No shade on Sato's actor, I just think Uhura has better writing

Here’s what infuriated me about Hoshi: A character arc was obvious for her. She starts as the uncertain wuss but then throughout the show grows into a more confident explorer and vital bridge member. The show even dabbled in this in the episode where it showed she was training to shoot phase pistols under Malcolm’s instruction. But it never went any further beyond that. Instead Hoshi just kind of stayed Hoshi rather than subtly evolving.

At least it wasn’t as bad as Mayweather’s character arc of becoming a background extra.