I don't hate the characters. I love the monsters. Go monsters!
Randall is alright. I know Julie is going to be made wrong by the writers but she really isn't. Her arc is learning that unlike other townsfolk that are manipulated in to hurting themselves or others she was manipulated to not do something that could help.
But for now she's the show's only voice of reason. Everyone needs to stop kicking the hornets nest.