Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Trek : Strange New Worldsis primed to answer one of the crowing mysteries from William Shatner’sStar Trek V : The Final Frontier . Although Sybok ( Lawrence Luckinbill ) , the older , Vulcan half - brother of Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) , was ostensiblyStar Trek V ’s villain , Shatner ’s movie unveiled the photographic film ’s rightful antagonist : a malevolentalien posture as God ( George Murdock ) . Surprisingly , Strange New Worldsreintroduced Sybok to its pre - Star Trek : The Original Seriesera . MaybeStrange New Worldscan do the same for " God . "
Sybok ’s quest inStar Trek V : The Final Frontierled him to pirate theUSS Enterprise - A command by Captain James T. Kirk(William Shatner ) . Sybok needed Kirk ’s starship to transport him and his followers to Sha Ka Ree , a fabled planet at the center of the galaxyprotected by the Great Barrier . Sybok believed Sha Ka Ree was the source of all cosmos , the equivalent of what humans call Eden , and that God himself reside there . But it was folly , and Sybok sacrificed himself to save Spock , Kirk , and Dr. Leonard McCoy ( DeForest Kelly ) from the vindictive " God . "
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What Did God Do That He Was Imprisoned In Sha Ka Ree?
Star Trek : Strange New Worldshas the opportunity to explain detail thatStar Trek V : The Final Frontier ’s rushed last act leave hanging . In the 35 years sinceWilliam Shatner’sStar Trekmoviewas released in the summertime of 1989 , it has never been revealedwhat , on the dot , " God " was , and why he was imprison on Sha Ka Ree . It ’s also unclear how long " God " has been imprisoned on the barren world encircled by the Great Barrier . Was it hundred ? Eons ? How old is this false " God " entity ?
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" God " ’s powers evidently include changing his shape , becoming and dispersing energy , and controlling the environment of Sha Ka Ree . Yet " God " postulate a starship to get away the major planet . The pseudo - godly entity told Sybok he needed to"merge"with the endeavor , so perhaps he can also control machine , and this is why he urged Sybok to bestow the ship"closer . “Many questions , including " God ’s " dead on target name and alien mintage , have been lingering sinceStar Trek V : The Final Frontier , butStrange New Worldscan answer them .
Strange New Worlds Can Set Up Sybok’s Visions From God
Sybok Was Always A Believer
Star Trek : Strange New Worldsseason 1 reintroducing Sybok was a shocker , and Spock ’s emotional sib could be part ofStrange New Worldsseason 3 or 4.Strange New Worldsbringing in Sybok tacitly implies that his backstory will be search in greater depth , just as the prequel shew Sybok operate under the anonym Xaverius and married thespace plagiarist Captain Angel ( Jesse James Keitel ) . explore Sybok ’s past should mean setting upStar Trek V : The Final Frontier , give more context and detail to what was only hinted at in William Shatner ’s movie .
Spock knew about his crony ’s mad quest to see Sha Ka Ree , either before or during the events of Strange New Worlds .
" God " told Sybok that the Vulcan was"the first"to regain Sha Ka Ree ( which was a myth Sybok himself seemingly create ) . This inculpate " God " give out to others to rescue him , but Sybok was the reliable worshipper who breach the Great Barrier . dialog between Spock and Sybok inStar Trek Valso indicates Spock knew about his pal ’s mad quest to find Sha Ka Ree , either before or during the issue ofStrange New Worlds . Star Trek : Strange New Worldscould reveal when Sybok told Sybok of his desire to encounter God , andflashbacks or other mean could shed light on what , exactly , " God " was all alongand how Sha Ka Ree became the pretender ’s prison .
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