That definitely got better towards the end. idk if it's because I couldn't remember much from the first season, but I felt the transition was quite disjointed (the Christmas special, though I loved it, didn't really help much either :p). Episodes 7-10 were the best, I felt that was when the season started to pick up its pace and become exciting.
The downfalls, for me, were:
- how complicated The Whispers element became (was that just me?), I still don't understand it.
- I don't know if I like the inclusion of other sensates (the Scottish guy, particularly, was pointless imo).
- some of the moments were far too cringe-worthy to endure. I know the show prides itself on equality but a lot of it felt cliche.
- with the characters who aren't sensates, I find a few of those who integrate within their cluster/dynamic quite awkward (case in point: the random guy who helps Nomi and Aminata & Will's cop friend).
It's still really fun though. And now, for a character ranking:
Sun: is a bad-ass. I enjoyed her sub-plot the most.
Lito: is really lovable. I really liked how he and his bf embraced his former beard, but she's kinda useless now :( his moments with Sun were the best part of the season <3 also had a good sub-plot
Nomi: I totally didn't realise how bad of an actress Jamie Layton is, but it still works for me. she and Aminata need to drop the other guy, but I love her inclusion and their relationship
Wolfgang: when he nutted that evil bitch>>>>. everyone loves a badboy (aka: ****able)
Kala: really don't care for her sub-plot, though it did seem to perk up towards the end. the characters in her world felt really boring and it almost made me not care for her. I loved her random out-of-character bad-chick moments though
Riley: appreciated her moments by herself, but was too tied down with Will to love
Will: I like him, but the whole 'I'm a mess because I've been captured by The Whispers so I need someone to frequently inject heroin into my veins' wore thin...literally by the Christmas episode. I like him outside of that scenario
Capheus: I think I've warmed to the new actor fairly easily, but I still prefer the other one. his sub-plot was probably the worst though. I liked his love interest but then she randomly disappeared towards the end? she was the only positive that storyline. and his mum <3
But yeah, I wouldn't say I'm as much of a fan as I was when I completed season 1 (unfortunately), but I think its still perked my interest a little bit. maybe it's a good thing that I was underwhelmed, if season 3 comes and I have low expectations it might please me a bit more.
