@ferengigrindset

In the end of Quality Of Mercy when he comes to Pike’s cabin that Jim Kirk mentioned Iowa but the question is: was that still the alternate fated timeline or the ‘real’ SNW timeline. I think the former since Pike says something along the lines of “it should have been you…”

I’ve always taken this to mean that Pike and Jim Kirk have never actually met yet—

Unfortunately I think your initial comment is a spoiler for me.