I worked on episode 4 last night. The clans portion was much shorter than I thought, which has left 12 minutes. I like this as it gives a slower pace to the second act. Runtime is 1h 27 for the first 4 episodes. I’m going to be relying on a bit of filler in the next 2 episodes!

The cut I’ve done is as follows.

Arrive on At-Achrann - I have cut the autopilot landing.
The Crew exit the ship and Jod is ordered to stay behind with SM-33.
I have then re-arranged the scenes as follows:
The crew encounter the statue - the 2 hiding clan kids have been cut. The scene runs to the last frame before the missile appears.
Then the “thief” scene with Jod and SM-33.
Then the Crew enter the house. At the end of the scene I’ll use Neel AI dialog to say “We should go back and get SM-33” or something to that effect.
Then cut to Jod coaxing SM-33 down the ramp. I’ll use some AI dialogue here to focus the discussion on the tower not the warriors.
[One of the upcoming scenes of the parents on At-Attin will be inserted here as a spacer]
Then cut to the team entering the tower. The scene plays out pretty much in full. References to the clan and the battle have been cut.