This is an excellent point! Thank you for making it.

I find myself wishing I had taped the ep in question, because after it ended, I was left with the feeling that the secretary had, to use a sports metaphor, scored some points with her comments to Josh about what Trek and the Federation stands for and means to her. It seemed to me that detente had been reached, which is why I have found some of the extreme reactions (both anti-Sorkin and anti-Josh) puzzling. Perhaps this was wishful thinking on my part?