Star Trek was strong at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. Not only did the franchise team up with the Doctor Who franchise to celebrate “Intergalactic Friendship Day” in an activation at the event, but the Trek panel in Hall H released a bevy of trailers and news about several Star Trek series.
One of those shows was Strange New Worlds, which is set to come back soon with its third season. To celebrate the occasion, we got an extended teaser where Captain Pike (Anson Mount), Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush), Ensign Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), and Lt. Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) genetically become Vulcans for space reasons. They and Spock (who, they can’t help but repeatedly point out, is half-Vulcan) complete the required mission. But when they try to turn back into their non-Vulcan selves, it doesn’t work! The clip ends then but there’s no doubt that hijinks will ensue. (Logically, of course.)
That wasn’t the only news we …