I think the only controversy is that this series spends too big a chunk on “silly” episodes like this. Puppets. Singing/dancing. Holodeck spoofs.

This would be fine if it were a 23 episode season. It’s 10.

Just finished the musical episode in Season 2, which was quite silly, but it's all so fun that it's hard to criticize. This is a show that knows what it is and revels in it.

I found it very funny, especially Wesleys portrayal of Kirk. The plot was a bit so and so though.

I thought the spoof was charming and funny

If anything, I found it at best too earnest and self-congratulatory. Like, I love Star Trek, but it’s just a TV show! Still enjoyed the episode however.

The biggest biggest technology change has been the AR wall... You can’t use the camera the same way, but when you see the see the opportunity, it literally captures what the a camera is watching.

When you do it right, you get "how did they do that on a TV budget!?" When you do it wrong, you get whatever the hell THIS was.

I mean, among holodeck episodes it doesn't actually rank badly

Frakes has dealt directly with Trek fandom for nearly 40 years straight. If there's one thing that shouldn't surprise him, it's every damn thing being "controversial" to a chunk of it.

I’m having fun with it.

10 episode seasons?! What is this? A season for lazy productions?