I think a critique of e.g. "it's very action-oriented" is only damning to the degree someone demands Star Trek be a particular kind of weak-tea Posadism. Most

I think a critique of e.g. "it's very action-oriented" is only damning to the degree someone demands Star Trek be a particular kind of weak-tea Posadism. Most of Picard is bad, but not because of insufficient Roddenberry Juice, let alone some of these very personally-focused comments. I just think it's totally unfair to blame (let alone hate!) e.g. Kurtzman exclusively for this when someone doesn't like it, when Stewart's been singing this same tune since the 90s. Let's agree to disagree about "Captain's Holiday" (for a "fun" episode IMO it really clunks along, e.g. a whole predestination paradox for what is ultimately a MacGuffin), but yes, I also liked "Starship Mine" - but it's utterly unlike the TNG so many fans claim to remember. Like, critique what's actually there both then and now, not your own nostalgia and disillusionment!