Summary
- Dr. M'Benga and Nurse Chapel form Star Trek's best medical team, with a deep respect and trust for each other, honed during the Klingon War.
- Nurse Chapel goes beyond traditional support, showcasing considerable knowledge and creativity in caring for patients.
- Strange New Worlds has the chance to explain why Dr. McCoy replaces Dr. M'Benga as Chief Medical Officer, with potential reasons including M'Benga's struggles with PTSD or potential investigations into his actions.
The USS Enterprise of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has Star Trek's best medical team-up, with Dr. Jospeh M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) and Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush). Under the command of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), the Enterprise of Strange New Worlds has an incredibly strong crew from the top down. Captain Pike chooses his officers well, and he never fails to bring out the best in them. Pike has a lot of respect for Dr. M'Benga as his Chief Medical Officer, and it's easy to see why. Despite having a dark past, M'Benga attends to his patients with kindness, compassion, and skill.
Every major ship and space station in Star Trek has a medical team of some kind, but Pike's Enterprise has the best medical duo. Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley) on Star Trek: The Original Series does not have the same rapport with Nurse Chapel as Dr. M'Benga, and his bedside manner leaves something to be desired. Some Star Trek doctors like Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or Dr. Phlox (John Billingsley) on Star Trek: Enterprise do not even have prominently featured nurses. With her considerable knowledge and skill, Nurse Chapel does more than simply support Dr. M'Benga. She not only fights for her patients but also comes up with creative and out-of-the-box solutions.
