I felt the same way, until I realized the pacing and overall "goal" of this series is different. The fact it's a prequel also forces its hand to an extent: obviously they can't kill off any characters that were alive on Breaking Bad, nor create too many important ones that never show up later (Lalo was only mentioned in a single scene), nor show any highly dramatic events that become similarly forgotten. Speaking of which, it'll be interesting to find out what happens to Kim here, considering she was completely absent from the original...
Anyway, the last season has arrived, now I just need to make some time to start it!