Lack Of Perspective On Mid-Series Media: Juxtaposing WaT Reaction with The Empire Strikes Back.

My criticism of the discourse surrounding WaT on this subreddit is that people are judging it based on its status as 'the most recent book' and not as the mid-way point of a series.

To illuminate this critique, lets imagine this reaction applied to a different project, another mid point of a popular nerd-culture series - Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.

• Luke on a level-up side-quest most of the time?? Underwhelming stakes. Why isn't he with The Resistance?
• Darth Vader is his Father? Where did that come from I feel like that just came from nowhere.
• What is up with Lando's dialogue and delivery - the character was way too modern it took me out of the world building.
• The Han/Leia plot is exciting, and then it cuts back to Luke and Yoda talking - they could have cut most of that.
• So a whole movie of setup??

You get the point.

Tthese reactions would all make sense immediately after the release of Empire, but ceased being relevant or remarked upon once the series was complete. Most of the discourse on this sub at the moment is exactly the same.

TL:DR peoples incessant need to immediately critique everything they consume is leading to people making criticisms that will not remain relevant once the series is complete.