The first season started interesting but then rapidly went downhill. By the end I, like so many others, was rooting for the aliens.
The beginning of the second season has plumbed all new lows. This is incredible, and the thought that so many millions went towards such a busted, turgid product is just such a waste. Burning the money in a bonfire would have been a better use.
Characters that you just *hate*. Portrayals that are so D-grade they boggle (the portrayal of purported Canadian military members -- who strangely had Southern US accents, though this was in the "deserts of British Columbia", so expectations weren't high -- was cartoonish). Situations that...there is no way serious professionals are involved with this, right?
The Mitsuki scene that starts the episode is so laughable that I was sure that she would wake up in a cold sweat. But it was actually sincere. Amazing.
Occasionally you see shows on IMDB where there are loads of suspicious reviews that look like cast and crew and their families, and this one easily takes the crown for that. Seeing the desperate high rating that quickly starts nosediving as actual normal, unbiased observers weigh in is fascinating.
Keep on telling your mom to call it a slow burn and give it a 10, cast and crew. You'll hold on for a while.