Yeah, I agree there, while I am enjoying it, there seems to be more derpy moments and things each episode! I do think the techno-religion is kinda dumb too, and as I said on twitter earlier, the whole thing with raraiya this week really bothers me, how the hell did she recover so quick?!
I had very high hopes. As a long time fan of the entire franchise and with Tomino at the helm I very much expected it to be a masterpiece. Instead it's a mishmash of missed opportunities, non-developed characters, dead plot lines, and silly mecha designs. I can't stand that they introduced a pointless religion based on freaking space batteries either. Political and war time strife are all the motivation Gundam has ever needed.