Each episode felt formulaic in that he would get to solve a particular mundane problem (EG: dealing with local thugs and generally not fate of the galaxy stuff), generally being a "good guy" in the whole process and then a steady amount of overall story arc development.

It seemed to be me it felt like a deliberate style decision by the creators, a throw back to easier going older shows that I grew up with in the 80s and 90s.

This may not be for everyone, but I found it very easy going, slightly amusing at times and a refreshing change from the current typical high budget TV series which seem way more serious.

The streaming numbers would disagree with you.