I actually took a class in it myself a decade ago at university, so it’s funny you mentioned this, as it was something never quite discussed or debated in the class itself. It was assumed to be a masterpiece, no doubts allowed.
It’s a good show and absolutely worth watching, but there is definitely some over-hype at play every time it’s mentioned. It is also constructed in such a way that makes it easy to chop up pieces that are memorable and suited for media consumption: catchy one-liners, interesting nicknames, and some frankly implausible characters that are borderline superheroes but treated as being hyper realistic.
It’s a good show and absolutely worth watching, but there is definitely some over-hype at play every time it’s mentioned. It is also constructed in such a way that makes it easy to chop up pieces that are memorable and suited for media consumption: catchy one-liners, interesting nicknames, and some frankly implausible characters that are borderline superheroes but treated as being hyper realistic.