Craig Grannell (also) writing for Stuff:
Still, Apple went to extraordinary lengths to convince everyone (including, I suspect, itself) that Liquid Glass was the new black. There was endless talk of dynamic animations and reflected light. In one memorable moment, we were shown tvOS and told how “playback controls refract the content underneath, beautifully complementing the action without distracting from the story”. Because nothing says ‘not distracting’ like James Bond’s face reflected in a pause button.
And:
The hits kept coming. Buttons and tabs now show backgrounds through them, which is great if you never actually want to read their text.
This UI is awful.