You Trekkies sure are a contentious bunch
I don't know, I didn't really care for Prodigy's first couple of episodes, but I re-watched those and continued and I'm more and more impressed.
The Kobiyashi Maru episode was the best one I've seen so far. Not only was it just really well-written, but, without spoiling anything, it had some jaw-dropping sound editing.
It's really impressive. It's obvious how it was done when you hear it, but still really impressive.
Prodigy is the second best new Trek after SNW. It just takes a couple of episodes to get going.
I keep seeing that. I watched the first 4 episodes and gave up but I guess I gotta try it again.
Yeah, it's a shame the first few episodes are pretty kiddy. It gets better balanced once it's set up. You can tell that they're going for the kind of kids show where the parents will be happy to sit with their children and watch along.
Time Amok is the eighth episode, it has a few minor spoilers but it's otherwise a standalone and classic Trek "ship hit by science nonsense" episode. If you want a barometer of what the show can be that'd be my recommendation to watch ahead.