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Originally Posted by irishjayhawk
I'd have to disagree.
Season Four
Season Five (close behind)
Season Six
Season Two (I'd almost call it a tie between 1 & 2)
Season One
Season Three (well below)
If I separated out all but the last 5-6 episodes of Season Three, it'd easily move up past Season 6. But then it'd be a 5-6 episode season. 
EDIT: Just talking with someone who said Seasons One and Two had a more consistent episode to episode level whereas 4-6 had more ups and high highs but not as consistent. I'd probably agree with that. I'm also looking at my ranking and I think the issue most will comment on is Season One close to the bottom. |
I would say it's not really fair to compare the seasons because they had such vastly different objectives. Seasons 1 and 2(and sort of 3) were all about building characters and making you care about them, so of course there had to be more filler episodes and less action. It also laid down the framework with tons of questions and a very unique story line. Seasons 4,5,6 were more entertaining from a plot movement perspective and you got to see some of the character build up pay off, so I think most would favor those seasons. The problem was that seasons 4,5,6 completely abandoned the plot lines of 1,2,3 and thus 1,2,3 looks worse in retrospect because you know how little the plot mattered. However, if seasons 1 and 2 were not as overall as good as they were, I think you would have had many more people quit on the show before it finished.