I fell into some youtube rabbit holes of clips from previous seasons, and let me tell ya... the writing has never been all that good on this fuckin show! Arya had some of the most cringe worthy lines from the first few seasons. I think people are romanticizing the first few seasons far too much, and always expected things from the final season that just couldn't be delivered.
I thought it was fine, great show, still no Breaking Bad or The Wire, but it's up there.