Yeah, characterization most certainly isn't consistent. It could be an interesting character, but it's definitely not the same character. It really feels as if the show needed to be its own thing, without the Watchmen ties. There's some ideas there, just not ideas that fit well with the existing story.
Impressive. I'm now a little curious to see how they wrecked it so badly. Not sure if I'm curious enough to buy it solely for that, but still.