It's kind of wild that it took us this long to get an Ortegas episode, but I'm glad we finally did. She's a great point of view character – not least because she talks to herself a lot. She sells a story that's not particularly easy to sell. It wouldn't have worked as well with any other character.
They make an effort at the end to tie in with TOS's depiction of the Gorn, which I appreciate even if it feels like too little too late. Without too much of a spoiler, I think I can say that the true antagonists of this episode are also a tie into TOS, and my opinion of them remains that they suck.