I personally loved that Picard is back in the Star Trek universe!
But it was very odd set up.
Specifically, it did not emphasize the standard 6 departments that we see in every other series.
But with him coming back as a retired officer, it made sense that 'his ship' would be different.
And that his crew would be a bit less rigid or by the book.
So it worked!
I did love that the introduced the concept of the Rangers.
I loved that they help push the time line 20 years beyond where it had been.
And I loved the story line for the most part!