Collected Thoughts

Well, I haven't seen it, so I can't really argue with you on any of that. For my part, I'm glad to get a dissenting opinion at last. Every other review I read seemed to love it. Now I know i might be profoundly disappointed when/if I get around to watching it myself.

From the sound of things, Chloe made an incredibly big booboo, analogous to her booboo in the adoption ep in Season One. Poor Chloe, any episode in which adoption is mentioned is never good for her.

In terms of the give it another chance question, what can I say. No expert, as I haven't seen it, but I didn't join the fandom for the quality of the writing *on the show*. I was hooked on SV fic before I ever got to see an episode, and given the...uneven nature of the writing, I doubt I would've stuck with the show if not for the awesome fanfiction and fan discussion, despite MR and JG's charisma as actors.