To be non-specific since it's not so spoilers, despite the talk of wrapping up before COVID,everything was not done. Disney would not move the date back,so there were story casualties . there was supposed to be 10 EPA. He even described a plot line involving multiple characters that he wouldn't detail,but said it verified a fan theory. They thought it might distract,but not being able to finish FX was the final blow. Also verified Easter eggs were strewn throughout the show and they were filming as late as 2 weeks before the finale. Also,first 3 epswere supposed to release together.
A lot of it makes sense. There were 3 acts. We got the first 2,but the 3rd was unfinished and just got the basic story finished, so it had to drop the detail that the first 2 acts were made with and consolidated into 2eps instead of 3. So it wasn't our imagination that some things were dropped, or possibly changed. Confirmed they were trolling Pietro as well, and the engineer thing accidentally became something because of a rewrite
So if they were given a month or two more, you would have gotten another episode , at least one other confirmed filmed storylines that addressed a fan ttheory and better pacing.
Oh, and there were some actors that couldn't couldn't get around because COVID.