I love this interview, so insightful.
And it's definitely better to watch the video rather than read the transcript, because a lot of her humor doesn't come through text, you have to see her say it.
I don't think there's anything wrong with an album not being super cohesive though? I think Speak Now is her best album, and while she said it was kind of them trying new things for the first time, it was still a single body of work. Red was a little more all over the place but there isn't necessarily anything wrong with that.