This show feels very much like an ensemble piece now. The amount of characters is huge, it’s almost like an HBO flagship (_The Wire, Game of Thrones_). As for the quality of the show, it’s still reliably entertaining and very well produced. It’s still shoving its 80s setting in your face at just about every turn, and the music, visuals and tone are all on point. The writing is also still pretty decent; you’re usually pretty engaged and there’s some great dialogue, but at the same time it can get messy, unimaginative and very predictable. It’s entertaining and the characters are all great, but the show kinda lacks narrative ambition in order to be more than just pulpy fun. Simple stories tend to work for movies, but not as much for the extended format of a tv show. However, when compared to the recent Star Wars and Marvel output on Disney+, it’s kind of a miracle that this show remains as good as it is. So, is this show still quite overrated? Yes. But is it probably more fun and better made than most of the big stuff that’s going to come out in cinemas this summer? Also yes.

An absolute marvel. They have managed to simultaneously create three mundane, arduous story lines within the single season. The actors are too old for their characters and the storyline lacks the great qualities of the first season. Season 4 Part One is like sitting through algebra class, long, pointless and throughly unenjoyable.

If I only could I'd make a deal with God and get him to swap our places (with someone who didn't sit through this entire shitty, lame season)

So much time is wasted on boring plots and introducing new characters.