1. "He gets little wins here and there...." In response to Reply # 0
....even by season 5 that's true. But without giving further detail-yeah. He gets a big win eventually. ______________________________________________________________________________
6. "Yeah, and that's the part I wrestle with" In response to Reply # 5
Like...when he's tracking for a win and the rug gets yanked from under him I feel bad...but then I think about he treated Oscar and I go "well...yeah..that's what he gets"
But it's a tough watch now..what..over 10, damn near 15 years after it first came out? Maybe early 30's me wouldn't mind seeing a guy lose over and over and over, but late 40's me is like "damn..even the worst guy deserves a W sometimes"
12. "I think some shows are unintentionally grim when binged" In response to Reply # 6
I tried to binge Curb Your Enthusiasm and found it depressing. I guess it's like having THAT friend that's kinda fun to hang out with in short occasional doses bc they're offbeat/ a bit strange/sarcastic/whatever. It's not until you start hanging with them daily that you figure out they're insufferable.
11. "I feel like they missed some good opportunities..." In response to Reply # 7
In these later seasons, they should have done more with Stanley, Phyllis, Meredith, Kevin etc. I think there was some undiscovered gold in a lot of the secondary characters.