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Going back a bit...
Yeah, as you say this was seriously underused in Classic Trek, and in TNG as I've said repeatedly all sense of isolated jeopardy was lost - you always got the impression they could be home by Wednesday if they wanted. The only one which really employed the idea was Voyager, completely alone and self-reliant, and despite what seems a general feeling I really enjoyed its arc. Discovery has kind of played with this, too, but up until now S2 is the only one which really gelled throughout (S3 was quite variable, and S1 didn't seem to know where it should be going, also handicapped by too much Klingon politicking which always buggers it up for me).The second concept was based on the idea that communication with Starfleet Command was often impossible without huge delays, making the Captain essentially autonomous.