8 Ups & 1 Down From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3.2 — Wedding Bell Blues

9. DOWN — Something Old Of Something Blue

The exploration of Spock's emotional side in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been, as he would put it, 'fascinating'. We are sometimes quick to forget that Spock is half-human, though Vulcans have emotions too. It's not like he never cracked a smile in The Original Series!

Though feelings have always been about balance for the character, Strange New Worlds occasionally drifts into pure emotionalism and sentimentality. From before Hegemony, Part II to Wedding Bell Blues, Spock's lovesick pining after Nurse Chapel edges towards teenage obsession and jealousy rather than adult interaction (in the workplace). 'Moody' and 'jealous' are hardly endearing traits in anyone, let alone in the beloved science officer.

Then again, the premise of Wedding Bell Blues relies on the emotional tension between Korby, Spock, and Chapel, a tension which, by the end, appears to have been partly resolved. Spock's interactions with Korby were also highly entertaining. In the main, we know what the more distant future holds for all three characters. For the moment, we just hope Spock can put aside some of that sulkiness.