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Xette33 posted...

S4 was fine IMO. The constant shitting on S4 in the seasons after was far worse than S4 itself ever was.

S4 was largely forgettable, but at least it had a more upbeat feel to it. Plus it has Britta in her underwear swinging Tarzan-style out of a window. I also liked that they briefly course-corrected Pierce's flanderization and gave him some genuine moments like he had in S1, like the barber shop or the Sadie Hawkins episode.

On the other hand, if I could pick one word to describe S5, it would be 'depressing.' Or 'bitter.' I felt this way while watching it when it aired, and a rewatch only further solidified this sentiment. The writing was better, and a couple of the episodes were still enjoyable, but it didn't make up for the overall downward shift in tone. This is also about the time when Abed's meta-humor transitions from winking at the camera to blasting an airhorn at it. And yes, the smug not-so-subtle digs the show makes at S4 were the opposite of endearing.

I was genuinely surprised with how much I enjoyed S6; it had plenty of faults (Abed's meta-humor is just as bad as in S5) and ended on a lackluster note, but I never would have guessed I'd end up liking overall like I did. I now wish Keith David had been around for the entire series, and I quite liked Paget Brewster's character too (though she was underutilized). I think the biggest surprise was that they did yet another paintball episode that actually turned out to be really funny and enjoyable.