Rewatched S1 in preparation for Season 2, and it only served to remind me how incredible S1 was.
S2E01, in comparison, was immediately rambling, uninteresting and visually unintelligible. Within half an hour, I found myself asking "Did they swap showrunners or something??". Somehow I missed the news that yes, yes they did. It's all plot and no pacing, over-the-top visuals and much less sharp dialogue. The characters are like different people, cliches and parodies of their former selves.
It's turned into what the first season managed to avoid becoming - a big, glossy, nothing.
S2E01, in comparison, was immediately rambling, uninteresting and visually unintelligible. Within half an hour, I found myself asking "Did they swap showrunners or something??". Somehow I missed the news that yes, yes they did. It's all plot and no pacing, over-the-top visuals and much less sharp dialogue. The characters are like different people, cliches and parodies of their former selves.
It's turned into what the first season managed to avoid becoming - a big, glossy, nothing.