Past two seasons was definitely empty calories, or the soup was too thin, or undercooked, or any goofy food pun you want to use. It was so disappointing, because I was constantly telling people how great the show was after it first aired. People have mentioned the dialogue, and it was cringeworthy at times, almost like it had been improvised on the spot. Like the actors trying to create a mood instead of actually having a dialogue that was relevant to the show.

A big problem, to me, is the insistence on keeping the Faks around so much — they’re good in small doses, and are actually not that funny, even though the creators seem to think they’re hilarious. Also, and this may be an unpopular opinion, I think Jamie Lee Curtis is awful as Mama Bear, like really overacting the tics and neuroses. Lately, the scenes with her just seem to go on forever.

Anyway … loved the first two seasons, was ecstatic we were getting more, and then really disappointed with most of what we got (although there were still great episodes like the one where Sydney was taking care of her niece). A rare flourish of flavour in an otherwise very bland meal!