I fekt that way about Invaders from Mars, which was awful. A good idea but badly done. Considering the high calibre of its cast I hoped for better.
I adore Seasons of Fear and I've always thought Sebastian Grayle was one of the better villains in the BF line. And the music is brilliantly atmospheric too.
I don't know if the Zagreus references only seem clumsy in hindsight. At the time it was something exciting that everyone picked up on. Perhaps they only seem clumsy now because no-one actually liked the story (except me!) and so it loses all it's excitement and anticipation.
Si xx