https://collider.com/anson-mount-captain-pike-star-trek-masculinity-explained/

"Anson Mount is the third actor to play Captain Christopher Pike in the Star Trek franchise (not including the Kelvin timeline), and he, as well as the creators of the new Star Trek shows he’s appeared in, have given the character a whole new lease on life," says Monita Mohan. "Pike has a convoluted history in the franchise, mostly because his story has often been told out of sequence, but the lead of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds isn’t bogged down by his history, as much as he is informed by it." Mohan adds: "The most obvious marker that Pike doesn’t embody the regular tropes of masculinity is how content he is with Number One, Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn), captaining the Enterprise in his stead. When she appears on Star Trek: Discovery for the first time, Pike is relieved to see a familiar face but doesn’t immediately interrogate her about how she’s been leading the crew. We see more of Pike’s laissez-faire attitude to being a Starfleet captain — he never bristles at Number One ribbing him because they’re close friends."