season 1 and 2 and 4 were great. season 3s surrounding stories were good but the main killer they were looking for was a weak character, the skinner didn't have shit on Lithgows role as the trinity killer.
i think season 5 woulda been better to people is season 4 just wasnt so damn good. it really didnt top it AT ALL. but i think they have the right actors and writers to make a very good season 6. we shall see.
season 4 and 5 were so fucking boring it was amazing people watched it. i think starting with the 4th season they wrote a 2 or 3 sentence summary of what the season was gonna be about then had the janitor expand it to 12 hours worth of material. i stopped watching an episode or 2 into season 5 and i probably wont watch the new season. the books are a million times better than the show.
i thought season 4 was a ton better than 2 and 3. nothing will ever top the 1st season IMO but i thought 4 was very well directed and acted and there was so much intense scenes.
New season premiere is better than anything last season. If they keep this level of quality up, this season might get close to being as good as the first.