The theatricality of the show is one of the things that I love most about it. Of course I’m a fan of musical theater in general, and this show has always been very friendly and in touch with that genre through its style and its music.
I think this season has been great, especially a couple of the most recent episodes. The flash forwards, while not always totally relevant or perfect comedically, have been a clever and expedient way, IMO, of delivering some closure for the non-Midge characters while also staying in the regular timeline for the majority of the season. I imagine we’ll get some thorough closure with Midge in the final eps.
The Susie roast episode, Abe’s realization during that dinner scene in the latest ep, both come to mind as quality stuff. Lack of Lenny Bruce has been a bummer but that arc peaked in the previous season and they had no where else to go so they wrapped it up; also well IMO.