Voice Actors are Awesome. Direction is what's lacking

Especially Jaal's voice actor. The other voice actors kinda tremble before him tbh

That's a good point.  I haven't listened to them extensively, but generally speaking, the right direction makes all the difference in the world.

It's not that they don't "sound" ok... it's that the dialogue in general is banal as hell.  I almost felt bad at times for the talent and what they were forced to deliver.

The story was ok for me but it had quite a bit of recycled elements... the dialogue on the other hand (especially the auto-dialogue) was average/ok at it's peak and almost embarrassing at its worst.

The reason I can dig PeeBee, Cora, Vetra, 'Aza Ryder' Drack, Suvi...(I won't even keep going you've played it.)

Is because the VA managed to make the absolute most of what they were given.

I doubt they'd come here or have any idea what BSN even stands for.

I think several voice actors did well. Some were screwed over by the lack of expression, creating this dissonance in which could even make the VA seem bad. Then you have those that lack just as much emotion as the characters do facial expression. Krogan colony for instance, I don't recall their names, but the overlord's argument was void of most emotion, then the fight... I don't expect perfection, nor great performance from all the characters, especially minor ones. But that was embarrassing to watch and listen to.

Sometimes it's the presentation that screws it over, seen it in several games before. The lines thrown out there, but you have this delay in reaction to what was said, or sometimes just done. Making it feel clunky, and then making the VA delivery seem bad.

My issue is that a few of them don't sound like they are in the correct role. Sloane Kelly and that fucking female Krogan overlord on Elaaden are the biggest culprits for me. Two characters with supposedly fierce backgrounds and they sound like primary school teachers who have had their day ruined because one of the kids has left chewing gum on their seats. Aria felt genuine, female Shepard renegade felt genuinely threatening, even Nassana Dantius felt ruthless, these did not one bit.

That said I think it's worth pointing out that for me Kallo, Cora, Jaal and Scott Ryder have been fantastic and most of the rest are pretty good too.

Why do I always see responses like this every time someone posts a critique or concern about the game? 

She comes danger close more than once, imo

What plot hole?

I agree, Benezia was a little stilted, but the general push of the story arc helped push it over.