In any entertainment franchise, prequels can be tricky.
(Just askStar Trek: Discovery.)
Soong wanted to show that despite the Eugenics War not all genetically engineered humans would be terrible like Khan.
The result led to him teaming up with the Enterprise crew to stop his Augments from starting a war.
This may partly be due to the great acting ofStar Trekveteran J.G.
Hertzler but its also because he offered such a thought-provoking perspective into where Klingon society was at this point.
What he learned and was able to do on this Enterprise would impact future ships and their engines.
Its fascinating to see the creation of these protocols and how new security threats in space were dealt with.
Episodes to Watch:Season 2, Episode 9 Singularity ; Season 4, Episode 15 Affliction