>>116753141>>116753997I agree with this. I don't know if I can come up with a full list of concrete reasons this soon, but for the very large part I sincerely enjoyed more things about the show than disliked them. That's pretty much how I'd describe the show: enjoyable. It's not great, it's not fantastic, but it had a nicely-realized cast and plot which felt perfectly in-Trek. The characters might be several shades of dysfunctional but all that worked in service of the show and the spirit of Starfleet; Mariner might be an irreverent, rule-breaking in-your-face jackass but ultimately loves the principles of Starfleet and the good it can do for the galaxy, even at the expense of the conventional officer track and her family history. I found her kind of irritating, but not irredeemably-so and a fitting face for the show.
Boimler might have appeared a simpering betacucc weasel from the trailers, but he had his own moments of confidence I liked. He clearly thrives in the more everyday aspects of Starfleet life, and even when completely out of his comfort zone, had the spine to draw on a senior-ranking ensign and point out that she was clearly violating protocol.
Tendi and Rutherford were a mite underdeveloped and undifferentiated in my opinion, but otherwise very likeably-acted and I can't really say much bad about them.
The jokes moved too fast for me, but on rewatch I enjoyed them and had a few giggles. The cave line got me, and I'm honestly a little intrigued about something like that appearing in a future episode. The funniest parts weren't so much in-jokes about Treklore or R&M-tier physical comedy, but just watching the characters bounce off eachother and interact moment-to-moment. It wasn't mean-spirited or nihilistic like everyone here told me to expect: for all the cussing and zombie vomit, the episode always seemed optimistic about the characters and the Federation.
7/10 Felt like old Trek, will keep watching.
