Until his encounter on Boreth, I didn't see Pike as a particularly compelling character. I found him pretty bland to be honest. His only flaw was feeling shame for being left out of the Klingon War. That was it. I did like his scenes in If Memory Serves, because he got to have more layers. We saw how Vina still impacted his life. But still, for me, there's nothing that special about the character. He's a decent Starfleet captain, who likes to manage his crew by committee more than as a boss. He's a straight shooter who values honesty, integrity, duty and so on. But....what makes him unique to other captains? What does he bring to the table as a regular character besides stability? Basically he was what I'd call a text book Starfleet captain and an obvious contrast to Lorca's more unorthodox approach (since he was an MU villain). I really didn't see the love others were feeling for the character. Peck's Spock I could understand because he's taking an iconic character and infusing something new and yet showing glimpses of the man we would come to love.
But Mount is a superb actor. He elevates the material he's working with. His scenes on Boreth (and afterwards) made me sit up and take notice. I'm still skeptical that I'd be that excited by a run of the mill "more traditional" show starring Pike, Spock and Number One, but I'm willing to give it a shot if it does come to fruition.
But Mount is a superb actor. He elevates the material he's working with. His scenes on Boreth (and afterwards) made me sit up and take notice. I'm still skeptical that I'd be that excited by a run of the mill "more traditional" show starring Pike, Spock and Number One, but I'm willing to give it a shot if it does come to fruition.
