Episode 5 did not impress me.
I'm gonna go Old Boomer here. SNW young officers are pansies, not the kinda people you want in your foxhole, and definitely not the kinda officers Star Fleet should be turning out. Friggen Gen Z, Man. And Pike is no help. Dude needs to drop the boom.
Also the best quote. "You got any liquor? I've been drinking beer all night."
Got kinda wild and cartoonish after that, but let's not go too hard on them for it. LSD, cocaine and copious hairspray will do that to you.
The Marvel phenomenon started in 2012 w/The Avengers? Or IM1? That was a long time ago. Trends shift. Not Marvel's fault.
They need to pivot. Smaller, cheaper movies, or fewer movies in a year. Or lean in to the kinda movies/shows that aren't so "super hero," to appeal to non-comic fans. Shows like the Punisher, Penguin, etc. Change the names of the characters and you still have a great stand-alone program.
Endgame isn't gonna happen again for at least another generation. Doomsday is gonna not gonna pull anything like its predecessors.