It is star trek, so of course I set aside Thursday evenings and thoroughly enjoyed all of it. The storylines did not seem as deep and impactful as TNG, though. I remember the themes and ideas presented in TNG, there are episodes I could have a full discussion about a moral dilemma presented in an episode. TNG felt like a discovery of humanity by exploring other worlds and seeing humanity from different viewpoints.

SNW is more flashy and forgettable. Still fun.

Spok and Kirk are awesome in SNW, which they really needed for it to work! I hope we get more of them together in the next season.