Thank you for the continued rewatch! I'm interested to see how S5 goes: I saw it in a bit of disjointed order the first time, so my impression of it was coloured, on top of the rough transition from S4 due to the unexpected noncancellation.
Byron, otoh, I loathed with much of the rest of fandom.
It's funny, when I first watched it I wasn't plugged into fandom at all. But I think my first reaction was the same: feeling like I was supposed to like this character but actually thinking he was annoying, aggravating, and creepy. But then I quite quickly talked myself into thinking he was *supposed* to be like that: that the only nucleus the telepaths had to coalesce around was someone driven with an idealistic vision and genuine well-meaning -- but also with the notable flaw of veering 30% "creepy cult leader". It's quite realistic for a good cause to be championed by someone flawed at best.
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It's funny, when I first watched it I wasn't plugged into fandom at all. But I think my first reaction was the same: feeling like I was supposed to like this character but actually thinking he was annoying, aggravating, and creepy. But then I quite quickly talked myself into thinking he was *supposed* to be like that: that the only nucleus the telepaths had to coalesce around was someone driven with an idealistic vision and genuine well-meaning -- but also with the notable flaw of veering 30% "creepy cult leader". It's quite realistic for a good cause to be championed by someone flawed at best.