I’ve narrowed it down to two reasons so far: one is fixable but petty (they could have done something about it) and the other is maybe more to do with the source material (ie the book)
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Reason 1: Reason one: those flashback snippets from the previous season at the start of each episode. Clearly there to remind you of story points that are going to be brought into that episode.
But the way it’s cut together is BIZARRE and cheap-feeling, like when there’s no money for a proper voiceover on sports highlights so it’s just random chunk of action followed by random chunk of action. Not that I’m suggesting a voiceover. But.
Reason 2: I think we feel more emotionally distanced from Cromwell’s actions in this series - it’s hard to understand why he does some of the things he does. This is true of the book, too.
But, because of the kind of narrator she’s established in the first two books, it’s not possible for the reader to put their finger on HOW he’s unreliable (plus, you’re not expecting him to be, cos he’s not in the first two books).
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