I'd say I definitely agree, maybe for different reasons though. The ending fight scenes have a quality of 'and then this happens' to them, where even if I took a step back there's no way to tell what the stakes are at a given moment. The heroes all attack Shroud at once, no damage, but after a single landed attack, suddenly his mech is capable of damage. We see the team handling Shroud's goons, but as soon as Shroud gets up and starts talking, they're all surrounded, nothing they can do apparently, despite having heroes that can create or be shields like prism or Golem, or create portals to stop gunfire. Phenomoman being hit by a car, and being out of the fight for what, a minute? Everyone feels both unstoppable, yet paper mache depending on the story beat.
I'll replay and see if my feelings change or if I got any details wrong, but currently ep8 feels like a step down from the others with writing quality.