One other issue I had with it was character introduction. Its a hard one as I dont know how many of these characters we met in the first two episodes will carry onto the new ship but apart from a couple of characters a lot of them felt very cookie cutter. I dont think I would be able to tell you which was the engineer, doctor or ensign if you stood them in a row.
Most other Trek pilots gave each of the main cast enough time that I could tell you about them straight away. As I said though, with this not starting on the main ship that we will be following for at least the first season it will hopefully get better.