I so desperately wish that the Orville writers (IE, the DS9 and TNG writers I liked the most) were writing for current trek. So much of the criticisms levelled at the Berman-era are rectified here, and the show doesn’t serve as propaganda for the US state department.

• We follow up with planets (or get more explicit narration about how they didn’t just abandon some random planet to fend for itself after “fixing” a problem)
• Characters remember things from past episodes
• Gay and trans storylines
• Union politics make more sense than Federation politics

All without:

• Promoting the space NSA (Section 31)
• Promoting the view that governments have no choice but to act in bad faith so its up to Great Individuals to ensure they stay on the correct path