Andor: Season 2 was…meh. It wasn’t terrible. I truly mean that. But it was a far, far, cry from Season 1. To the point where I kinda wish they just hadn’t made it at all. After getting their four-season plan scrapped by the studio, I do actually wish they’d just have walked away rather than trying to do what they did, which was three or four seasons smashed into one (but, was it really? bc in the end, it hardly felt like anything happened until the final couple episodes).
Sigh.
Mediocre. Pretty much top to bottom. Downright bad at times, an occasional moment of genuine satisfaction, but mostly just mid.
Season 1 was a masterpiece. I’ll forever cherish that season of television. I own it. I will not be owning season 2. Which is disappointing.
It’s hard to make serialized television work. Really, really hard. In retrospect, what they managed to do with Lost is astonishing. They kept that shit going pretty damn good for, like, three seasons. Maybe two, but even then, a butt load of episodes. Game of Thrones, too, but then again, that had books worth of existing material to work from, and it really only fell apart once they ran out and went off on their own. But, ya. Season 2’s are very, very difficult with serialized TV. Severance, same thing. Battlestar Galactica had the first half or so of season 2 and then a few moments more here and there later on, but still, nothing quite like that first season. Dark was amazing through almost to the end of season 2 when it started to shit the bed a bit. It’s tough. I get it. Really, really tough. Doesn’t make it sting any less when you feel that drop in quality from something that was so fucking good before.
Night night.