The writers were treading too close to an admixture of Eastern and Catholic “spirituality.” I wanted science fiction.
That might have worked, or it could have come out schlocky. SciFi is tough to pull off really well, and bad scifi just goes all silly.
The writers really drew in a huge mix of people watching it for different reasons, some for the stellar acting (Ben was by far my favorite), some for the love stories, some for the plot intricacy, some for the spiritual hints, some for the sci-fi hints, some for the action, some for the humor.
They couldn't make everybody 100% happy, but I was thrilled with the whole show and loved the ending.