I Wish Star Trek Into Darkness’ Kirk Learned The Lesson Star Trek’s Future Captain Did

Star Trek: Prodigy

Warning : spoiler for Star Trek : Prodigy Season 2

Summary

Dal R’El ( Brett Gray ) determine a example inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 that I like Captain James T. Kirk ( Chris Pine ) did inStar Trek Into Darkness . Dal was the ego - styled Captain of the USS Protostar . ab initio knowing nothing about Starfleet or how to command a starship , Dal made many mistakes , but his instincts and innate compassion fashion loyalty with his friends . Together , the vernal grinder saved Starfleet at the end ofStar Trek : Prodigyseason 1 , and they upped the ante by keep open everyStar Trektimeline inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 .

I never listen how Captain James T. Kirk rocket to the center seat of the USS Enterprise in J.J. Abrams’Star Trek(2009 ) . In fact , I enjoy it . in the beginning not even assign to the flagship of the United Federation of Planets , Cadet Kirk stow away on the endeavour but endedStar Trek ( 2009 ) as her Captain , thanks to his valour in save Earth from the Romulan time - traveller Nero ( Eric Bana ) . InStar Trek Into Darkness , however , Kirk was demoted for violate the Prime Directive , but he find his Captaincy as he lead the Starship Enterprise on a revenge missionary station against Khan Noonien Singh ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) .

Captain Kirk and the USS Enterprise uncover a cabal by Admiral Alexander Marcus ( Peter Weller ) to employ Khan to militarize Starfleet and start a warfare with the Klingons inStar Trek Into Darkness .

Star Trek : Prodigy season 2 bring the time travel saga of the USS Protostar full band . Here ’s what happened and what it all intend for season 3 .

Star Trek: Prodigy’s Dal Learned A Lesson Captain Kirk Didn’t In Star Trek Into Darkness

Dal is willing to wait to become the Captain he’s meant to be.

Dal R’El has many admirable qualities , and one of his best came to ignitor inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 ’s conclusion when he realized it was n’t the right prison term for him to be Captain of the newProtostar Class USS Prodigy . alternatively , Dal made the mature decision to be the First Officer to Prodigy ’s new Captain , Gwyndala ( Ella Purnell ) . I was moved by how Dal was ghost by the fact that he was n’t ready to be a Starfleet Captain throughoutStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 , and admitting,“That chair never belonged to me,“shows how much Dal has grown in such a brusk clip - and what a worthy headwaiter he will be one day .

Kirk even admitted , " I have no approximation what I ’m theorise to do . I only know what I can do . "

In contrast to Dal R’El , I think Captain James T. Kirk is infuriating inStar Trek Into Darkness . Kirk brazenly spoil the Prime Directive to rescue Spock ( Zachary Quinto ) , and while he did it to keep open his friend , Jim refused to see how his immaturity was a hurt to the USS Enterprise and its crew . Although Kirk did the right thing and did not trigger a war with the Klingons to kill Khan , it was glaring how James was out of his depth inStar Trek Into Darkness . Kirk even admitted,“I have no approximation what I ’m guess to do . I only know what I can do . “At theend ofStar Trek Into Darkness , Kirk did n’t really deserve to stay Captain of the enterprisingness , and he never learn Dal ’s lesson , " That chair never belong to me . "

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Captain Kirk go bad salvage the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek Into Darkness but was quickly resurrected by Khan ’s ' magic blood ' , while Spock vote down Khan and saved the 24-hour interval with his crew .

Why Kirk Stayed As Captain Of USS Enterprise Even If He Didn’t Deserve It

Kirk has to be Captain of the Enterprise.

WhenStar Trek Into Darknessis over , Captain Kirk does n’t transfuse confidence that all will be well as the USS Enterprise embarks on a five - yr mission under his command . But , of course , I realized that there was no way Kirk would n’t be Captain of the Enterprise . From a commercial standpoint , Kirk has to be Captain because that ’s what audience fuck him as , even though his behavior inStar Trek Into Darknessmade him ugly of the center seat . Kirk did very little to show me he deserved to be Captain of the Enterprise inStar Trek Into Darkness , but it ’s also unthinkable thatKirk and Spockwould exchange place as First Officer and Captain the way Dal R’El and Gwyndala did inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 .

Captain Kirk nearly accepted a Vice Admiral position to pull up stakes the Starship Enterprise and start the starbase USS Yorktown inStar Trek Beyond- another promotion he was n’t ready for but sagely declined .

However , I was glad to see Chris Pine ’s Captain Kirk behave more maturely inStar Trek Beyond . Kirk was still a peril - taker and action at law hero , but Pine ’s performance hewed much closer to William Shatner ’s Captain Kirk inStar Trek : The Original Series . I was hopeful that the USS Enterprise - A would be in good hand withCaptain Kirk if there ’s aStar Trek 4because by that point , Kirk had grow enough to be set as Captain of the Enterprise . But Kirk would have benefited by making the matured decision Dal R’El made inStar Trek : Prodigyto give up the Captain ’s death chair until he the right way clear it .