First of all, I might've gone into this show with the wrong expectations. I was expecting some sci-fi family adventure where the characters are thrown into a onto a dangerous planet and need to survive. This is clearly a drama with a sci-fi setting which takes place in fantasy.

That's not really what this is. Most conflict is driven by interpersonal issues and one psychopath woman that the characters just can't seem to get rid of. Seriously, I'm all for rehabilitation of prisoners and criminals but catering to the whims of a psychopath in a colonial life-or-death scenario where life or death scenarios are common and absolute trust is required is just ridiculous. Honestly, so much of the plot is driven by contrived writing, characters who don't communicate like regular people, and an unrealistic scenario. Also, occasionally, the writers try to throw in some "science" which isn't "hard" enough to be enjoyable (like the martian) and ends up feeling like a middle-school chemistry lesson.