@jacklaridian I do think they've done a really good job threading the needle and keeping him true to the kind-of-terrible version from the original TV series while putting some effort into showing him be competent and badass instead of just whining "But Professor!" all the time. He's still not a fun guy to hang out with, but you get a clearer idea of why he is the way he is.
More than anybody else, this is his life.