There's a trick for being able to tell whether or not the writing for a television show/series passes, one which requires that you don't pay attention.

Wait for those moments when the text is playing and you're doing something else or falling asleep, and then you suddenly find yourself paying attention to whatever the characters happen to be saying moments later, perhaps at intermittent intervals, during which you're completely disconnected from everything you love about the show, i.e, the foibles you forgive because you love the scenarios and characters so much.

As your inner critic observes without a filter, you may find yourself shocked by conscious judgments, and raw unpasteurized "hold ons" and "wait a seconds", while the action continues to unreel.

Rare moments of astute lucidity, precious reflections which open eyes as heads shake, sometimes it's amazing what you learn when things are out of focus, the truthful clarity distilled by slumbrous haze.

Armadillos.