Alright I've finished the rewatch.
I think treating GQuuuuuuX as a long movie and binging it in a day was a better experience than watching it week by week.
Don't get me wrong the community aspect was fun and all but it's easier to tell what's core to the story and what's set dressing, or what is more about getting across a general idea rather than being important in itself.
So the story is more coherent when watched all at once when weekly you can get a bit lost in the details.

I don't think it will change anyone's mind if they absolutely hate it but as someone who was on the liking it side I do appreciate it a lot more now.