Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Spock Actor Teases His Arc For Season 3: "His Vulcan-ness Just Won’t Be Enough"

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star Ethan Peck teases what's to come for Lieutenant Spock in the newest installment. The series acts as a prequel to the original Star Trek series, slowly introducing members of the familiar USS Enterprise crew as it progresses. Peck's version of Spock first appeared on Star Trek: Discovery before he joined the current series. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 will debut on July 17.

In an interview with TV Insider, Peck teases Spock's arc in season 3. Peck states that Spock will continue to explore his human half and will be "put in uncomfortable situations" throughout the season. As Spock inches closer to the iconic Leonard Nimoy version, he will have to "use his human qualities to his advantage." Check out his quote below:

He will continue to explore his humanness and grow and develop in that way. That’s sort of a theme of my Spock as I’ve played it on Strange New Worlds. And yeah, he will be put in uncomfortable situations where he has to learn to use his human qualities to his advantage at times when his Vulcan-ness just won’t be enough.

What This Means For Strange New Worlds

Season 3 Will Continue To Explore Spock's Humanity

As Strange New Worlds takes place years before the events of the original series, Spock has room to grow into the most famous version of the character. Peck gets to portray Spock at a more vulnerable time before he finds more conviction in a logical approach.

Strange New Worlds season 3 will see Spock further explore his romantic side, as the series established him in a relationship with Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush). Spock attempting to balance his Vulcan and human sides has been a focus of Strange New Worlds, and whether it is romantically, diplomatically, socially, or in any other scenario, this will continue into the upcoming season.

Our Take On Peck's Comments

Spock's Human Side Has Been Explored More In Modern Takes

While Spock being half-Vulcan was addressed in Nimoy's version of the character, it played a smaller role. Since the J.J. Abrams directed Star Trek in 2009, Spock's human side has gotten more play. Both Zachary Quinto and Peck's interpretations have leaned more heavily on Spock grappling with his emotions compared to Nimoy's logic-based approach.

Both Quinto and Peck are playing Spock at an earlier version in his life, so it works that Spock is still struggling to find his identity. However, it is interesting that Spock's human side is more at the forefront in Strange New Worlds, as in the original series, Spock was more pragmatic compared to Dr. McCoy's (DeForest Kelley) emotional responses.

Spock and McCoy were essentially designed to be the two sides of Kirk. They took different angles and were often argumentative. As McCoy has yet to be introduced in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Peck gets to translate that familiar duality into Spock's two sides.