First of all, if this is based on the life of Walter O'Brien, it is best to understand that he has a B. S. from a rather ordinary college. His claim of a high IQ comes from a primary school -- and he has no proof. Although Mensa offers an IQ test, he hasn't taken it. He has a long record of making fanciful claims, usually unprovable, in some case, improbable.
I have a relatively high IQ (158) which I can prove. First of all, high IQ people usually do not make ridiculous claims that often proof fake. Little in this show strikes me as intelligent -- nearly all seems fantasy, including a pudgy Irishman involved in derring-do of all sorts. So much that is done by characters in the show is the opposite of what an intelligent person would do.
So, for me, it was difficult to watch. I kept thinking "are these people idiots?" That led me to check up on the supposed "real-life" O'Brien. My guess is he has an average IQ and so has no real idea what a genius would do.
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