It's not as good after season 4, but I never thought was really that bad until they start the process of ending it.
They fucked that up - they didn't have the courage to pick an ending they were happy with and instead its just a weird mess that takes way too long.
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I hit my breaking point in season 8. I was able to stomach the rest as each season had its high and low points. I really started hating Deb at some point and that affected some post Lithgow season watching. If season 4 was bad I probably would have stopped watching then. Season 3 was pretty damn terrible, and the resolution to 2 was awful in its own right.
Thanks for all your posts. Now I'm re-watching S01 (then, eventually, the 2nd...yep, like I said, loved them :D) with my girlfriend, who also fell in love with the show, then see who this John Lithgow guy is
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This show was created by cowards who wouldn't know tension if it bit them on the face. I gave up during season 5. The end of 4 was definitely the high point. I almost quit after season 1 when Deb didn't die. She was nails on the chalkboard every time she was on screen.