Oh yeah, I see all of that. My love comes from a non-colonialismish take on aliens and the authors display of what I took as views on how their culture views or writes on a subject that is so well worn in the west.
I wasn't looking for deep or well written characters and gave that a pass when it didn't hold up.
Thank you for taking the time to write that out, I hadn't realized I gave it a pass until I read your reply. I had to think about why I didn't notice it at the time.