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RegularGuy815 t1_jeeg8zu wrote

The overt sexual harassment is probably at its most prominent in the first season or two. As the years progress, the men in the show start to mellow out in regards to objectifying the women in the office, and the women also begin taking an active role in their own careers and show more agency. Sexism certainly does remain a part of the show but (at least in my memory) it's more like a thing that pops up once in a while and becomes a thing that characters within the series are showing disgust with, rather than a day-to-day thing that no one pays any mind to.

I love the advertisement/business side of things, so I don't really know if I can say it gets BETTER for you in that regard (season 5 is my favorite, with 4 and 6 right behind it, so I do think it peaks much later). As the 60s begin to really take form, the counterculture slowly gets integrated and people are less buttoned-up than they are in 1960. Also starting sometime in season 3 I feel like the writers have a lot more fun with it and integrate more humor and weird situations.

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deignguy1989 t1_jeeg6ys wrote

It’s probably not for you. I got through season one and decided I didn’t care about any of the characters, so I stopped there.

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ProudnotLoud t1_jeee962 wrote

My biggest gripe is pacing. The episodic weekly release structure is the wrong format now for what they're doing. I feel like I'm watching highly disjointed chunks of a movie rather than a show with episodes.

Some things feel too slow and others way too fast. They've lost the elements of good storytelling that could cover up some of the other issues.

I'm also in the camp that Grogu doesn't need to be in this season and his return in BoBF was way too early. Everything he's done could have either been someone/something else or just cut with very little quality loss. I loved seeing his rescue but it wasn't necessary to that plot and could have waited.

I think it would have been better to have Grogu return after they reclaim Mandalore - whatever that means be it the planet or the culture.

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Difficult-Factor-303 t1_jeee5xc wrote

Every character on the show is an absolute caricature, but Lt. Garnet is by far the most laughable. A genetically enhanced clone who is obviously superior in every way except for the fact that she is emotionally vulnerable and just wants to be loved.

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Petrichor02 t1_jee9hm5 wrote

That actually does surprise me. I thought Clone Wars got really good eventually, but the first 3 or 4 seasons felt more hit or miss to me than the show it would eventually become.

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