It wasn't bad. It's just cursed to be forever compared to its predecessor, which obviously it can never live up to. If it was released as a different and unrelated neo-noir series, I think it would get good ratings. If you can set aside any biases and comparing it to season 1, I think you'll enjoy it. The main cast was pretty good. You can't go wrong with Colin Farrell. Some people hated Vince Vaughn's acting, but if you put it under the lens of someone who is a try-hard gangster trying to make himself look more intelligent and smart than he really is, I think it makes sense.
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Now that there is enough distance from S1 I might give it a watch!
it's an anthology series, which, even if people understood before getting into it, could understandably be difficult to really separate oneself while viewing. think about another creator you like. Nolan, Spielberg, whatever. which of their works do you like best? does memento deserve criticism just because you liked interstellar more? or dunkirk? critique for sure, but that's just to continue to refine the origin of your personal enjoyment of each piece of work. they are by definition of anthology different works.
s1 is masterful. s2 is still as good as the best of shows made these days. same with s3. and looking forward to s4.
and really agree with the VV comment. was this guy for real or just a try hard? for me it's just fine when an actor's performance matches their character regardless of if it's genuinely good or...their ability fits the character traits. still entertainment to me.
My suggestion is to just rewatch season 01, act like it was the only season, and live happily ever after.
But you'd miss on Season 3 that way, and that's the best one out of all of them!
It would have been fine if they'd either removed Vince Vaughn or made him the main story.
He was acting like he just saw Jeremy irons in dungeons and dragons and thought he was being too subtle. He had 0 awareness that there were other actors in the show, he made every scene a Shakespeare's soliloquy about how intense he was.
That was the problem, everyone was acting it 15/10 intense, and you can't have every character be s1 rusty, woody actually did a great job as the straight man keeping it from devolving into a huge mess.
I had very high expectations after season 1 that season 2 just didn't live up to. The story was nowhere near as engaging to me, and there was a element of mysticism in the first season that made it highly intriguing. It's like they tried to capture a bit of that in season 2, but it was ultimately a let down. It was good in it's own right, and I probably would have even really liked it as a different tv series, but it just can't compare to the first season. Season 3 is much better than season 2 in that regard, but still lives in the shadow of the original.
I found season 2 very memorable but season 1 was much better. Season 3 was quite good too.