tendi is (broadly) animated as close to Wells as possible, Wells is *NOT* Tendi's height and build, physically. 3. The same goes for *_Gabrielle Ruiz_* for live-playing T'Lyn, Ruiz may facially resemble T'Lyn, but does not have the comparative height and build. 4. This is not to say it is not possible, of course. Between the de-aging technology of *[Captain Marvel (2019) film]* and the Fantasy Dwarves of the *[Middle Earth film franchise],* it could be done; but how cost-effective it is then, now, and later (if another such CrossOver occurs), we will see.. *;)*

[@pendrake40]

@AgentGodzillaRP -- In ST:LD? Indeed they do, if only broadly. *:)* Of course, there are exceptions as well, for those LD characters too non-human, such as Gillian Vigman as Dr. T'Ana. In the overall Animation industry, it has been a loose but consistent tradition to animate, if only broadly, as close in relation to their Voicers as possible. This has two important factors... - a.) It respects the Voice Actor, giving them a measure of imprinted immortality. - b.) It helps invest the Voice Actor to their role. This tradition of trying to animate close to their Voicers is far from absolute (again, some characters are simply too non-human to do such with), but if you go back through the literal decades/generations of animation, you will see *_many_* parallels between animation subjects and their Voicers; yet again, if only broadly (such as facial contours).

[@NeoKingArthur]

@@pendrake40 I don't think Noel Wells is going to be a problem. I mean sure, she might look slightly different compared to her animation counterpart. But that's what animated format is anyway. They're just a certain "artistic style" to it compared to live action. It doesn't have to be 1:1 a copy of each other. Like take Ahsoka for example, she has a certain look from her Clone Wars and Rebels animated series, but her live action portrayal looks different. And that's okay. The animation are just the artistic expression of the artists drawing them in their own style and interpretation. Even her clone wars look and rebels look are different due to the different animation and artistic styles of both series. I think any voice actors from the lower decks can turn into a live action series without any problems. We'll get used to it as viewers.

[@SpaceCase132]

@@pendrake40 Plus, in the context of the show, it’d be difficult for a human to be walking around with late 24th Century cybernetics without polluting the timeline, and it might give too much away about the future to see an Orion officer in Starfleet while they were dealing with Orions in the episode.

[@NeoKingArthur]

@@SpaceCase132 didn't Kirk hooked up with an Orion at the Starfleet Academy in the Kelvin timeline?

[@danhair]

I kind of want Boimler to go through this with a time traveler in his own time.

[@John_Ridley]

That look of pain on her face for a moment there is so much.

[@matiasrocha317]

This season of strange new worlds is really insane . Each episode is even better . I hope the writters don't screw the show in the future 🖖🖖🖖 .

[@forrestpenrod2294]

Eh, I don't think they can tbh. I just worry if they have an occasional dud that people overreact. The Musical Episode, if its great fantastic but if its a dud nothing gained nothing lost.

[@STAROMEGA54]

@@forrestpenrod2294 true, star trek has had quite a few duds in its long history. with some exceptions pretty much the first two seasons of TNG were not bad but very middle of the road.

[@davidsmith5523]

Lol.

[@stevencoardvenice]

This episode was really weird. Was it some kinda bonus episode

[@drmayeda1930]

Kirk

[@nitroxide17]

spoimler strikes again

[@andytay5507]

Great mash up, it fits perfectly.

[@rickprime83]

In the 80s and 90s I saw Dennis Quaid everywhere on tv and film. Now I get to see Jack in this new era of tv and film.

[@omarcogle1965]

And he voices Superman

[@stevenpike7857]

This was done so well. I absolutely loved these two episodes.

[@IceWolfLoki]

"and why do half the women on this ship sound like our ships computer!"

[@BigNoseDog]

Poor Chapel. She falls for Spock, but he rejects her. Her fiancé disappears, becomes an android, and then dies.

[@Ares99999]

He really DOESN'T become an android. Spock in TOS would snark back at McCoy, tease Kirk, made jokes, and was overall rife with ribbing and sarcasm, while also giving pep talks. He just hid it under 'vulcan control'. But he was by no android, or robot. His emotions, while subdued, were often quite palpable.

[@calumroberts1212]

Not Spock; her fiancée, Roger Korby.

[@RavenclawNimbus]

@@calumroberts1212Wait, Mr. Korby? Who messages Chapel in this most recent episode of SNW?

[@marcgravatt1051]

​@@RavenclawNimbusYep, same guy. He was originally in the TOS episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of", where it revealed that Chapel studied under him, they got engaged, then he went missing and eventually created a crazy android duplicate of himself before he died. SNW has been foreshadowing that storyline in recent episodes.

[@TylerCharlesFisher]

She sure knows how to pick them.

[@garushkahn5857]

that was by far one of the best star trek episode from all the star trek there is

[@Deinonuchus]

I love the subtle cartoon coloring of his hair.

[@joeswanson733]

boimler should've just said that by his time the alpha quadrant is mostly explored. they're exploring the beta quadrant. voyager just returned from the delta quadrant. that they made war with a species from the gamma quadrant taht lasted 3 years. also boimler should've told christine that he got the entire spock anthology encyclopediaas 10 volumes. that would probably freak her out lol

[@WarlordMoA]

If only the Spock Anthology was real and purchasable.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

Yeah, he's gonna break more of the Temporal Prime Directive if he does these 🙄

[@joeswanson733]

@@LGranthamsHeir as sulu said let the regulations be damned.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

@@joeswanson733 Janeway: "To hell with the Temporal Prime Directive!" 🖖

[@cyka7705]

Boimler wouldn't do that. But Mariner would

[@bellezahans]

Spock and Chapel’s relationship is mentioned in before, and Boimler ended up saying what we already knew about the relationship going forward.

[@shawnr771]

This episode was better than I thought it would be.

[@williamhopkins343]

3:46 Boimler doesn’t know that very big fact about Spock that I Starfleet has covered up....... Namely Discovery

[@grant8653]

This time travel was predestined. He needed to tell her what he did about Spock or they never would have separated and would not go on to be the Spock we need. Him being there is what is supposed to be.

[@dedmnwlkn5796]

Imagine if he meets spock a second time and he turns out to have been putting on an act for years.

[@noirangel6416]

Did Boimler inadvertenly save the galaxy at the cost of a romantic relationship?

[@edwalgino1]

I don't know about you, but I'd call that a bargain.

[@tbotalpha8133]

@@edwalgino1 A bargain with a grinning, chuckling Q, yes.

[@lugiasean19]

Fun fact- the original nurse chapel actress also plays Diana Troy’s mom on next Gen😊

[@ValerieFulmer]

Indeed. And her first role was Number One to Captain Pike in the very first Star Trek pilot episode.

[@lugiasean19]

@@ValerieFulmer yep, forgot about that one 😆 pretty awesome actress and great career.

[@MikMoen]

1:32 Oh hey, more Andorians.

[@ZGundam83]

2:45 “That’s terrifying” - Howard Wolowitz TBBT

[@maundamartin59]

This Enterprise is a 5 star hotel. Everything looks EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.

[@NancyM1115]

Absolutely loved that crossover episode.

[@simonmillard8931]

I love this episode. It’s so well written. One of the best ever.

[@bomartinez1110]

It’s crazy boimler is just as cool in live action

[@CRTLALTBACKSPACE]

I still can’t get over how cute the actress is who plays nurse Chapel. 😍

[@RPGrandPaTabletop]

They knocked it out of the park with this series.

[@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o]

1:04 I often imagine meeting the crew of the Enterprise under Pike from Strange New World and going back to the 23rd century with them. And OMG if Chapel and Ortegas were to approach me like they're doing with Boimler and sitting down next to me, I would be so shy and stuttering because I actually have a little crush on Chapel. 🤭

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

For those who don't know, they keep mentioning Spock's pet sehlat because his pet features heavily in Ep 3 of 'Star Trek: the animated series', in which Spock is sent back in time through a mysterious portal.....

[@rickjohnston2667]

Yes, the best episode of the original animated series called "Yesteryear." It was written by the phenomenal D.C. (Dorothy) Fontana.

[@joshuaplotkin8826]

Spock smiles. Boimler :does not compute

[@jessmith7324]

This was probably the one real point where he pissed me off because you can almost blame him for what happens later in rhapsody lol.

[@cmscreativemedia]

Facts

[@mattboesch8907]

exactly. the Spock he know is different from the one he read in the history books a century later when he should've realized that Spock is pushing 30 and only been in Starfleet for like 7 years.

[@CrystalClearSQL]

Spock laughing at the portal was the funniest thing id seem in years!!

[@iwyt3995]

2:44 - *_Someone PLEASE meme this uncanny valley GOLD!!!_*

[@vecnasleg8786]

I have to say, live action boimler towers over everyone

[@EightThreeEight]

Jack Quaid is nearly 6'2''.

[@Gollvieg]

Holy Crap, this would make Ransom and Shaxis 7 and 8ft tall. In the future, Star Fleet really jacked up the super soldier diet regimen in response to the Dominion War.

[@TenmaStupidity]

He points to 2 Andorians walking by saying 'Having all these Aliens who are still Alien"........Andoria was one of the Founding worlds of the Federation...they've been dealing with Humans for almost 100 years at this point.....

[@mbuchart2927]

Ever notice that Star Trek crew members often stop the turbolift to have a private conversation. It makes other crew members who are waiting for the turbolift wait longer.

[@Temeraire101]

Its the piano tinkle music about Spock and Chapel that gets to me.

[@Pintheshadows]

I can't believe no one asked about the purple hair and eyebrows.

[@derpidot]

hair dye isnt *that* uncommon. though future regs may be more lax in boimlers time

[@jmackmcneill]

Yeah, along with the jetpacks, green skin, blue skin, telepaths, and faster than light travel they have... peroxide?

[@Pintheshadows]

@@jmackmcneill Never mind all that nonsense. I want to know about the science fiction process behind dying your eyebrows purple. And while we're at it, what science-fiction hair product is Pike using? Just because you're afraid to ask the real questions doesn't mean we all are.

[@jerryoconnell7025]

Great star trek show this episode was the gem of the entire 2nd season very funny

[@thexxangel]

I love nurse Chapel

[@mattboesch8907]

nice little Enterprise call back that even a century later, a starship named Enterprise is still having Movie night.

[@umachan9286]

To be fair. Spock smiling like that is creepy as hell.

[@IdleByte]

Grandfather paradox, his comment spawned a party that spawned a holiday that spawned his comment.

[@ModestNeophyte]

Imagine how you would feel if you thought you BROKE SPOCK. Holy crap. Considering the circumstances, Boimler's doing awesome!

[@redgeneral5792]

Smiling Spock is just a prelude to the pilot where the character smiles in it. I think this is what the writers are going for here.

[@MikolajF]

i have watched this episode today. it was awesome, but it was also strange to see how they tried cartoon behavior with actors :D

[@LesterSuggs]

Best Star Trek show ever.

[@bluemassgamer17]

4:14 what is that background music? Its so beautiful

[@xyinterrupted]

Can anyone identify the music playing from 3:43 til the end of the scene? 🙏🖖 I cant find it & the perfect choice for this bittersweet scene.

[@CrazyChemistPL]

It is just so sad because I really ship SNW Chapel x Spock. I still hope they may end up with another branching universe where they end up together and Pike is okay.

[@LuciousKage]

sooo, did he just caused them to break up ?_

[@Captain-Panda]

Hopefully.

[@LuciousKage]

@@Captain-Panda lol

[@moogleplay9131]

It's like when you see Batman smile. You wonder what's wrong and fear that you did it.

[@earthman6700]

This guy is great. (So is the nurse) 😉

[@andrewscharbarth2099]

And here boimler thought he would escape beckett's merciless trolling be being in the past.

[@glennbrymer4065]

She is really opening up. Everybody on the crew is too.

[@SignoftheMagi]

The thing that strikes me is...just how fucking TALL Quaid is! He towers over everyone else.

[@mattboesch8907]

his dad, dennis is like 6'0. and jack is 6'1.

[@abigg123]

THE BEST FUKN EPISODE OF ANY AND ALL FRANCHISES

[@kwachter74]

I think Boimler was trying to calculate a slingshot maneuver to get back on the P.A.D.D.

[@davido.1233]

Every time I watch this scene, I can't help but think that Ortegas is flirting with Boimler...

[@harvestercommander3250]

2:44 that is just so creepy.

[@joemasters2270]

Making our lovely Nurse Chapel cry? Shame on you, Boimler!!

[@peaveyst7]

well... its boimler. he is like a dogpuppy. you cant really be mad at him but sometimes he just grinds everyones gears without even knowing

[@halwasserman7905]

I understand fans of Lower Decks were pleased as punch with this crossover episode, but as I am not a fan of the cartoon, for me it is the nadir of the Strange New Worlds series.

[@victoriaalvidrez1221]

No but if Chapel stayed with Spock we maybe wouldn't have the Spock/Kirk dynamic that we eventually have. ie Kirk is the only other person that has made Spock smile

[@user-kn3sv6jg4h]

Yeah, the kiss did transfer eventually. The feelings were not what I expected either. Unfortunately however, I've already mentally traced their origins and those two that showed up in Discovery aren't who they appear to be either. :P

[@4Lights.5Liights]

that was a very creepy smile on Spock!

[@andromedaone3640]

Something tells me these two will be back again reeking havoc like two new Q's

[@woongah]

Personally, I would have loved for Boimler to drip details on other members of the crew, beyond the ones that appeared in TOS. I craved to ear Boimler let out something like "La'An Noonien Singh? The poet?” or "Erica Ortegas, still holder of the record for the Kassel run". The writers should have had more fortitude and challenged the fans obsessions for continuity... After all, this is NOT the original timeline any more. The Eugenic wars happened in the 2030s, now.

[@colemacgrath2005]

It’s still the original timeline, according to CBS

[@woongah]

@@colemacgrath2005 - The Eugenics wars happen thirty to forty years later, now. If that doesn't change the timeline, then La'an Noonien Singh can publish a somewhat obscure book of poetry in her old age, of whom Boimler is a fan, without it being a contradiction to current lore (and God knows La'An would love to know it). Nurse chapel can go on to teach Archeo-Medicine at the Starfleet Academy and become a terror for students, whispered about decades after she retired. And Pelia would probably still be around, too... I still count Boimler restricting his fawning only to the TOS characters (and Ortegas) as a bit of a missed opportunity.

[@RealThatDesignerGuy]

Sh*t I love this episode

[@NonsenseFabricator]

Literally everything you do has a butterfly effect!

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Thing is though, if you ask Kirk, McCoy, Scotty, etc. They could all tell you that Spock and Christine were very close. Maybe not romantically but they did share a strong bond that went beyond friendship. Surely a hardcore fanboy like Boimler would have read about it somewhere.

[@dirdib69]

Boimler is quite a cutie.

[@peterlohnes1]

If only they included the scene that put the smile on Spocks face.