[bungeonsBaggins]

It sounds like you haven't really watched the show. Which is fine, but your criticisms assume too much and miss the mark.

For example, this:

> And then they try to paint Don as this cool customer who is the pinnacle of suave, when in reality his character is just a straight up goober. He's weird as hell, and comes off dumb as a box of rocks.

...is, probably, the main major theme that the show explores in some way in almost every episode. Ditto your feminism complaint. The show explores "feminism" from a bunch of different angles and none of them are as dumb as your dismissive caricature here.

It's fine not to like something, but you don't have to go out of your way to criticize something you don't seem to have actually engaged with. You can just say "Wasn't for me!" and move on. Or not say anything at all!

[DontchaKnowit]

I mean, I definitely watched the first season. I don't know I think to some degree the show is a victim of high expectations - I heard so many positive remarks about the show that I was pretty surprised by the quality of the script and the acting. I mean it borders on lifetime/hallmark levels of cornball at times - but it sounds like you are saying that this might be intentional at least with regard to Don's gooberisms. I guess that just went over my head.

[freejazz]

I used to think it was overrated, then I gave it watch over recently and it's, imo, the best of any of the prestige shows ever. Certainly no other prestige show hits strongly over all the seasons, and I think it has one of the best endings ever.