Cool.Yeah there are bits and pieces that I think don't fit right even after they flesh out why the character acted in a certain way. LeMarr's statue grinding wa

Cool.Yeah there are bits and pieces that I think don't fit right even after they flesh out why the character acted in a certain way. LeMarr's statue grinding was one. I get how the last episode kinda explained it, but it still feels 'off'. > But they're not regular people, they're highly trained explorers Part of what the writers seem to be doing is feeling out the purpose of the crew and ship. Their mission statement is pretty vague, but a ship like that probably requires a certain mix of specialists and generalists. So, I'm not sure they are actually 'expert explorers'. It feels more like a redemption story for a team filled with people that fell from grace in one way or another. Like Malloy is an amazing pilot, but dumb as a bag of rocks in other ways. The crew as a collective seems to oscillate between expert and idiot which I've seen happen plenty of times in group project settings, especially when you have a mix of motivations and drive. By all appearances to the the higher ups (reports, academy grades, etc.) they are expert explorers, but they have plenty of flaws that the show celebrates (sometimes too much). I also think episode 3 was set up to be a kind of turning point for the seriousness of the show. They thought they could go in and argue like one of their beloved TV shows and received a tough smackdown. That might be why I let the trial scene slide but not the statue grinding. > Am I really supposed to expect that the crew I saw in episode 3 is the same crew I saw in the other episodes? I could believe it if they showed that the admiralty was so disappointed... That transition over the first 4 episodes is part of what sold me on the show. They suffered a big loss and stepped up their game afterwards without needing an authority figure to intervene or punish. The sense of taking responsibility because it is the right thing to do and not out of fear of punishment is quintessential Trek and relevant. Cool. Cool cool cool...