Honestly, this season was all over the place. Poorly written, poorly directed and some questionable performances. I found that this was hardly recognisable as star trek.
How can an ensign jump to first officer whilst there are multiple higher ranking officers within the crew, it makes no sense and just seems like the writers have never watched any previous series nor have any clue what a command structure is.
The back and forth of Michael breaking the rules being demoted then randomly taking the captaincy at the end of the run is just bizarre writing. The crew embracing this is also bizarre, she has a history of mutiny and insubordination but hey yeah, ok, be our captain and get treated for not following the rules. I watch this show in the hope it will get better, sadly it just goes down the rabbit hole more and more.