Still having EHM's doesn't make much sense either. Maybe it is part of Rios being a rebel that he still uses them?

I can't really judge until the entire season is through.

I'm finally going to watch this tomorrow, once the final episode of the first season drops.

Finished watching the series; I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. The season finale was a bit blah. Ultimately, I've come away feeling like it is a series that didn't need to happen, which is rather disappointing as I was excited when it was first announced, particularly given how fairly naff Discovery has been (with the exception of Anson Mount's Captain Pike; a Christopher Pike series is definitely needed).