Summary

• Spock and Chapel's romance was never fully explored in the Star Trek movies, leaving their relationship unresolved.
• Strange New Worlds provides crucial context and explores the backstory of Spock and Chapel's love story.
• In Strange New Worlds season 2, Spock and Chapel finally admitted their feelings for each other, but their relationship didn't last, and Chapel pursued her career aspirations outside the Enterprise.

Dr. Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry) only appeared in two Star Trek movies, which didn't resolve her romantic feelings toward Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Chapel and Spock served together on the USS Enterprise under two Captains, Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and James T. Kirk (William Shatner) in Star Trek: The Original Series. By the time Chapel and Spock were part of Kirk's crew, their romance had become an unrequited love on the part of Christine toward the Vulcan Science Officer.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has provided a crucial new context to the love story of Spock and Chapel, which began with their younger selves on Captain Pike's Starship Enterprise. Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) and Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck) sparked a mutual attraction, although, at first, the Vulcan was trying to make a long-distance relationship with his fiancée, T'Pring (Gia Sandhu), work. In Strange New Worlds season 2, however, Spock and Chapel could no longer deny their feelings, and they became romantic. Sadly, their relationship didn't last long, and Christine pulled away to pursue her career aspirations outside the Enterprise, leaving Spock dejected.

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