I hadn't pinged on the Moffatiness if the plot, but that might be a good call on why we liked it more than some others seemed to. Depends on how your id stands on these things.

The other issue people seem to have had is one we have seen before in other next gen canons - beloved childhood characters being flawed adults and parents. (Hilariously, I have already seen one flip Albus Potter - Kylo Ren comparison going around)

Harry Potter is a weird one for me shipwise, in that I only really ship thecanon pairings, but even I could see the shiptease in all directions in Cursed Child. I also find Albus having a crush on Delphi deeply hilarious in retrospect. Otherwise I am pretty Switzerland on next gen ships. I can see why people read Albus and Scorpius as slashy as all hell, but will eyeroll heartily once I hear it called queerbaiting.

And I agree on Draco actually being interesting now.