I do not know what happened behind the scenes leading up to Season 4, but something major changed back there.
I would assume I would have heard about a major writers strike, but whatever the reason, this show is now sunk, in my opinion.
There is a dramatic shift in tone moving into Season 4, something which is executed in an extremely clunky manner. The context, pretext, and everything else about this season is so very amateurish.
The character & plot evolution that happens should have taken a season in and of itself, but is crammed into a single episode. Mild mannered characters are suddenly expected to be accepted as Rambo. Other characters change Race with no explanation (no joke). Major opponents shift tactics in a seriously fundamental way. (Nazi Germany, to Starship Troopers) Honestly, it's as if there's an entirely different crew behind making this show... and they're all interns.
Throw out all the knowledge you've built up during the first 3 seasons, suspend your disbelief, and you might just enjoy it.
I would assume I would have heard about a major writers strike, but whatever the reason, this show is now sunk, in my opinion.
There is a dramatic shift in tone moving into Season 4, something which is executed in an extremely clunky manner. The context, pretext, and everything else about this season is so very amateurish.
The character & plot evolution that happens should have taken a season in and of itself, but is crammed into a single episode. Mild mannered characters are suddenly expected to be accepted as Rambo. Other characters change Race with no explanation (no joke). Major opponents shift tactics in a seriously fundamental way. (Nazi Germany, to Starship Troopers) Honestly, it's as if there's an entirely different crew behind making this show... and they're all interns.
Throw out all the knowledge you've built up during the first 3 seasons, suspend your disbelief, and you might just enjoy it.