What we have in the TV show is a series of mostly unconnected monster-of-the-week episodes with all of the standard cliches of the genre at the time. That on itself wouldn't be much of a problem. What is a huge issue, however, is the tone of the story. You come in expecting the melancholic and tragic mood that the movie and the OP gives off - instead you get constant screaming and an overall atmosphere of chaos. Incompetent main characters that act like children despite being adults, constantly bickering when the lives of others are at stake. By the end of each episodes countless are dead not because of the tragedy of war, but because of the aforementioned incompetence.
What also ended up being very disappointing was the character of Roza Aphrodia. Once again, thank God for the movie. There she is made into an actual character torn between her will of wanting to be a loved woman and the goal of revenging her brother and being a heartless warrior. Heartless doesn't mean crazy though. And that's exactly how Aphrodia is in the show. I hate to repeat myself, but all she ever does is acts as much inhumane as possible and YELLS at the top of her lungs (literally). The later episodes try to make you feel sorry for her but considering all of the terrible things she's done it's simply impossible (in contrast, once again, with the movie, where she is cruel but not crazy, at least has some hope for her). These attempts feel really hypocritical and annoying.
There simply is no point in watching this unless you're a hardcore mecha fan who just wants to see everything in the genre. The episodes are full of logical hoops, are disjointed and almost all disconnected from one another, the main characters you're supposed to root for act idiotic and due to that seem evil themselves sometimes. The charismatic female henchman (probably one of the earliest examples in anime) deserves no pity that is demanded due to acting insane. Any attempts at being melodramatic just look out of place in the TV-series, considering all the events that were prior. Corny, forced, these are the words that come to mind.
As I said, if you want to experience the true meaning of Baldios - watch the movie. It's not corny nor chaotic, has the feel of an actual piece of art with its directing, melancholic and tragic tone that is consistent.
