Old Spock In J.J. Abrams Star Trek Could Have Done 1 Thing He Never Did In The Prime Timeline

The older Spock (Leonard Nimoy) travels to the Kelvin universe in J.J. Abram’s Star Trek (2009), inadvertently creating an opportunity to reconcile with his father, Ambassasor Sarek (Ben Cross). First introduced in Star Trek: The Original Series season 2, episode 10 “Journey to Babel,” Sarek’s (Mark Lenard) relationship with Spock was complex and distantly chaotic. Spock struggled with the half-Vulcan half-human duality of his identity for many years, finally finding acceptance in Starfleet. Though initially following Sarek’s examples, he ultimately decided against joining the Vulcan Expeditionary Group. In “Journey To Babel,” Spock’s mother, Amanda Greyson (Jane Wyatt), explained that this decision had led to an eighteen-year estrangement between them.