Love how they are giving not just the 9 "regulars" something to do in every episode but also having other crew members contribute -- making the ship feel more real. TOS did a lot of that in season one and basically dropped that in the last two seasons. I don't think they will make the same mistake here. Very nice how they let Kyle have the corridor scene in this one where in the past it would certainly have been reserved for one of the bigger characters.
Also like how the main bridge crew isn't always on duty. In past series it seemed stuff only happened when the exact same shift was on duty. And after early season 1 of TOS if Sulu, for example, was in an episode he was 95% sure to be to be seen only at the helm -- not in quarters or another part of the ship. Hope this doesn't change.
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