An easier yet thematic boss that fits the area and lore will always be better than a boss that's hard for difficulty's sake and nothing more. And yes, that 100% means that Bed of Chaos is better than the majority of Elden Ring bosses.

People aren't critical enough about video games being front-loaded because it really is a travesty for the back half of a game to be unfinished, less interesting, weaker, and a worse experience.

It's just youtube reviewer brain that prefers games this way, because then they're done and on to the next review quickly and don't really care about the shitty back half.