7 Things We Want To See From Star Trek 4

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Any Star Trek fan will tell you that the heart of TOS is the fascinating friendship between Captain Kirk and his trusted first mate Spock. Sure enough, this is something the rebooted movies have captured very well through Pine and Zachary Quinto’s own version of the unlikely human/Vulcan bromance. However, in the process, they’ve arguably forgotten the third wheel in this friendship who was invaluable to the team dynamic in TOS. 

The three-way banter between Kirk, Spock and Leonard “Bones” McCoy was always a joy on the original series, with the good doctor often serving as the voice of reason. This looked to be replicated in the first reboot movie, as Karl Urban was such a spot-on replacement for DeForest Kelly. Unfortunately, though, he wasn’t given a whole lot to do in the first two films – particularly Into Darkness. 

Thankfully, Beyond served him much better, as he was marooned with Spock for a large portion of the plot which gave room for the friendship between the two to develop. Their camaraderie and comic chemistry turned out to be a highlight of the film, too. If Kirk does come back for Star Trek 4, let’s hope we get a lot more of these three characters together.