Hey Chris. I'm very out of touch - and getting more so by the week, it seems. The above all sounds horribly unappealing and mostly only serves to remind me of all the reasons I became dissaffected from the show in the first place - but I feel really bad for you because you still care and I want a good season for your sake!
It's sad to think that 12 months ago I was still watching and still reasonably optimistic, no longer as invested as I once was, but still. And then in such a short time that lingering investment was just killed stone dead. The show really has lost its way, forgotten what it used to be about - and, worse, forgotten how to tread new ground. Or possibly ceased being brave enough to tread new ground. So instead it goes around the same stagnant circles, grinding the characters into dust. It really sounds as if the current production team has no true vision for the show at all. All they have is a stale formula and an ear for the loudest and least critical voices in fandom. When I think what it once was...but we'll never have that back now.
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It's sad to think that 12 months ago I was still watching and still reasonably optimistic, no longer as invested as I once was, but still. And then in such a short time that lingering investment was just killed stone dead. The show really has lost its way, forgotten what it used to be about - and, worse, forgotten how to tread new ground. Or possibly ceased being brave enough to tread new ground. So instead it goes around the same stagnant circles, grinding the characters into dust. It really sounds as if the current production team has no true vision for the show at all. All they have is a stale formula and an ear for the loudest and least critical voices in fandom. When I think what it once was...but we'll never have that back now.