IMO if you feel bored and empty then maybe you really don't like the show all that much.

Or you enjoyed the earlier seasons, but they got into a rut where they do the same things over and over. Or the show quality/writing has just deteriorated. Or maybe early seasons were a breath of fresh air, but it's just not new and exciting anymore. IMO it's hard to keep things interesting year after year after year.

I'd step away for a while, watch other stuff, then maybe come back and see how you like it. Stepping away doesn't have to be forever, unless you really don't like it anymore.

I've given up on a lot of shows after a few seasons. Some I came back to and finish, others I have no plan to do so. I'm under no obligation to finish, but that doesn't mean I didn't like the early seasons.

I was never a Martin Short fan, but I am enjoying the show a lot. IMO the whole > the parts.

To me what was scary was the indifference and denial of those in charge. It's not even that they were trying to cover things up, they seemed to believe the nonsense they were spouting.

"A nuclear plant can't blow up" Dyatolov would yell, but taking a look out the window to actually see what there was never seemed to cross his mind. What he knew was all that was important. His bosses had a list of who was to blame they were going to throw under the bus. It was expected. "3.6 - not great, not terrible" even though they should know that's as high the friggin device goes. The old party hack who yelled at everyone who questioned authority, and cut off the phones so no lies could be spread.

An indifferent and uncaring authority is as scary as anything can be. The show also showed how people can work together when the shit hits the fan, despite all the hacks that think they know what's best.