Show that is written by show writers that was adapted from source material but is now just written by the writers looks like a show that... shocker.
The change of pace of the show that was already known and foreseen has shocked people with changing of its pace.
It is believed now that these two factors are making the show more like a different show and less like the show it was before. Of course during the show before - nobody complained about the pacing and events and exposition and characters and demanded they be somehow all brought together in an exciting and dramatic conclusion that satisfies everyone.