Only once does it ever feel like they plan something out, cleverly use their abilities, or just not come off as a complete burden to the team and their mission. In this season, they know one of their targets has an ability that grants him super speed, so the main character's plan turns out to be: to chase him on foot without a strategy like a complete amateur with no backup (this guy btw, is a veteran agent). Do you want to know how they catch this guy? By sheer dumb fucking luck, a building collapses, the speedster helps save the civilians, and they just grab him when he lets his guard down. The head of the agency gets captured by the main bad guys and the group just, sits around on their asses doing nothing, despite having no other boss telling them to do so. One of the members has an ability that is a completely uncontrollable wildcard that can be dangerous to themselves, and yet she just pulls it out willy-nilly at the first sign of trouble (which usually ends up as a problem for the rest of the team). It makes the tone of this show outright baffling.
I feel like I'm watching Power Rangers but with cards and "secret agents" instead of cool martial arts and superheroes. But Power Rangers knows what it's going for and has fun with it, meanwhile, High Card is constantly trying to fall back into a serious tone with tragic heroes/villains, murder of civilians and police, and a grand vast magic conspiracy involving the royal family. And it just doesn't work. If you want me to take your show and plot seriously, then perhaps try treating your characters seriously instead of making them a group of fools that manage to stay alive through sheer dumb luck. Whoever the lead writer for this series is, try picking a concept, and STAYING consistent.
