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A lot of sci-fi shows like Star Trek generally just have "filler" episodes since they're supposed to explore themes of humanity, life, diplomacy, the devastation of war, whacky science, and exploration. The episodes should be numerous because the scope and ethos of such a show demands it. That's partially why I'm not fond of most contemporary Trek shows because they tend to gloss over all that for some story sequence that doesn't really pay off in my opinion.
Yup. And also they could take some more risks. There were a lot of strange new worlds that might've been a little too strange and didn't quite work. But that was fine since there would be a bunch of episodes where it did work.
With a shorter run, the risky episodes that don't work represent a larger percentage of the season. So the writers either have to play it safe or risk a large portion of the season no working.