To be completely fair, that’s a non-event. It’s hard to write an episode around “nothing happened.”
At the same time, it’s a missed opportunity for a “slice-of-life” episode - something the Japanese have down to a science at this point. These give a series breathing room, adds some worldbuilding, develops characters in a more personal way, and can be a ton of fun to watch. So, an episode where everyone screws around on shift, with PADDs just full of news about other ships saving the day would be great.
To be completely fair, that’s a non-event. It’s hard to write an episode around “nothing happened.”
At the same time, it’s a missed opportunity for a “slice-of-life” episode - something the Japanese have down to a science at this point. These give a series breathing room, adds some worldbuilding, develops characters in a more personal way, and can be a ton of fun to watch. So, an episode where everyone screws around on shift, with PADDs just full of news about other ships saving the day would be great.
Fun fact - this is what Data’s Day was actually about.
How easily I forget. IMO, TNG could have used a few more like this.