Star Trek: Strange New Worlds appears on many top TV lists of 2023 and, considering all the risks the series took that paid off in Season 2, I'm not surprised. Of course, some decisions may live on in infamy with sections of the fandom, as the first musical episode caused a bit of debate, specifically due to the Klingons bursting into a brief K-Pop song and dance number. Now, on the heels of an alternate scene surfacing, Anson Mount is going to bat for the silliness and justifying why it was the only option for "Subspace Rhapsody."
Anson Mount and other members of the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds cast participated in a Q&A in support of the SAG-AFTRA foundation and talked quite a bit about Season 2. CinemaBlend previously learned from director Dermott Downs that there were mixed opinions about the Klingon scene. And in this latest chat, Mount added some additional context regarding just how much convincing it took to sell others on the idea of Klingons singing K-Pop:
