Absolutely agree. By far, the best part of The Orville is the worldbuilding. The Planetary Union is believable. The depiction and usage of future tech scratches the Trek itch. I like that it is unapologetically depicting a humanist utopia and is committing to that bit even harder than TNG did.

It’s just too bad it uses that world for one-dimensional characters to play out muddled remixes of Berman-era Trek episodes.