Hm, i like Octavia in general, with the exeption of that dominatrix bs, was really bad implemented and well, really not my thing. But her being a tyrant, which barely keeps a doomed earth together, at least for the time being, i think she is fitting that role well.
As for the MC, he is changing his mind constantly...at first it was something like yay this is what i ever wanted--meh i wanna go home the future is not my problem--oh yay i will become an agent--i wanna see mommy, so i secretly try to sneak in some high sec room with the portal--etc
One of the dumbest talks was with Riley's political bs, best looks, but that one talk put her on my ignor list.
Riley: yeah the company is shit... democracy is shit... anarchy is the answear, utter freedom and power to people
MC: chaos, people killing each other over a can of food, u know happened to u guys not so long ago, before Octavia restablished order (including food supply).
Riley: survival of the fittest