I thought MDR was isolating the 4 tempers from memories and either removing in a "Spotless Mind" sort of way or for implantation towards perfection for an Egan Clone. In Sn1 I thought they were working on themselves, brain scanned at the start the MDR was working on their own files before moving onto others' files.

But now seeing Cold Harbor is not an unlocked area awaiting Marks completion that puts a whole new "what is the important and mysterious work" MDR does?

You're criticizing a reality show on how the characters are portrayed? With editing, anyone can become an irredeemable villain.

Why does he need to be like anyone else? Captain Jason is eye candy, Sandy is overbearing and Lee is lovable but firm, they're all Captain Capable.

Critics are in an ivory tower of how film should be. Even if they're not an academic or high brow artuer, the number of movies they have watched and examined puts them in a different headspace than the typical movie goer seeking escapism or spectacle.

The Shawshank is only beloved because it was on Turner channels so often to fill their empty spaces, much like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Christmas Story", that people started to believe it to be a better movie than it really was.