The director shouldn’t have cast himself in the role. Fanboyed too hard. Everything else about the show was fantastic. His portrayal of Lex was the only thing that stood out as cringey.

Garth Ennus is the comic book industry equivalent of seeing a single Eye of Ra poster and deciding all of worldwide ancient mythology is boring and only exists to be commercialized. He's a cringe lord. Like an edge lord, already cringey, but CRINGIER.

This is not retrospect. These are core character flaws that have always been on full display for anyone who cared to notice. Either of the character of Tony himself, or the audience consuming the media. Especially the not valuing women, ESPECIALLY when it comes to Natasha's character, where she uses the fact that men sexualize her to undermine and outperform them specifically. It's literally supposed to be a lesson. All that's happening is that we as a society are better learning the lessons expertly crafted into these movies. WHICH IS THE POINT. Learn how to art.