Overview
- Episode 3, titled 'Vitus Reflux,' premiered January 22 on Paramount+ with a focus on cadet life and inter‑school tension.
- Chancellor Nahla Ake steers students toward a horticulture‑based exercise that reframes conflict through empathy and strategy.
- The story advances the ensemble’s team formation and leadership arcs without hinging on high stakes or major reveals.
- Romulan and Vulcan classmates cooperate onscreen, reinforcing the era’s Ni’Var reunification and broader post‑Burn worldbuilding.
- Holly Hunter, Tig Notaro, and Gina Yashere feature prominently, Stephen Colbert is heard as the Digital Dean, and the episode closes with an in‑memoriam for costume cutter Carla Mingiardi while Paul Giamatti’s character is absent.