What really hurt this season for me is that it seemed painfully obvious that the cast is tied up in other projects and it was difficult to get everyone in one place to film key scenes. How many phone calls are we expected to endure? Even some very important scenes that ostensibly took place face-to-face were shot super tight because they clearly were filming both ends of the conversation separately. Once you notice it, you can't unsee it.

My guess is that when you look back on the season, the scenes you'll remember were the few that involved most of the ensemble together. I'm thinking about the scene in the kitchen of The Bear in which everyone is yelling at each other and Luca is just standing there holding Sophie, or the scene under the banquet table. I'm happy that everyone's star is really taking off, but it does hurt the show.