it was rushed and it felt like they'd run out of steam with the characters, which was a shame because they had some amazing three dimenisonal characters on the show, and some amazing actresses. as you say they had a lot less episodes and it felt like they were trying to cram too much into a short space of time.

rather than explore the relationships in depth (which the show was best at doing) they made it all the Jenny Schetcher show, which it had more and more become over the years, and everything ended up revolving around her murder, in doing so they murdered the show I feel.

yeah i saw them, but i felt they were uneneccsary, they didnt contribute to the storyline, and the revealations of each of the women kind of changed my opinions on them all, and made me loose respect for certain characters, like Tina admitting she slept with her sister??? I'd always liked to believe that Bette was her first woman, but that image has been ruined now.