This Season was top-notch in all level.
I was the one who truly enjoyed the first season, and to be honest :
I didn't mind Ava's personality, sarcasm or her running away because that literally what everyone would have done if they were in her shoes
I didn't mind the religions aspects
I didn't mind the CGI nor the Monster's aspect
I didn't mind the cliffhanger
In fact, I loved all the things above
BUT this season was really different. You could see and feel the that crew really took a good care of people feedback and try their best to surpass them.
We have now more actions and fights, from different characters, all as beautiful and entertaining as S1
This season has fewer fillers and is straight to the point (and plots). It's dynamic without rushing it.
The dialogue that some could found "childish" or "cheese" is now much more mature, raw and more real than expected.
The character's development this season is great ! Good guys, Bad guys you really get to know them and see them change for the better or the worst ( you would have to watch to found out)
Some peoples were disappointed about the outfits of the nun, well, they got upgraded ! Plus, we got to see them in different type clothes and nun outfits, which was great !
If you liked the scenery and landscape in S1, you would be pleased this season as well.
We also got to see more of the halo powers and what Ava can do with it.
And, it's more actual to our current World as well (the use of phones and social media, they did mention TikTok lol)
The only reason why I gave it a 9 is because of that cliffhanger, that is a bit different from Season 1 but still make you feel like "What ?? No !?" hehe
Other than that, I really did like this season more than the previous one actually, but then again, the opinion of one might not be the same as yours. You should give this show and this season a try and make your own opinion.