However, I loved seeing Quark as a character more. I’m some cases, he gives great commentary on hu-mans. In other cases, he is great as someone who gives character to the station; Quark is that bit of shitberg floating on the surface that shows a lot worse is happening underneath. Quark is authenticly fake I love him for it.
My only problem with Discovery era is that the areas are made to be more spacious than TNG, which was supposed to be cruise ship quality. The design language is modern, but it feels way too spacious.
It would be interesting to see an exploration as to how Riker transitioned back to going back to progressing his career. TNG pointed out that Riker had stopped progressing his career when he went to the Enterprise. It would be interesting to deal with his shift to becoming a captain.