I'm giving 4 stars, all entirely for their bravery in trying new things.
The problem with the episode boils down to a couple of issues:
1) the premise for the singing was extremely bad and nonsensical. It would have been better to bring in a Q to do this or... SOME kind of intelligence. The idea that this was a natural phenomenon was just dumb. Ultimately this is a minor complaint compared to:
2) The songs sucked.
The lyrics and melodies were just awful. They dragged. These were boring, bad songs. They weren't even funny, save for a moment in the finale.
I could have forgiven all the bad writing if the songs had been great.
The problem with the episode boils down to a couple of issues:
1) the premise for the singing was extremely bad and nonsensical. It would have been better to bring in a Q to do this or... SOME kind of intelligence. The idea that this was a natural phenomenon was just dumb. Ultimately this is a minor complaint compared to:
2) The songs sucked.
The lyrics and melodies were just awful. They dragged. These were boring, bad songs. They weren't even funny, save for a moment in the finale.
I could have forgiven all the bad writing if the songs had been great.