Sorry for the delay in replying; it's been a busy week.

honestly I think it made him like them much more than he might have if he'd watched them at the time of airing.

That makes sense, he wouldn't be in the midst of his reaction to no Sorkin, and he has to watch the episodes attentively to have content for the podcast.

That said, the fact that you generally don't rewatch the next season and a half is giving me some pause. We'll see what I remember as I rewatch, and how I respond now.