There will again be no spoilers, but I felt as though the story was way too formulaic. Almost as if it was so concerned about upsetting the loyal followers that instilling a sense of comfort meant relying way too much on familiar story devices and plot structures. Perhaps the series has painted itself in a corner in that way, or perhaps I was so blown away by what JJ did with his Star Trek reboot that I was expecting something similar here; that he remain faithful to the original series as possible, but go outside the box a bit and take us into some really new territory.