InStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) attempts a USS Enterprise maneuver that usually means suicide.Strange New Worldsseason 2 ended with a cliffhangeras the Enterprise faced off against multiple Gorn ships, including a destroyer. As Captain Pike contemplates his next move, Admiral Robert April (Adrian Holmes) orders the Enterprise to withdraw, even if that means leaving several crew members trapped on the Gorn ship. Pike stops, unwilling to leave his people behind, but unsure how to proceed, just before the words"to be continued"appear on the screen.
With the life ofCaptain Marie Batel (Melanie Scrofano)hanging in the balance, Captain Pike faces his very own version of the Kobayashi Maru, but he’s not facing it alone. At New York Comic-Con 2024,Paramount+ debuted a new clip fromStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3that reveals how Pike and his Starship Enterprise crew find a way to rescue their abducted crew mates, The clip not only highlights Pike’s skills as a leader but also shows the bridge crew coming together to find a solution to their predicament.
Captain Pike’s Suicide Maneuver Will Rescue Enterprise’s Crew In Strange New Worlds Season 3
Captain Pike & His Crew Come Up With A Daring Plan To Save Their Friends
Like any good starship captain, Pike refuses to leave his people behind, so he immediately turns to his Starship Enterprise crew for suggestions on their next move. As everyone rattles off ideas, Pike forms a plan to escape theterrifying Gorn fleetwhile ensuring the Enterprise has a way to track it.Pike orders the Enterprise to ram the Gorn destroyer,not to destroy it, but to disrupt the ship’s powerful shields. This will allow the Enterprise to fire a dummy torpedo into the Gorn ship that will act as a homing beacon, so Pike and his crew can track the ship and rescue their friends.
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Traditionally, a starship captain would only ram into another ship as a last-ditch effort when no other solutions were available. One starship ramming into another at high speeds is meant to destroy or severely cripple both ships, and is usually a suicide mission for the ship doing the ramming. Pike’s plan not only avoids this unfortunate outcome butwill also save his captured crew members.This clever solution was a collaborative effort on the part of the bridge crew and proves how strong Pike’s crew is as a whole.
Why Star Trek Ramming Speed Usually Means Starship Suicide
Ramming Is Usually Reserved For A Desperate Last Move
ThroughoutStar Trek’stimeline, several different starship captains have ordered their ships to ram into another, usually as a way to prevent further destruction. InStar Trek: First Contact,for example, Lt. CommanderWorf (Michael Dorn) ordered the USS Defiantto ram into the Borg cube threatening Earth. At this point in the battle,the Defiant had already lost shields and weapons, and Worf had no other options.Thankfully, Captain Picard arrived with the USS Enterprise-E in time to save the crew of the Defiant, before theTNGcrew followed the Borg cube back in time.
Captain Picard also ordered a collision with Shinzon’s (Tom Hardy) Scimitar inStar Trek: Nemesis,intending to initiate auto-destruct and destroy both ships.
Star Trekships usually only use ramming speed when all other options have been exhausted, meaning the ship has already suffered significant damage. A Starfleet captain would only order a suicide run if the stakes were incredibly high, such as to prevent an enemy from attacking Earth.Starships were obviously not built to ram into each other,and this desperate maneuver is usually only employed after the ship’s shields have failed. Because of this, ramming into another ship often means suicide. Captain Pike and his crew have found a way around this inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, using the Enterprise and its shields in a very strategic ramming move.
