In The Final Frontier, Captain Kirk told his friends that he’d spend his final days alone. But when that fatal moment came 30 years ago in Star Trek Generations, Kirk wasn’t alone; Jean-Luc Picard was right there with Kirk for an onscreen demise that divided the Trekkie community. Kirk’s passing was bittersweet, and to make matters worse, when the Prime Universe’s Spock passed away in Star Trek Beyond, it happened off-screen.
But for fans who have been grieving for both Star Trek legends, there’s now a tear-jerking epic crossover that spans the canon of Generations, Discovery, Beyond, The Search for Spock, The Voyage Home, and even “The Cage,” “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” and an obscure 1999 Trek novel. The Roddenberry Archive has just dropped a 10-minute short film called “Unification,” which bridges several aspects of the timeline in a strange, sweet love letter to Star Trek’s past. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
