I don’t like musicals, at all, and I wasn’t looking forward to this. I wouldn’t say I think it’s a good episode … but I enjoyed it all the way through, except that I think the music got a bit boring in the second half.
On the klingon moment, they apparently had two versions, and the other was more operatic and in keeping with what some of us might have been expecting or hoping for. Hopefully it comes out at some point. The version we got, while stupid/silly, had me laughing pretty hard.
Actors for La’an, Uhura and Number One can all sing. Actor for Uhura is from broadway and has a Grammy, and actor for La’an started off in musical theatre.
Generally this season has kinda been about messing around with what star trek can be while trying to stay true to its spirit, much like lower decks. Saying it’s more “Kurtzman Trek” is unfair I think, because it’s a totally different vibe (personally I suspect Kurtzman doesn’t have as much control over this show as he did Discovery, probably for obvious reasons)