oh, for sure - I've been pretty lenient on the writing compared to more critical fans who started hating on the series when they ran out of book material, and I thought people were being kinda picky up until season 7, where I could see the writing decline too, but this was. somethin else, lol
not gonna give too much away aside from what you already know (ie its not great) but yeah, love to hear your thoughts when you're caught up!