You don't have to apologize to me for not loving something I love, and your reasons for not liking the series are obviously totally valid, just as my reasons for loving it are also valid. I guess I object to the idea that "rationality" enters into our personal preferences (as per your original post) because that implies that I and those who do love the series are irrational as opposed to the rationality of hating it. I don't think our personal preferences are ever entirely the result of rationality.