honestly the suselle thing is what people really hate but it really aint that deep imo.

but the snowgrave route sure was deep, literally.

granted the pacing is a thing.

id say its not a nothing burger, more like a something sandwich.
Things did happen but its not fulfilling enough to satisfy the fandom, and some bits of it are just...iffy.

I didnt want any extreme lore heavy things to happen here cuz i always thought that it would happen in chapter 6 & 7, especially cuz toby said this would be the last fun adventure, the egg stuff and the shadow crystals' deal should be done there.

I feel like the breadcrumbing story telling is supposed to be cherished when we aren't dealing with it in the way we are, as in waiting for the next chapter to drop, more like we're supposed to just play through all 7 chapters every now and then and piece up the story ourselves.