At first I didn't really like this episode because of how off as Vulcans they seemed. Like they were overacting pretending to be a Vulcan.

But then I started thinking "well it kinda makes sense - they aren't "real" Vulcans but a blend" and thankfully the whole Katra thing basically said the same thing.

Basically hardware-wise they are Vulcan and software-wise they are still human and as a result the 2 "systems" have trouble working together.

I loved Patton as Doug - even if it didn't really make sense to me with everything we know about Vulcans.

In the end though it's just another episode that makes me sad this is a prequel and all the great character development will get thrown out.

I'm especially mad they keep developing Spock specifically. Ethan Peck has done such a great job portraying Spock working on understanding and accepting his 2 halves that this show ends up being a disservice to both him and Leonard Nimoy.