IDK I think I just kinda knew what to expect so I was more interested in the storylines and obviously wasnt expecting anything. Like the firs time around I didnt know when the final season was going to be, didn't know where the SL was going, I just felt like it was kinda floundering. But knowing how the season ends and what it revolves around it was more enjoyable to watch epsiodes. Like, I knew the renee plot wouldnt last forever. I knew that Clay/Quinn would get together in the season, I knew that the katie thing was coming. I knew haleys mom was dying. IDK, it just gave a little bit of a different perspective.
Now season 8, that one is as boring ad repetitive as I remember it being.There were a few good episodes but for the most part that season just dragged.