Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/when-it-comes-to-long-running-media-is-the-4th-entry-in-a-series-ever-better-than-what-came-before-it-games-books-albums-movies-tv-shows.1388755/#post-149139781

The Matrix Resurrections was clearly the best entry, right folks?
*crickets* - edit: I literally did not read the OP citing this and just went off the thread title

For a serious answer, there is a certain banned book series where the fourth entry might arguably be the best, and the only one of the series to win a Hugo.