This Important Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Character Still Needs Their Own Episode
There are only two seasons of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds left, but there's plenty of time to give this main character her own spotlight episode. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Trekkers lament the bygone era when a Star Trek series would run for 22-26 episodes per season, but
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
While it seems like every headlining member of Captain Christopher Pike's (Anson Mount) Starship Enterprise crew has now received a spotlight episode, surprisingly, one of the show's most prominent characters is still waiting.
Nurse Christine Chapel Still Hasn’t Gotten Her Own Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode
Remarkably, Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush) has not received her own spotlight episode in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Chapel is one of the most popular characters in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Yet Star Trek: Strange New Worlds hasn't delved into Nurse Chapel's backstory the way, for instance, the prequel fleshed out Ensign Nyota Uhura's (Celia Rose Gooding) history. We know Chapel is from Vermont, that she's a genius, she has loved men and women, and she is a veteran of the Klingon War.
Still, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds needs to go deeper into Nurse Chapel's life and give Jess Bush the opportunity to carry an entire hour. Chapel is a pivotal character in
How Star Trek: The Original Series Treats Nurse Chapel Is A Letdown After Strange New Worlds
Even if Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ends without an episode devoted to Nurse Christine Chapel, the transition to Star Trek: The Original Series is inevitably a letdown for Chapel, who is played (and originated) by Majel Barrett Roddenberry.
This was always going to be a pitfall of a 21st-century Star Trek
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Nurse Chapel is so skilled and talented that she should logically become a doctor, but canon dictates that Dr. Christine Chapel doesn't happen until roughly a decade later in
Regardless, Nurse Christine Chapel's backstory remains to be told, and Jess Bush deserves the opportunity to display the full range of her limitless talent by carrying her own episode of
HBO Can't Afford To Mess This Last Of Us Season 3 Casting Up
It’s more or less the same narrative structure as the video game. In the game, the player spends three days as Ellie ruthlessly chasing Abby across the city. Then, we go back and spend the same three days as Abby, seeing her side of the story and eventually growing to empathize with her just as much as Ellie.
Considering that television has cross-cutting abilities that aren’t afforded to video games, it was a bold choice for showrunner Craig Mazin to replicate this structure in the TV show. It would’ve been easy enough for the series to show Ellie and Abby’s days in Seattle simultaneously, but Mazin has committed to giving Abby her own season.
The Last of Us’ Abby-centric third season will be a make-or-break moment for some audiences. A lot of players quit the game once they realized they had to spend half of it in Abby’s shoes, and TV viewers might do the same if season 3 doesn’t give them a reason to stick around. In the game, that hook is Lev.
The Last Of Us Season 3 Has To Nail The Casting Of Lev
Just as the Seraphites are about to gut her like a fish, Abby is saved. As the patrol brings in a Seraphite runaway named Yara, Yara’s younger brother and fellow runaway Lev uses his unparalleled archery skills to save her. During the ensuing chaos, they cut Abby down and reluctantly join forces with her to escape the stalker-infested woods.
This is the inciting incident of Abby’s story. She becomes so endeared to these kids — especially Lev — that she abandons her allegiance to the W.L.F. and dedicates herself to keeping them safe. Lev is the heart and soul of Abby’s story, so
Lev's Actor Needs To Share The Right Chemistry With Kaitlyn Dever
It’s important for Lev’s actor to share the right chemistry with Kaitlyn Dever. The chemistry between Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander really sold the tight-knit ride-or-die bond that formed between Abby and Lev in the video game, and the TV show needs to replicate that. Abby is like a big sister to Lev, and the casting needs to reflect that.
Abby's Relationship With Lev Mirrors Joel's Relationship With Ellie
Ultimately, what makes Abby so endearing is that she reminds you of Joel. This is reflected in the gameplay: playing as Ellie is very different from playing as Joel — what she lacks in strength, she makes up for with her cunning and pluckiness — but playing as Abby, a well-oiled killing machine built like a tank, is almost identical to playing as Joel.
But these parallels go beyond the gameplay. Abby’s relationship with Lev mirrors Joel’s relationship with Ellie. Both Joel and Abby have a long history of doing really bad things, and they achieve redemption and find the light in the darkness when they take a young ward under their wing. Protecting Lev endears us to Abby the same way protecting Ellie endeared us to Joel.
Lev Is The Key To Making The Last Of Us Season 3 Work
It’ll be tough to get audiences to stick around for a whole season with the “villain,” especially since the TV show made Joel’s murder even more gruesome. But if the show can get them endeared to Lev, then they’ll surely give it a chance. He’s such a lovable character that he’s bound to win over most viewers.
Abby’s pseudo-sibling dynamic with Lev is the part of The Last of Us season 3 that I’m most excited about. But it all hinges on the casting.
