Dear God, I just watched season 7 episode 2 and all I have to say is that they’ve completely ruined the show. The snarky sarcasm has been replaced with overly exaggerated observational humor (which takes a lot effort to be successful). The subtlety is gone and now everything has been dumbed down and is constantly being explained as if we’re too stupid to get the humor any other way.

As for the characters, the new Mandy is horrible. While she wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, she was without a doubt a competent fashion designer. Now, they’ve reduced her to a ditzy bimbo that has no idea what she’s doing (just watch episode 2), making every single moment she’s on screen a cringe worthy experience. The chemistry between her and Kyle is non existent, which was one of the funniest and most endearing parts of the show.

Kyle was also changed (and I’m not talking about his haircut). Before, he was this sweet kid that wouldn’t hurt a fly and was always considerate of other people’s feelings, even if he had to make sacrifices on his part. That was a huge part of his charm. Now, it just seems like his naivety was changed to emotional ignorance, where he’s not afraid of saying no and doesn’t seem to realize he might offend anyone.

Kristen, this is more of a appearance change which I know some might take offence to, but it just needs to be said. She looks like an old cat lady. ‘Nuff said.

Eve is trying to hard to be macho. Harder than she used to and I’ve no idea why they’re pushing this narrative. It just makes me cringe every time.

Overall, the show has take a huge turn and so far, it doesn’t seem like it is for the better. I’m rating the first 2 episodes at 2/5. Below average. Let’s hope they pick up speed and they bring some of its old charm back or I might just stop watching it all together.