In this changed timeline, James T. Kirk is in command of the USS Farragut. In the TOS episode. "Obsession", it's revealed that Kirk's first deep space assignment was on the USS Farragut.
It was stated in this episode that Pike went forward in time 7 years. In the TOS episode The Menagerie: Part I (1966) it was said that the mission to Talos IV happened 13 years ago, which makes the events during Strange New Worlds season one roughly 6 years after Talos IV.
So far only Pike, Una and Spock are the only members from the Talos IV mission to appear in "Strange New Worlds".
So far only Pike, Una and Spock are the only members from the Talos IV mission to appear in "Strange New Worlds".
"A Quality of Mercy" is an alternative version of TOS episode Balance of Terror (1966). Paul Schneider, who wrote that episode, is not credited.
When Captain Pike meets James Kirk, aboard the USS Farragut, the original series (TOS) music is played.
Captain Pike's ship log is almost verbatim, the same log Captain Kirk records in the TOS Episode "Balance Of Terror"