I had heard so much about this show and never really got around watching it. What I had heard were mostly good things. And I would agree - but also add that it is especially true of the first 4 seasons of the show. If the show didn't jump the shark in season 5, it most definitely did in season 6 (which felt also like it was the season it changed channels? I might be wrong with the last one, but season 6 especially feels completely detached from the rest of the show, for so many reasons). <br
The show also almost feels like it does not appreciate what the Russo brothers did for it. Or maybe it is tough love that in season 6 the MCU is being made fun of. Maybe the fart joke also has a different meaning than the break after season 4 (which is how I understood the "inside joke"). <br
The actors are all more than fine and especially Danny Pudi. His character is so meta and fourth wall breaking that you will either love or hate him. Maybe be annoyed by him. But I know I loved him ... and he and the show almost made me rethink my overall rating - thought about going back to a 9 - especially because I feel like the first 4 seasons deserve a 10/10 ... but it could not sway me in the end. <br
The show got new life into it by being put on Netflix ... especially during the pandemic this was the show to be (re)discovered. I fell in love with the characters and almost fell out of love with them again ... I cannot stress enough that you should really take the last season with a grain of salt ... or whole box of it! Apart from the declining quality, it seemed to be sponsored heavily .. all those ads or product placements ... really not something I admired. But season 6 had highlights too - Paintball episode (always great) and the finale - so meta, it probably will make you dizzy trying to decipher it all ...
The show also almost feels like it does not appreciate what the Russo brothers did for it. Or maybe it is tough love that in season 6 the MCU is being made fun of. Maybe the fart joke also has a different meaning than the break after season 4 (which is how I understood the "inside joke"). <br
The actors are all more than fine and especially Danny Pudi. His character is so meta and fourth wall breaking that you will either love or hate him. Maybe be annoyed by him. But I know I loved him ... and he and the show almost made me rethink my overall rating - thought about going back to a 9 - especially because I feel like the first 4 seasons deserve a 10/10 ... but it could not sway me in the end. <br
The show got new life into it by being put on Netflix ... especially during the pandemic this was the show to be (re)discovered. I fell in love with the characters and almost fell out of love with them again ... I cannot stress enough that you should really take the last season with a grain of salt ... or whole box of it! Apart from the declining quality, it seemed to be sponsored heavily .. all those ads or product placements ... really not something I admired. But season 6 had highlights too - Paintball episode (always great) and the finale - so meta, it probably will make you dizzy trying to decipher it all ...