That guy gets a free meatball sub every time he says "pandering."

Now, this may be a revolutionary, maybe even crazy idea, but here it goes;
What if, the writers actually know what they're doing?
Seriously, the writers have not pandered and apart from one or two references that had no real impact on the storyline, they have subverted and exceeded our expectations consistently. Have a little faith in the staff, would you kindly?