One aspect of Monarch:  Legacy of Monsters that hurt the show is that the young characters aren’t appealing.  They aren’t attractive, charismatic or clever.  One Asian girl, Cate, is petulant, whiny and aloof.  I wasn’t familiar with the actress, Anna Sawai, so couldn’t tell if it was the writing or the actress. 

When watching Shogun, I didn’t realize it was the same actress.  The character, Toda, is alluring, strong and sympathetic even though she is rarely talking or even doing much.  For Sawai to do so much, so subtly, she should get an Emmy.

The writers and director for Monarch:  Legacy of Monsters, clearly want us to not like or be sympathetic to the young characters.  I don’t know why.  That could have been a good show.