If you want to complain about it 'losing the comedic edge' that happened almost out of the gate. Literally, the first couple of eps were sleepers to get past fox execs.
Drives me nuts when people go 'it stopped being funny and got political' what exactly about the third ep was funny and non-political?
(Yes, it did have funny moments. But it's not a comedy. It's just very very human)
I dunno, I have an easier time following star trek. I think this just didnt do a good enough job of world building. The humor felt out of place against the serious tones. It needed to pick a lane and stick with it I reckon.