>> >>>- Episodes have largely been a slog. >> >>i like the 45 min length. a lot of whats going on would get >>squeezed in a snappier format imo. 60min and above tho has >>dragged sometimes > >45-ish is far, far more bearable than flirting with/exceeding >an hour. > >>>- The Zava thing was pointless. >> >>i think that is the point tbh > >Sure, but can't this point be made more efficiently? There was >little being done while he was on screen that was actually >funny/impactful. I honestly dgaf about a few poorly-done >Zlatan references. > >>>- Everything going on with Keeley has been pretty mid, at >>>best. Rebecca too, for that matter. >> >>agreed on the keeley bits until the last few eps. the bit >>where jamie knocks on her door was pretty great tho. >> >>and Rebecca is just in a good place I think. her major >knots >>have been untied for the most part. > >The stuff w/ Jack didn't lead to much. > >>>- Nate did a world-class heel turn and then is straight >back >>>to being a good guy. What was the point? >> >>he was never really that heel tho. hes kind of a mirror >>universe Ted. > >Sure but I would argue there was a lot of narrative verve >there, and they just didn't have the interest/ambition to >actually do *something* with it. Which I feel is supported all >the more by having his big confrontation with Rupert NOT EVEN >HAPPEN ON CAMERA WTF MAN. Show vs tell, and all that. > >>>- The stuff w/ Ted's ex and their marriage counselor is >>pretty >>>extreme, yet hasn't been unpacked with any real weight. >>That's >>>pretty damn wild for a show that has put mental health and >>>ethical behavior front and center for the entirety of its >>>run. >> >>now this is pretty wild lol. that dude wouldve lost his >>license for that in most states, and Ted's wife is coming >>across like a major asshole. i havent watched ep 10 yet but >>those circumstances are pretty jarring to have them put >front >>and center then just pushed aside > >They really dropped that shit with little more than Hey Jude. >That is just shit writing. > >>>I'm pretty sure I could keep going. But yeah. To me this >>feels >>>like a show that became everyone's sentimental favorite, >>>became successful, got creative carte blanche, and has >>become >>>wildly indulgent ever since. It's pretty bad this year. >> >>Maybe its because we already know this is the last season >but >>ive had the opposite experience. I like that this season is >>the Teddest Ted to ever Ted. > >I love the show but now that the plane is landed this season >was just a mess for me. Doesn't mean they didn't bottle >lightning for a little bit there, shit just got really sloppy >and unwieldy to me. >