I don't think I've ever seen a show fall off a cliff like this one. Season 1 and 2 were absolutely incredible and even season 3 was pretty good but slowly the show started to degrade. I still recommend everyone watch the early seasons and if you are brave enough to continue into the later seasons, that's your prerogative but be ready to be disappointed. Season 6 is absolutely awful. So bad, in fact that I can't imagine wanting to watch whatever trash they come up with for season 7 The writing and acting in season 6 are atrocious. The writing is lazy and intelligent. Some of the episodes could pass for high school writers. The early seasons were well thought out and often had a poingant message that often left me thinking for days. This newer stuff is utter garbage with the viewer being bludgeoned by the message at every turn. Subtlety and good story telling have been replaced. It's so sad to see the creativity of a once bold show get sucked out like this.