Did anybody else find that the show was kind of on a downward slope for the past two seasons or am I just crazy?
Yeah, I felt the same way. Season 5 was basically just a series of outrageous events, each more crazy than the last. The earlier series were obviously a little over-the-top, but at least grounded in some sort of reality. Season 5 totally gave that up.
That being said, I still thought it was pretty entertaining, just not as good as the earlier seasons that got me hooked.