Yeah I knew it was going to be bad because the other episodes in the season were bad. The likelihood of them having some miraculous recovery for the season and honestly the series was slim to none. This is based on prior performance. And realistically it was just to what degree they fucked it up.

Why would I have high hopes for the show if the rest of the episodes in the season were bad? Why would I have a clean slate of judgement for a show that has multiple seasons of history and is meant to uphold its own canon and standard of quality?