I think my issue with the Seeker is that the characters just have less charisma in general. Like, it's not so much "we need a comedy episode" as much as "we need characters that can be funny/witty in scenes that aren't meant to be primarily funny." Like the feel is there and I'll take your word for it that the stories are as gripping (or moreso) but yeah I just don't like the characters as much, from what I've seen.
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