Netflix’s latest reality TV show is set in the behind-the-scenes world of the music industry. Hitmakers follows 12 award-winning songwriters as they attend three “camps,” banding together to craft what will hopefully become smash hits.

The first season of the show just dropped this past month, and fans were quick to devour the six-episode season. It seems, however, like the finale was lacking a big cresendo, and now viewers are pointing out their complaints.

There Was No Payoff In The Hitmakers Finale

Over the course of the season, the songwriters are split into groups to write future hits for some major artists. The big stars for which they’re creating songs are John Legend, Shaboozey, and Blackpink’s Lisa. The concept is that the writers will attend one songwriting camp for each artist, then pitch their work at the end.

Instead, however, the show never gets around to the pitching stage. That is, the audience sees very little of the artists’ reaction to the songs—even though the trailer makes it seem like it will be an integral part of the season. In a Reddit thread centered on the season, disappointed fans discussed how lacking they found the final episode:

“I agree the pay off was weak. I think they should have done longer segments of playing it to the artists and labels to get feedback, there was all this buildup and then the artist selection was such a throwaway,” commented another user in the thread. “I liked the show when they actually focused on the brainstorm and and creation but it was such a small part of the show.”

Some Fans Thought It Accurately Reflected The Industry

There were other viewers, however, who took a gentler stance on the show’s finale. Some pointed out that finishing the season without learning whether any of the songs would actually be recorded was accurate to how the music industry functions, full of uncertainty and very much a long game.

A different poster in the Reddit thread noted their appreciation for another aspect of the show—the way it captured the songwriters’ creative process and communication with one another:

This isn’t to say that Season 1 of the show was a complete bust. In the final episode, we get small glimpses of what could turn into big news down the line. For instance, one of the cast members, Trey, gets to share the news with the rest of the group that John Legend might have an interest in one of his songs. There’s a short scene of John listening to the demo, and he gives some feedback about how he might want to tweak some lyrics, but that he sees promise in the tune.

Another cast member also shares that Blackpink’s Lisa might also be interested in cutting a different tune from the songwriting camps, so long as she can put a spin on it that makes it feel like her sound. As of now, a second season has yet to be confirmed, and all current episodes can be streamed on Netflix.