Weird, you took their SJW-garbage as true just like that so I would've thought it doesn't take much to "convince" you - in all seriousness.
I'd actually say that the first episode was probably the best due to how it managed to easily portrait the world, their motivation,the situation they live and the enemy in less than 30 minutes. So from a "series introduction" point of view, that episode was a blast.
Isn't it a little weird in the first place to pick up a show when you don't even want to watch the first episode? Out of curiousity, what made you consider this show in the end ?