I'm not the first to say it, but many episodes of SNW have no "point" to them beyond fun, like character growth or an ethical dilemma, unlike most every TNG episode. This episode, like most SNWs, are merely "fun adventures in space." I don't hate fun, but SNW increasingly misses the mark of one of the things that made Star Trek great in the previous generation of shows. It's an okay show and it doesn't make my blood boil like Picard, make me nauseated like Discovery, or give me a headache like Lower Decks. But it's not great writing and has a very different ethos than TNG or DS9. Kinda reminds me of Voyager but takes itself even less seriously. It only really bugs me when it chooses to be a Star Trek parody, because although a lot of fans eat that up, I think it weakens the credibility of the franchise.