I respect you deeply, but I think this is an odd thing to complain about. Where do you expect it to be? Up front right in front of the door? In the very center of the store on a rotating platform with spotlights on it? Seriously, what is the complaint here?

I'm almost 55 and found it excruciating from the very start, so I'm not sure being older has anything to do with it. Unless you're substantially older than I am, of course.

But without the writing quality of those episodes. It's extremely frustrating.

Strange New Worlds would be better if it were about strange, new worlds, not CW-level relationships between supposedly "best of the best" professionals who act like adolescents. Actual stories & actual science fiction would also be nice. Season 1 is a good example of how SNW should have been.

As far as I know, the main writers and runners are the same for all three seasons. I've seen some fans blame the quality issues on the writer's strike, so maybe seasons four and five will bounce back.

"Shallow fan fics" is a perfect description of season 3, though most fan fiction isn't this frustrating and half-baked. I really liked season 1, season 2 was meh, and season 3 is bad.