I can get that. He's certainly self-indulgent, and that absolutely shows in how much goddamn time he takes. But on the flip side, it makes me more appreciative of what we do get. But obviously that can be subjective. For example, Bella blinking in this animation.
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Someone responded to me last time I used it, saying they didn't notice her eyelashes flutter to indicate she's blinking. And I can't blame them. But it's such a nice detail, despite being very small and honestly 100% unnecessary.
Of course, contrast that with 60 FPS animations. Or Madame scenes. Or the preps walking/Zoey running.
As for focusing more heavily on the side characters, I honestly can't hate on that. Like I'm surprised how many people actually liked Stephen's extended flashback sequence in the middle of Episode 10, I would've thought bitching and moaning about how pointless it was would be more prevalent. But no, it was a good scene, fleshed him out a hell of a lot more, some people even find him sympathetic now. Sounds like time well spent on DPC's part.
He is taking way too long though, there's a point where enough is enough, and he can't seem to see that. He thought about splitting the last episode, that should be a clear sign.