I have seen the first episode. Parts are a bit clunky and parts are good. Star Trek shows have a long history of having shaky pilots so I am going give this show some rope.
The music is not so good and I am not what to make of the ship, also the uniforms kind of suck.
I haven’t watched any Star Trek shows in is entirety since STNG, so I have no idea what “The Burn” is, I suspect that will either not matter or will get explained later.
So far the character set ups have been good. There is some good seeds planted there.
I do have to tip my Holly Hunter. She looks great.
For DS9, yeah, they don’t even introduce the main plot line of the series until the end of the second season. A lot of it early is continuation of the same threads from TNG, and it gets much better in the seasons where it finds its own identity after TNG went off the air.
Honestly, Lower Decks is the best Trek we’ve had recently.