S3 was Two Fingers to the fans
There are a lot of theories as to why S3 was so bad. Many of them right, but on the issue of Peter and Roman's friendship, I can't help but think it was two fingers to the fans.
HOW can they justify such little screen time between Roman and Peter, when their friendship has been pivotal to the story so far.
HOW can they justify dropping or pushing aside all the plot points that involved their friendship. Such as Spivak and Nadia, which was minimally addressed.
HOW can they justify that pathetic ending, where Peter and Roman's friendship was given barely 5 minutes and only to be destroyed.
It has got to be a conscious choice to separate Roman and Peter for most of the season, drop all the plots that involve them, and then snuff the friendship out in the most anti-climatic way possible.
It feels deliberate to me. It feels deliberate and insulting! Someone in that writers room did not like Peter & Roman.