Otherwise I find that it's a storyline we'd probably have found more effective with Sisko?

Definitely. Wasn't there a spec script for the TV show somewhere along the way that would've had a similar plot for Sisko?

I didn't mention the changeling, but she was definitely an interesting part of the whole plot.

Like a lot of people, Vaughn and by extension, Prynn, are the weak links among the new characters.

Prynn doesn't actually bother me much, possibly because she's not being presented as a front-and-center character so much as Vaughn, so flaws in characterisation don't seem as glaring. We've even seen her connect a bit more with her crewmates, too.

but where this leaves a lot of shit is cause for big wank and consternation among the Relaunch fans.

Ouch. I hate when they do things like that! I'd be more optimistic if it weren't for the fact that it looks like David R. George III is starting up this relaunch of the Relaunch. (Although I am enjoying perusing the TrekBBS threads about it - I've seen Godwin's Law already! I did snicker at his remark about "skipping right to season fourteen".)

I guess this means I should get on top of the other relaunches, doesn't it?