even if this is the lesser of 3 seasons (i'm not necessarily set on this), i loved every minute of it. there was never a moment i wanted to dip out.

>I think folks are overstating the circular nature of it. I
>mean the entire premise of the show is based on ... a
>succession plan so of course it's gonna feel a little
>redundant to some extent. But I think they've done a nice job
>of mixing up the attempted coups and all the various
>storylines and relationships among the characters and
>factions.
>
>I also think we need to be willing to cut the writers and
>production team some slack in terms of how this season fares
>in comparison with the first two seasons, as it's well
>documented that production was slowed due to the pandemic. So
>even if I feel like some loose ends weren't tied up well, or
>the storytelling was a little sloppier than we're used to from
>this show, that they still stuck the landing and have a lot of
>ammo going into next season and beyond.
>
>But beyond the pandemic aspect, I just don't really understand
>what people expect other than what we've gotten from this
>show. I have gripes with the DOJ storyline as well, as well as
>how quickly the Matsson storyline came into play seemingly out
>of nowhere, but again I think that type of sloppiness can be
>attributed to the pandemic as opposed to a knock on the
>writers and production team(s).
>
>Anyway I thought they nailed the ending and am excited to see
>where they take it from here. And of course the acting has
>been terrific all around.