It's alright. Definitely needs improvement in some areas, but it is fine. It definitely escapes the "critic trap" you were talking about.
My only concern is that you're rushing into this. Before the pilot, the only creative work I've seen of yours(excluding your video essays) were your drawings. Usually, most people build up to an animated pilot after making small animations and slowly increasing the scope, so excuse me if I assume you're inexperienced with this. And you've already done a Kickstarter campaign and might be working on episode 2 right now.
I can't tell you to stop, but I kinda wish you took more time between the pilot's release and starting the Kickstarter in order to reflect on the finished animation. Though I understand striking while the iron is hot.