I said overall I agree with him about the series as a whole. I will readily agree that I do not side with him at all regarding the "female degradation = effective misogyny" little bit, which was out from left field. I suppose every book of literature including a rape scene must be sexist as well. I suppose it could be argued that it's overdone, but it does not necessarily reflect on the author's own opinion (although it can, see: Ayn Rand's disturbing view of sexual relationships in her fiction).

But I do agree with him to the extent that the series is overrated and poorly developed. I am not as adamant as he is (I think it's ok, just nothing special -- although the fourth book was terrible), but I was interested in seeing reactions to it.