I haven’t seen the episode, because I don’t have access to any streaming platform that has it, but I listened to the songs on Spotify and they are very good. It’s a good musical and it works, because they acknowledge it in universe.

From what I have seen, the TrekCulture ups and downs on YouTube, and other clips, it seems to me that strange new worlds has a lot in common with lower decks: it doesn’t take itself to seriously, like disco did, but manages to be serious nonetheless.

Oh and Spock’s smooth voice and Pike’s hair and eyes, without them it would not be the same!