danbranan
Joined May 2016
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If you haven't watched season 2 yet, let me save you some time: don't. Really, I mean it. Just savor how great Season 1 was and let it lie peacefully in your memories.
Season 1 was original, funny, thought-provoking, touching and had meaningful themes about who we are, how we deal both with an imperfect past and with uncertainty about our future, both as individuals and as a society. The writing was top-notch and the acting was, for the most point, amazing. My wife and I loved it so much, we watched it twice! The ending was great and really stood on it's own, leaving just enough mystery to make it interesting, but without needing a cheap resolution to pull all the strings together.
Speaking of cheap, Season 2 is just vapid, meaningless kitch. It literally devolved from a top-notch, unique show to a typical, predictable, un-funny sit-com. Adding a laugh track would have actually /improved/ some of the episodes. I feel so sorry for the actors who had to gut this out. All the returning actors almost seemed to be caricatures of themselves, but with all the wrong qualities emphasized. Oh sure, there were a few funny bits and they made a half-hearted attempt to showcase the beautiful and talented Jesse Leigh, but there was no heart to it - everything was just watered down and empty. Even the fantastic, ineffably cool Michael Greyeyes, who literally gave me chills in Season 1, couldn't pull this one out of the fire. I actually wondered if the writers/producers were actively trying to ensure that they wouldn't get renewed again. It was truly painful to watch after how wonderful the first season was. I truly, deeply, hope there's not another season of this show. If there is, we won't watch it. The only reason we watched all of the second season was because we just kept hoping it would turn around, but the episodes just kept getting worse and worse.
Season 1 was original, funny, thought-provoking, touching and had meaningful themes about who we are, how we deal both with an imperfect past and with uncertainty about our future, both as individuals and as a society. The writing was top-notch and the acting was, for the most point, amazing. My wife and I loved it so much, we watched it twice! The ending was great and really stood on it's own, leaving just enough mystery to make it interesting, but without needing a cheap resolution to pull all the strings together.
Speaking of cheap, Season 2 is just vapid, meaningless kitch. It literally devolved from a top-notch, unique show to a typical, predictable, un-funny sit-com. Adding a laugh track would have actually /improved/ some of the episodes. I feel so sorry for the actors who had to gut this out. All the returning actors almost seemed to be caricatures of themselves, but with all the wrong qualities emphasized. Oh sure, there were a few funny bits and they made a half-hearted attempt to showcase the beautiful and talented Jesse Leigh, but there was no heart to it - everything was just watered down and empty. Even the fantastic, ineffably cool Michael Greyeyes, who literally gave me chills in Season 1, couldn't pull this one out of the fire. I actually wondered if the writers/producers were actively trying to ensure that they wouldn't get renewed again. It was truly painful to watch after how wonderful the first season was. I truly, deeply, hope there's not another season of this show. If there is, we won't watch it. The only reason we watched all of the second season was because we just kept hoping it would turn around, but the episodes just kept getting worse and worse.
