Initially, the protagonists were interesting because they were torn, unsure of what was right for them and their families, but after a fast-forward, we find they became the worst version of themselves. Personally, if I don't care about any of the characters enough, to worry if any of them are in danger, it strikes me as a pretty bad sign. The original series was somewhat guilty of this, but there were always some characters who pushed back against the politics and stood for something or played the game in a clever way. Not so much here-they're mostly just self-involved and not motivated by anything terribly interesting, nor acting on those motivations in interesting ways.

Considering the series is still airing, it may be at an awkward transitional place- I'll revise this if it switches things up dramatically.