I agree. In many ways it feels like Ariana very own ARTPOP.
1) Inconsistent quality with some songs being great and most of them being sub-par.
2) The theme behind the whole album don't match the music.
3) She burned all her energy at the start of the era and by the time the album released there was no interest in it.
As much as I attack the Hews (and the short one in particular) I cannot deny that at least their team were on point by making such a safe album so they can try and grow their base.
Too bad it failed spectacularly on that aspect but hey! at least they got a lot of streams from that single so slay, I guess.
There is nothing dangerous about the album. Just cause she says fuck or shit or something along those lines in a few songs is not dangerous and it seems like the definition of an edgy 14 year old girl. The album is mostly tame for most of the part.