Oh, yeah. It's underwhelming. It's been okay, but nothing impressive, in a show that's generally really good at reinventing itself.
I'm getting a feeling, honestly, that it's fanfic. The affectionate, thoughtful kind of fic that doesn't want to accidentally joss itself and sticks really closely to fanon, and is fun to read, but it's not going to challenge your understanding of the characters or move them along. The loss of Dan Harmon is a real factor in the show's future, and I can see the creators being careful about what they are doing.
Now, it's two episodes in, so I'm not going to pretend that it's definitive, and there's enough good stuff still to make me give it some more time. I'm going to hang on. It might be like the third season of West Wing! things could get better! but honestly, I don't know how it will work out. I'm going to hang in. For now.
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Date: 2013-02-19 03:17 am (UTC)I'm getting a feeling, honestly, that it's fanfic. The affectionate, thoughtful kind of fic that doesn't want to accidentally joss itself and sticks really closely to fanon, and is fun to read, but it's not going to challenge your understanding of the characters or move them along. The loss of Dan Harmon is a real factor in the show's future, and I can see the creators being careful about what they are doing.
Now, it's two episodes in, so I'm not going to pretend that it's definitive, and there's enough good stuff still to make me give it some more time. I'm going to hang on. It might be like the third season of West Wing! things could get better! but honestly, I don't know how it will work out. I'm going to hang in. For now.