I sort of have a new appreciation for Discovery after watching the Mandalorian Season 2 premiere last night. Star Trek is taking chances. Yes the S3 Discovery premiere was too much like Star Wars but after watching the Mandalorian yesterday it actually felt more like Star Wars' spirit than the Mandalorian did, in a good way.
No offense to Mando fans (I'm one too, but I'm having doubts the writers can venture too far from safe OT retreads now), but Discovery is taking chances while right now Mando is playing it safe (although maybe this season will change things). It's going where no one has gone before. Will there be mistakes? Yep, tons, and I've already pointed out many of them here. But overall that's so far a small price to pay for Trek to be adventurous and taking chances, while still remaining true to Star Trek values.