Institutional and cultural clash: Starfleet's officer exchange program (rules, protocol) collides with Klingon honor culture — experiments in cross‑cultural liaison produce tests of custom, authority, and mutual respect.
Institutional and cultural clash: Starfleet's officer exchange program (rules, protocol) collides with Klingon honor culture — experiments in cross‑cultural liaison produce tests of custom, authority, and mutual respect.
Events in This Arc
During a casual phaser practice, Picard uses light banter to plant a serious proposal: Starfleet's Officer Exchange Program, and that a Klingon vessel is nearby. Riker masks any surprise with …
On the Pagh's bridge Riker is formally challenged: Klingon pride demands a public oath, and Lieutenant Klag accuses him of lying. With Kargan watching, Riker answers not with words but …
Kargan storms the bridge to reclaim authority, humiliating Riker under Klingon eyes. Riker deliberately renounces command and goads Kargan until the captain strikes him—an act meant to prove Kargan's dominance. …