I haven't actually watched the new show or anything (no untagged spoilers in this thread, please), but this is the general vibe that I get from reading comments from people who have.
I liked disco for the most part but so far the only parts of Academy I liked were Giamatti's villan and the return of the Doctor.
The rest was just sort of a resounding 'meh'; the plot didn't hold me, the space-high-school melodrama between the cadets was boring and at times cringeworthy, and the big action sequence left me with more questions than answers.
