> relative lack of refinement in the visuals

That's what's bothered me about this season... I just couldn't put my finger on it. Thanks for pointing it out.

There's been a lack of cohesion in how scenes have been edited, leading me to have the same sorta lingering confusion that Nodima had. Something's off to me... maybe it's lack of the singular vision from having multiple directors or the multitangled plot lines, but I constantly feel just a bit lost. And I watch with captions too.

Still really intrigued by the show, though I'm somewhat put off by Vince Vaughn's stiffness. Like rjc27 said, I really don't care if Frank Semyon has a kid or not.