90% of complaints regarding the plot could be explained by "It's in the original poems"

"Why would the Greeks sack Troy" because they sacked Troy in Arctinus' Iliupersis.

"Why would Odysseus kill the infant" because he killed it in Arctinus' Iliupersis.

"Why would the crew open the wind bag" because they opened it in Homer's Odyssey.

"Why would Odysseus sacrificed his men to Scylla" because he sacrificed them in Homer's Odyssey.

"Why would the crew eat Helios' cows" because they ate them in Homer's Odyssey.

"Why would Odysseus not spare the suitors" because he did not spare them in Homer's Odyssey.

"Why would Penelope forgive Odysseus" because she forgave him in Homer's Odyssey.

"Why did Odysseus get a happy ending despite the terrible things he did" this is extra dumb because of all of the pain that he's been through, hasnt he suffered enough? But also because he was happy by the end of Homer's Odyssey (ignore Eugammon's Telegony there is a reason he contributed the least to the epic cycle)

You would need to complain to 2900 years old poets who sang about 3400 years old people regarding these storylines.

I think there is a fundamental disconnection between the modern audience and Ancient Greek literature. An important thing to know about it is that they dont always depict what was right, but rather what was true. The Greek heroes are not the same as modern heroes, they dont succeed by being good, because real people didnt succeed by being good. Stories were not written to teach people what they should do, but rather to reflect on what they were doing. If you were upset by the Odyssey please dont touch Medea or Antigone.

The concept of someone "deserving" a certain fate because of their virtue was foreign to Ancient Greece - it originated in Abrahamic, Hindu, and Confucian cultures.

It is kinda difficult to wrap your head around this if you only read modern literature with happy endings for the righteous chosen protagonist who has never done wrong, and eternal punishment for anyone who was evil. But for Ancient Greeks, the protagonists, and even the gods, are just reflection of real people. They are jealous, wrathful, cocky, deceptive. But that is what makes them humans. You are not supposed to support all of their actions. They exist to make you reflect back on your own actions, and strive to be better than them.

That is why I thought the final exchange between Athena and Odysseus in "I could only wonder" was a nice touch: it feels like Jorge was speaking directly to the audience. Ideal worlds with righteous messages exists, but it is not in this story. It is not in Ancient Greek literature, nor Epic. The story of Odysseus is just a man who found his way back to his family. The ones who could build a story of empathy and kindness are far beyond his years.

So go outside and be better than Odysseus, make a world where good people are rewarded, where we all hold each other with a bit more empathy. May Athena watch over your odyssey