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I wouldn't really look at it like that. There was even a nurse Chapel and doctor M'benga in TOS. This story is about Pike, but we already know what happens to him, just not the exact "why" or "how".
And obviously when Pike's accident happens Starfleet wouldn't just replace the whole crew. So there has to be a sense of continuity from one captain to the next. Technically, we're still on our 2nd chief engineer and Scotty is just a technician. We haven't met or even heard of a McKoy, Chekov, or Suli.
This story is about Pike, and all the main crew of the Enterprise when Kirk took command would have known Pike and even worked with him.
I think this show is being done brilliantly and is the first real Trek since Voyager (I haven't watched lower decks yet, and Picard was very odd feeling).
I can agree that they’re doing a brilliant job of what they’re doing.
For those of us who’ve been wondering about Pike since The Cage was first put back together and released in the 1980s, it’s been a bit disappointing.
Too much Spock, Uhura, M’Benga and Chapel, not to mention Kirk, too soon rather than a focus on Pike, Number One and the ensemble that preceded Kirk.