According to actress Christina Chong, La'an will be in a whole new headspace when season 2 of Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds catches up with the Enterprise’s Chief Of Security.
SciFi Now recently published a wide-ranging interview with Chong who also teased a budding romance with Paul Wesley's Captain Kirk.
"At the end of Season One, she’s left the ship and gone off to help Oriana [Emma Ho], the little girl, find her family. I think by doing that in some way she’s getting closure for what happened to her and for her losing her own family," said Chong.
"So she’s mellowing a little bit even at the end of Season One. In Season Two, we don’t know how, where, or when [but] she comes back to the ship. And when she does, she’s not running from that traumatic place anymore. She’s dealt with it, she’s faced her demons head-on. She’s now slowly opening up, connecting. She’s open to connecting, open to growing and we see her have a little romance with Captain Kirk."
"She’s just a lot lighter, which was tricky for me to pitch because she still has to be La’an, Suddenly she’s smiling and laughing, so each new scene and each new episode was like ‘how far can I go but still keep the essence of La’an?"
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been well-received by critics and fans alike. It has a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 162 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. Many critics have called it the best Star Trek series since The Next Generation.
Overall, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been a critical and commercial success. It has been praised for its characters, performances, writing, and overall quality. If you are a fan of Star Trek, then you should definitely check out this show.
The second season of the American television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise in the 23rd century as they explore new worlds and carry out missions throughout the galaxy during the decade before Star Trek: The Original Series.