I think I'm watching Star Trek wrong.

So getting into Star Trek, I decide to go with the release order. Start with TOS, then TOS cast movies, then TNG up to season 5, then start going back and forth with DS9 season 1, TNG season 6, so on and so forth.

I've gone up to Star Trek 3, the Search for Spock, and things are feeling really weird. I'm not sure why, but it seems like I'm not on the same wavelength as the rest of the Star Trek fandom. The more I read from Star Trek fans, the more weird I feel. I've read a lot about how season 1 of TOS is the best one, with the subsequent seasons declining. But for me, season 2 was the best of TOS. Most of my fave episodes are from that season.

But now it's carrying on to the movies. I loved the first one, only to find out it's considered one of the worst Star Trek movies. Second one I enjoyed along with everyone else. But I've just finished Star Trek 3, and I disliked it quite heavily. The story just felt too silly and ridiculous with Spock's soul being transferred to McCoy, while his body is turned back into a boy, who then rapidly ages to become old Spock again, so they can cut and paste his soul back to old Spock. But according to reviews from Star Trek fans I've been reading, this movie is underrated and is the exception to the "odd numbered original Star Trek movies are bad" rule.

It's like I'm really out of sync with the Star Trek fandom consensus. And with the all the series coming back into the picture, I've heard from some fans about how much I'll hate the first 2 seasons of TNG, but love the rest of it, and DS9 is the best series etc. But the fact that I'm already not on the same page with Star Trek fandom what I've already seen makes me worried I won't feel the same as everyone else about all that.

I'm debating not really interacting the any reviews or analysis of whatever Star Trek thing I'm watching now, just go through it all on my own. It seems like I'm destined to be an unusual Star Trek fan.