Episodes 6-10 are the payoff.
by ReginaldVelJohnson 
, Thursday, July 13, 2023, 11:02 (1068 days ago) @ Mike (bart)
And I definitely felt like you had to slog through the first 5 to get there. Those setup some things that are necessary for the back half, but I honestly felt like it was quite a bit of filler. Don't think the expansion from 8 to 10 episodes in a season did them any favors.
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2023-07-13, 10:13
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Tim,
2023-07-13, 11:58
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2023-07-13, 10:56
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2023-07-14, 11:25
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2023-07-15, 11:58
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2023-07-14, 21:31
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- there's a lot going on in the first episodes -
Jay,
2023-07-15, 11:58
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2023-07-14, 11:25
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2023-07-13, 11:28
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2023-07-13, 13:53
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2023-07-13, 13:57
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2023-07-14, 06:31
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nedhead,
2023-07-14, 11:45
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- Go back to Mason City, you hoser.
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MattG,
2023-07-14, 06:31
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Mike (bart),
2023-07-13, 14:15
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atxND,
2023-07-13, 16:00
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Jay,
2023-07-14, 10:46
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- I think the Forks episode was my favorite of the series -
Jay,
2023-07-14, 10:46
- Honestly, I liked it. (edited) -
atxND,
2023-07-13, 16:00
- And when dey took da Ryne to Lincoln Park? Cmaaahn -
Dylan,
2023-07-14, 05:33
- This probably goes without saying -
HCE,
2023-07-13, 13:57
- Right, like they're trying to show informal power structure -
Mike (bart),
2023-07-13, 13:53
- Episodes 6-10 are the payoff. -
ReginaldVelJohnson,
2023-07-13, 11:02
- Although it felt like the transition was perhaps too quick - atxND, 2023-07-13, 11:49
- counterpoint: they're great! -
Jay,
2023-07-14, 08:50