Star Trek has been gracing the screens and lives of its fans for over 50 years and, in that time, has built up a strong, long-lasting canon of content spanning in-world centuries. With this plethora of lore comes the challenge of introducing new figures, especially in prequel series, of which there are many. One such example is a key member of the hit new Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds’ La’an Noonien-Singh. In fact, La’an’s involvement in the greater canon goes beyond just that of a new character — she has ties to its most iconic villain, Khan Noonien-Singh.La’an has become an incredibly important part of the series and franchise at large, not least of all because of these connections. With the Gorn becoming one of the central villains of Strange New Worlds, La’an’s first-hand knowledge is invaluable to the success of her crew and Starfleet. Moreover, her ongoing ‘situationship’ with Kirk ingrains her into the backstory of one of the series’ most iconic characters. Her time-travel romance featured both a long-term intimacy with the franchise’s flagship captain and a definitive tie to her ancestor Khan and his future. La’an’s future is up in the air, with her volatile, self-destructive personality offering a few possible outs to align with her lack of involvement in the existing canon. Still, her story intertwines her in a way that would make ignoring her impact a risky move.Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 3, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow,” cemented La’an’s impact on Star Trek’s lore in an irreversible way. In this one episode, where La’an chose to save the life of a future genocidal maniac and her ancestor Khan, the writers corrected the prime timeline, and La’an kept in motion the events that would follow her around for her whole life. The emotional episode saw La’an choose the life of an innocent child over freedom from a burden that weighs on her daily, thus allowing the Eugenics Wars to occur as they did in Star Trek canon. In choosing La’an, a new addition to the franchise, to correct the timeline, the minds behind Strange New Worlds created an irreversible moment in the primary timeline in which La’an was not only involved but directly impactful. This episode also saw her become intrinsically linked to Captain James Kirk, an Original Series icon with a complicated history with Khan himself.RELATED: How Strange New Worlds Centers Spock’s Development in His Romantic ConflictsRELATED: Everything We Know About Dr. Joseph M’Benga in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Trek has been gracing the screens and lives of its fans for over 50 years and, in that time, has built up a strong, long-lasting canon of content spanning in-world centuries. With this plethora of lore comes the challenge of introducing new figures, especially in prequel series, of which there are many. One such example is a key member of the hit new Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds’ La’an Noonien-Singh. In fact, La’an’s involvement in the greater canon goes beyond just that of a new character — she has ties to its most iconic villain, Khan Noonien-Singh.
La’an has become an incredibly important part of the series and franchise at large, not least of all because of these connections. With the Gorn becoming one of the central villains of Strange New Worlds, La’an’s first-hand knowledge is invaluable to the success of her crew and Starfleet. Moreover, her ongoing ‘situationship’ with Kirk ingrains her into the backstory of one of the series’ most iconic characters. Her time-travel romance featured both a long-term intimacy with the franchise’s flagship captain and a definitive tie to her ancestor Khan and his future. La’an’s future is up in the air, with her volatile, self-destructive personality offering a few possible outs to align with her lack of involvement in the existing canon. Still, her story intertwines her in a way that would make ignoring her impact a risky move.
Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 3, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow,” cemented La’an’s impact on Star Trek’s lore in an irreversible way. In this one episode, where La’an chose to save the life of a future genocidal maniac and her ancestor Khan, the writers corrected the prime timeline, and La’an kept in motion the events that would follow her around for her whole life. The emotional episode saw La’an choose the life of an innocent child over freedom from a burden that weighs on her daily, thus allowing the Eugenics Wars to occur as they did in Star Trek canon. In choosing La’an, a new addition to the franchise, to correct the timeline, the minds behind Strange New Worlds created an irreversible moment in the primary timeline in which La’an was not only involved but directly impactful. This episode also saw her become intrinsically linked to Captain James Kirk, an Original Series icon with a complicated history with Khan himself.
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