The decline in quality has nothing to do with HBO. The fan subreddit had guessed the twist of season one long before it was revealed.
And it genuinely feels like during the second season, the showrunners were more focused on outsmarting the fans than writing a coherent and properly paced story.
HBO was ruined. Their quality definitely took a dive after that merger/enshitification whatever.
The decline in quality has nothing to do with HBO. The fan subreddit had guessed the twist of season one long before it was revealed.
And it genuinely feels like during the second season, the showrunners were more focused on outsmarting the fans than writing a coherent and properly paced story.