so I watched episodes 4 and 5 despite my better judgment. The good news is the show gets better, the bad news is it doesn't undo the canon-breaking first three episodes and the show and Star Trek in general, will have to deal with that crap from now on. You know those weird magic marker black Klingon designs? Gone. And with each episode they are starting to look more and more like the classic design. Oh and that b.s. about that one Klingon being white and how white Klingons are shunned even though we've seen TONS of white Klingons over the years? Yeah well every Klingon thus far has also been white.
Anyway....
Episodes 4 and 5 revolve around the b.s. pseudo-science mysticism that is the "spore drive" as the main story, but the b-story is about the morality of war and some interpersonal relationships, which, as we know, are the bread and butter of Star Trek. The bad news is the main story is still crap, but the b-stories are getting there. There's still some weirdness going on, like that very odd roommate of Michael's, but it's at least good enough to watch to see if it gets better. There's a gay couple, which is great, but probably about 8 years too late to be relevant. Orville is still stellar.