I guess I don't see the TC as being very different--in spirit--from the Merkur, and--by sales debut--no different from the LeBaron. The intent was to make it different, but the execution failed miserably. And imho, it was never a halo car, as the Pantera was really the DeTomaso halo car, and I'd argue that either the Conquest or the Daytona were Chrysler's "halo cars" at that time (and the Stealth became the new Halo car in 1991).
Taste is a personal thing, for sure. For me, I'd take either the top or bottom, before I take the one in the middle.
/$.02 I promised to stop spouting my opinions everywhere on here, and I'm going to stand by that.