It didn't occur to me until I read this comment, but SNW is currently more of a silly show than The Orville. Strange times.

I was really disappointed with the 3rd season of SNW, so much so that I couldn't finish the finale. I mean, the crew fighting evil spirits to save the universe from annihilation, really? It's like the writers forgot what genre they were in and suddenly started trying to appeal to morons who just consume without thinking.

I liked - didn't love, but liked - the first 2 seasons, but they seem to have leaned into the bad aspects and abandoned all the good ones.

Don’t know why these writers and directors have to fuck with Spock all the time.

After watching my wife's reaction to Spock in the latest movies and series, I get it. The character is kind of a triple-threat if you keep his emotional side in frame:

• His intelligence is always on display, which makes him a sapiosexual's dream-boat. I'd wager a lot of the women in Trek fandom lean this way.
• Emo spock is utterly and perpetually broken, yet retrievable. His dual heritage and upbringing is a tragic story that renders him vulnerable. Yet It's a kind of vulnerability that is entirely not his fault, and seems fixable through love and care. SNW explored this through his relationship with Chapel, and he really does improve a bit, inviting the audience to indulge this fantasy a bit more.
• Then there's the usual traits: physical strength, good social standing, and ranking officer. He's a somebody, and can hold his own with just about everyone.

In contrast, TOS Spock, along with the backstory we get from the movies, is someone that purged his emotions to become a paragon of stoicism. It's a male power-fantasy of sorts, which is speaking to a completely different audience (and in a different era).

I'll add that SNW is a delightful thirst-trap of a show, where every character scratches someone's itch. The writers really did need to "fuck with Spock" to fill out the roster of attractive archetypes.

Any time Star Trek moves back into its own timeline I usually check out.

I tried the first episode and immediately wrote the show off. Now you've got me thinking I might give it another go.