They were even more upfront about it in TOS for some issues too.
I remember many instances where they say "We have women in our crew in the future." It's not like DISCO flaunted around saying "we don't hate gay people in this ship."
Like I understand that DISCO isn't everybody's favorite, and sure it has some issues, but all the flak it got for being "woke" and "preachy" was weird to me.
Part of Kirk's whole thing was preachy speeches, and Picard had many moments too.
It's more like "Slapping on the wrist isn't helping." The Alex Jones bankruptcy is the first time I've seen anyone fined significantly to the point of it mattering. Fines are meant to be significant enough that the company would do its best to avoid them. If the fine is palpable, then it's just the cost of doing business.
I agree with the sentiment. I can't stand the smell of people actively smoking cigarettes. Gives me a headache. Places where people just finished smelling or where a lot of smokers were? Don't like that either.
But the occasional house with smells? Almost cozy.
I second OP. From what I've seen, the general consensus is the first two seasons are weak, the last two are pretty strong. Which is pretty on par when compared to other Treks IMO. That's not to say that seasons 1 and 2 don't have good episodes either.
Is it the greatest? No 😅. But it's worth dipping your toes if you're interested. The main reason why I think it's not as well regarded is because of the intro song. But you just gotta have FAITH OF THE HEART 🎶🎸
Yeah, sonic wears shoes. That's not normal for a hedgehog