"[Pike] believes in the central tenets of Starfleet: Service, sacrifice, compassion, and love, and he repeatedly chooses to live those values in both good times and bad. (And whether others can see him do so or not.)
"Pike is basically the definition of a servant-hearted leader, a man who does his best to captain his team in such a way that not only encourages them to do their best work but to become their best selves at the same time."
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Captain Pike Is the Leader the World Needs Right Now
Captain Christopher Pike is one of the most honest and heartfelt examples of a genuinely good man on television today.Lacy Baugher Milas (Paste Magazine)