But of all the options they had to explain why Madmartigan is not in the series, they went with deadbeat husband/dad? Really? Just toss out as total trash his arc in the movie going from selfish opportunist to devoted servant? There are plenty of ways to explain the absence without completely unraveling what happened with him in the movie.
Less than two minutes in, and we already had the women power trope exerting complete storytelling control. And, of course, let's force feed another LGBTQ affection scene within the first 20 minutes.