I hopeStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 solves a mystery surrounding the starship Lieutenant James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) serves on. InStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, Paul Wesley is slated to return as Lt. Kirk, the younger version ofWilliam Shatner’s Captain James T. KirkinStar Trek: The Original Series. Although Kirk is a frequent and welcome visitor to Captain Christopher Pike’s (Anson Mount) USS Enterprise, Jim does technically belong aboard a different starship.
InStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 2, Lt. Kirk was promoted to First Officer of the USS Farragut. Kirk’s impressive new posting beat his father,Lt. George Kirk’s, record as Starfleet’s youngest First Officer. The USS Farragut was commanded by Captain Garrovick before a tragic encounter with a dikironium cloud creature in 2257. The monster killed half of the Farragut’s crew, including Captain Garrovick - butwho replaced Garrovick as Captain of the Farragut?
Who Is Captain Of USS Farragut In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds?
Captain Garrovick Died Years Before Strange New Worlds
Star Trek: Strange New Worldsbegins in 2259, and the USS Farragut has been seen a handful of times in the prequel series. However,Strange New Worldshasn’t indicated who the Captain of the Farragut is,and this is hopefully somethingStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 will reveal. InStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 2, episode 6, “Lost in Translation,” the Farragut was placed under the command ofFleet Captain Pike, but this only deepened the mystery of who sits in the Farragut’s center seat.
Star Trek Has Another Kirk Team-Up I’m Excited For In Strange New Worlds Season 3
Lt. James T. Kirk has already met Uhura and Spock on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, but he already knows another member of Pike’s Enterprise.
Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 1’s finale, “A Quality of Mercy,” created an alternate future timeline where James T. Kirk was Captain of the USS Farragut instead of the Enterprise. IfStrange New Worldsseason 3 reveals the Farragut Captain’s identity,it’s likely that it will be a new character.However, there is also a handful of existing 23rd-century Captains fromStar Trek: The Original Serieswho could conceivably command the Farragut inStrange New Worldsseason 3’s timeframe.
Captain Garrovick’s Son Is In Star Trek: The Original Series
Ensign David Garrovick Influenced A World In Star Trek: Prodigy
The unseen Captain Garrovick’s son,Ensign David Garrovick (Stephen Brooks), served on the USS Enterprise inStar Trek: The Original Series. Introduced inStar Trek: The Original Seriesseason 2, episode 18, “Obsession,” the newly-transferredEnsign Garrovick and Captain Kirk encountered the same dikironium cloud creature that attacked the USS Farragut in 2257. After Kirk and Garrovick destroyed the creature, the Captain told David a few"tall tales"about his father.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 could add to the Garrovicks' and Farragut’s legacies.
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 1, episode 13, “All the World’s a Stage” revealed that sometime after destroying the dikironium cloud creature, Ensign David Garrovick crashed the shuttlecraft Galileo on Planet 0042692. The planet’s inhabitants patterned themselves after"En-Son"Garrovick and the Starship Enterprise, dubbing themselves the Enderprizians. David Garrovick didn’t serve on the USS Farragut like his father, butStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 could add to the Garrovicks' and Farragut’s legacies.
