Yeah Thunderbolt was too over the top for my taste. The weapons fit looked like they were designed by little kids trying to stick as many guns, shields and boosters on as possible. And the two main characters were highly unlikeable - the Zeon pilot was a wet blanket, the Feddie pilot was a vicious jerk. The animation was pretty good though.
Mark, better take the Blue Pill if you don’t want to fall into the Gundam rabbit hole.