Christopher Pike quotes from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

I'm gonna do what I should've done years ago: I'm gonna teach you about your human side. I'm gonna show you how to lie. With the Captain's help, of course.

Christopher Pike

Do I have a choice in the matter?

You do not.

Christopher Pike

Well, it's not just a gas station, Lieutenant. It's right at the edge of the frontier. It unlocks half the quadrant. It'll be the jumping-off point for the next great age of exploration.

Una Chin-Riley

Oh, good, I was afraid I'd miss the speech.

Christopher Pike

Well, I started earlier, but Uhura fell asleep.

Christopher Pike

[to Uhura] Starfleet can build a new gas station someplace else. One where there isn't anything living in the deuterium. And if there's any blow-back, it's on me. End of the day, that was my call. Okay? [to Kirk] Or we can tell 'em someone's brash influence rubbed off on you.

Always happy to be of service. You know, I was thinking: you discovered a completely new form of life. They might give you a medal.

Una Chin-Riley

[showing Pike Boimler's Starfleet badge] Mr. Spock ran an analysis of his delta. It's not just a badge. It's also a communicator. You just press right here. [Communicator chirps]

Christopher Pike

But flipping it open's the best part.

Una Chin-Riley

I like ours better, too.

Christopher Pike

Run me through it again.

Spock

Respectfully, sir, there is nothing to run through. Given a longer time frame, I might be able to brute force a solution, but as of now, there is no way to track the Orions.

Brad Boimler

Uh, I know how to track the Orions.

La'an Noonien-Singh

Didn't we talk about that?

Brad Boimler

Yes, uh, using future knowledge, yes I know I shouldn't, but um, what if I could use it, and you guys just, um... don't look?

Una Chin-Riley

[laughs] That's ridiculous. We can't just not look... can we?

Una Chin-Riley

We sure this is wise?

Christopher Pike

No, but I'm going with it.

Christopher Pike

The Federation believes everyone deserves a second chance.

Dr. M'Benga

What about justice? What about the victims? Doesn't everyone deserve to pay for their actions?

Christopher Pike

So who decides, hmm? Who pays and who gets redemption? Where's the line?

Dr. M'Benga

You're right, Chris. We've known each other for a very long time, see eye to eye on most things. But you haven't lived my life. You have the privilege of believing in what's best in people. Me? I happen to know there are some things in this world that don't deserve forgiveness.

Christopher Pike

Sometimes hope is a choice.

La'an

Yeah, you've told me that one before.

Christopher Pike

Maybe I'm saying it 'cause I need to hear it.

Oh, sorry. Where are my manners, eh? Montgomery Scott, at your service. Lieutenant junior grade.

Christopher Pike

Captain Pike of the U.S.S. Enterprise. This is Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, Dr. M'Benga, Lieutenant Ortegas and Lieutenant Kirk.

That's a lot of lieutenants.

Lt. Erica Ortegas

There'll be a quiz.

Are you going to turn me in?

Christopher Pike

Are you worried I will?

That depends on who I'm talking to right now. My friend or my captain?

Christopher Pike

Look, I understand why you didn't tell me certain things. I just wish I had known some of them sooner. Officially, there was no mission to Kenfori. So, nothing happened there. I don't have any report to file.

But if you did, hypothetically, what would it say?

Christopher Pike

That I had a knife to my throat, and you told a story to save my life. That's what happened, wouldn't you agree?

I would.

Christopher Pike

You're not a monster, Joseph. Just a man. And my friend.