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73.24.57.132 wrote: Ratings still are not all that great comapred to the first 3 seasons overall. It is possible Season 7 will be the end it just depends on how the ratings go really it seems like they are being given time to try to sell the new story but can they do it and will people accept it after all that happen is the question.

I was surpise the show got a season 7 so fast the rating really do not seem to be going up much overall. Now true they might be using other factors to determine how big the show is. The show took a big risk going to a new world and i doubt that was plan from the start. I think they went to a new world to try to rebuild on what work in season 1 2 and 3 but sadly it hard to capture that magic a second time. they have run have gone badly for them when it comes to fans of the show. As for people who know the books well the show besides sharing a few names is very different then what the books are which is fine. To be fair, its hard to tell if next season will be the last. On one hand, this new planet has so much potential for future story arcs and it would feel premature to conclude the series on a planet we've only just got to know. But the chances are incredibly high for cancellation and its better to end the series run on its own terms rather then an a cliff-hanger, but then again maybe we'll get a season 8.

In regards to recapturing the magic of the first 3 seasons, I feel that seasons 4, 5 and 6 have in many ways found what made this series so special to begin with but the problem is that it hasn't been consistent. For example, season 4 episode 10 to season 5 episode 3 was arguably the best run of episodes of the entire series but the rest of their respective seasons never reached this height in quality and that's not to say any of the episodes before and after this were bad.

I've been re watching season 1 with my friend recently and have noticed that its pretty average until Anya shows up and that's towards the end of the season but their are a lot of standout moments before that too. As for the 3rd season, that for me was a love hate relationship, the quality was really good in some episodes and really average at best in others. Season 2 was the most consistent with its quality pretty much the whole season. Honestly, I hope season 8 is the last season as it will give the story and characters the right amount of time to conclude naturally.