All of Lower Decks season one is up for free on the P+ YouTube for a limited time (USA).
A great way to intro a friend to the Cerritos!
youtu.be/jTQnkijDtRQ?...
I would say it's good to watch to get the characters and so, but I was on the verge of giving up on the series ...up until Crisis Point (ep 9) aired, and then I completely hooked!