I concur with all of your observations! Though there are moments in "The Royale" that are laugh-worthy, so I'll still watch that one. But "Skin of Evil" is just a waste of an hour, even though I was never a fan of Tasha either.

We sometimes enjoy laughing at the dialogue in first season. Riker: "I'm not stupid, I'm just written that way. My chin follicles need to be freed; they're interfering with my intellect." Deanna: "I'm excessively-emoting with my bosom alone."