I dont know what to say, its my opinion. I don’t think anyone was reading my comment as a statement of fact. I’m just a random person online, no ones treating me as an objective authority.

Other users have different opinions and are free to up and downvote my comment or post a different take and those can be upvoted.

If you disagree with / are interested in having me elaborate on my reasons for feeling like the show is losing itself I worry that might get into spoilers territory though I’m not in principle against that conversation in the right context.

Maybe just leave a comment saying “I don’t think it’s losing itself, it’s been consistently good this season” or something like that and let the upvotes do their thing?

But you started basically from a place of “you’re not the creator so you aren’t allowed to say that” and I cant really respond to that beyond pointing out I am allowed an opinion on it and that’s not a really productive way to open a discussion.

"Almost heaven, West Virginia. Blue Ridge Mountains, Shanendoah River.

Life is old there, older than the trees.

Younger than the mountains, growing like the breeze.

Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong"

What a bizarre reply…

Did you create the show and the lore?

No.

Then how can you say that it’s “losing itself”?

I am able to form opinions on the show because I have watched it.

I’m pretty sure Ben Stiller, and the rest, knew where the show was going to go in Season 2 from the start.

Oh, yeah no I’m not quoting Ben Stiller good catch, this is my own opinion I formed by watching the show.

Just because it’s going in a different direction than you thought, doesn’t mean it’s “losing itself.”

Agreed. It’s losing itself for other reasons.

Does that help?

Its losing itself a bit but still quite good.