I loved the parody. It's one of the things I'd been waiting for all season.
I just wish there'd been more of it, and that they'd leaned into it more. But it totally served its purpose in the story, as-is.
Despite the superficial resemblance of the holodeck adventure to both "Elementary, Dear Data" and "Ship In A Bottle," the holodeck story was fun, and it had its own unique elements that kept the episode satisfying.