I still feel a deep, visceral hatred for what the show became in its last years.
Cozy to me represented the perfect end to the moral degradation that had seeped into everything in media by that time.
I never did see a good refutation of the posts in this screencap, only attempts at deflection.
It was never perfect, but it came out of a genuine and deep frustration felt at that time by many other than myself.
Years later I have seen such revisionism among newer fans and even older fans who have conspired to defend even the worst aspects of the show.
My hatred and bitterness turned to sadness and acceptance long ago, but it says a lot that I haven't watched a single episode of this show since the finale premiered in 2019.
Those last seasons left such a nasty, bitter taste in my mouth, that I can't stomach watching any episode again, only clips and fan content.