Summary
- Bruce Horak has a funny idea to bring back General Garkog, the singing Klingon from Star Trek’s first-ever musical.
- Horak made a surprise cameo in Strange New Worlds as the leader of the Klingons turned K-pop group.
- Horak shared paintings of his characters Lt. Hemmer and General Garkog for sale on his Instagram.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds‘ Bruce Horak has a funny idea to bring back his character, General Garkog, the singing Klingon from Star Trek‘s first-ever musical. Horak made a surprise cameo in Strange New Worlds’ musical, “Subspace Rhapsody,” as the leader of the Klingons who turned into an impromptu K-pop group. General Garkog is Horak’s second Strange New Worlds alien character; he played the dearly departed Lt. Hemmer, the USS Enterprise’s former Chief Engineer, in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1.
On his Instagram, Bruce Horak (@brucehorak) shared his original paintings for sale of his Star Trek: Strange New Worlds characters, Lt. Hemmer and General Garkog, For the Klingon piece, Horak noted his funny idea for General Garkog’s comeback:“I’m lobbying to bring this character back. There’s a world where he and the lads kinda dug what they did and kept it up…” Check out Bruce’s post below:
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Bruce Horak is a beloved member of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds‘ cast, but it’s unknown whether he will return in Strange New Worlds season 3. Horak’s Lt. Hemmer was always meant to die in Strange New Worlds season 1 to establish stakes among the crew of the USS Enterprise, but the wise, blind Aenar unexpectedly became a breakout character. Horak reprised Hemmer in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 6, “Lost in Translation,” appearing in archival footage and as a zombie version of Hemmer. Finally, Horak delighted audiences as the singing and dancing Klingon General Garkog in Strange New Worlds‘ musical.
Lt. Hemmer was replaced by Commander Pelia (Carol Kane) as the USS Enterprise’s Chief Engineer in
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
season 2.
Bruce Horak noting that he’s “lobbying” to bring back General Garkog seems to indicate that the singing Klingon doesn’t appear in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3. It’s not clear if Lt. Hemmer can somehow make another appearance in Strange New Worlds season 3, since his protégé, Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), has begun moving past mourning her mentor. However, it’s quite possible Bruce Horak will reappear as a brand new character in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3. But General Garkog definitely needs an encore, especially if he and his soldiers have kept up their K-pop band as Bruce Horak suggests.
Source: Instagram
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is streaming on Paramount+