Overview
- Episode 4 premiered January 29 on Paramount+, centering a Klingon storyline set in the post‑Burn 32nd century.
- Co‑showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau describe the species as a diaspora after Qo'noS became uninhabitable.
- The hour frames its conflict through a classroom debate that questions whether assistance that pressures assimilation constitutes help.
- Robert Picardo’s holographic Doctor appears as the Academy’s debate coach, guiding cadets in rhetoric.
- The episode widens representation with triadic Klingon families and mixed‑heritage characters while spotlighting Jay‑Den Kraag’s non‑warrior path.