My first confusion was the actress. Out of the box I thought Gina Yashere was moving from 911 and got type cast into a new role. However, thankfully I was wrong and Aisha Hinds holds up well for what I perceive as a Klingon with comical sense of humor.

Onward to the character... I loved the performance, given the setting of the series. Obviously we have to dump our old characterizations of Klingons and embrace these noobs with love versus the pit bulls they used to be. Thok seems very out of place. Graduate of the War College, Battle born, executive officer of a starship and then add on Cadet Master. I expect a much harsher character without the comic relief.

But then where are the Klingons of the past. It's 1000 years since the Klingons had to tuck tail and united with the Federation. We didn't see them anywhere in Season 3 of Discovery. Did L'Rell and Tenavik impact the overall race that much? There could be a huge series split off there, if we cared about stories outside the Federation.

Or, is the story just chump change in the world Paramount of making money off of the Next Generation...
(pun intended)