I think I've always liked this show more in principle than in practice - far too many weak and overly convenient plot points and too-far-fetched "reveals", the likes of which a real-life Jonathan would never countenance - but far and away my biggest bugbear has always been the obnoxious Maddy Magellan character.
The writers could surely have made far more effort to produce a more sympathetic and likeable character who was still flawed and a bit rough around the edges; but the only thing they ever did to mitigate her awfulness - and then barely perceptibly - was the sketchy bit of backstory they gave her that related to her "traumatic childhood" in The Scented Room episode. I can only imagine that her "feistiness" played well with the focus groups, assuming there were any.
I'm going through all episodes again now, and much of it up to this point has been with gritted teeth during almost every scene involving the appalling Ms Magellan. Now I can relax and enjoy the continued silliness with no further intrusions! (There's still plenty of, uh, feistiness yet to come, I know; but at least there'll be no more teeth-gritting.)
The writers could surely have made far more effort to produce a more sympathetic and likeable character who was still flawed and a bit rough around the edges; but the only thing they ever did to mitigate her awfulness - and then barely perceptibly - was the sketchy bit of backstory they gave her that related to her "traumatic childhood" in The Scented Room episode. I can only imagine that her "feistiness" played well with the focus groups, assuming there were any.
I'm going through all episodes again now, and much of it up to this point has been with gritted teeth during almost every scene involving the appalling Ms Magellan. Now I can relax and enjoy the continued silliness with no further intrusions! (There's still plenty of, uh, feistiness yet to come, I know; but at least there'll be no more teeth-gritting.)