It's hard to hear criticism of a show in which you personally invested. These reviews (appropriately so IMO) are to place the show against what they have done and can do, within several contexts (the show itself, the venue, the run, the year, and the era).

Moma will stand up against time; Summer 16 pales so far against summer 15, and so on - all valid.

This tour they seem to be willing to explore far and wide within one song each second set. After that, it feels about like clock punching.

And yet, I'd choose Phish clock-punching on the couch over Game of Thrones any day.