>>718899513
>The only parts of S2 that get slightly close to "good" are carried by Kenny/Clem and are only that good because they were able to piggyback off Season 1's work,
That's enough for me to care more about it man. I'll even go as far as to say that the new cast of S2 for how much of missed potential they have are more interesting than the one from S3 with a few exceptions. Nick's struggling with being a fuck up due to killing his mom, Sarah being setup as a foil for Clem that's too sheltered to survive, Rebecca starting the season as the opposite of a maternal figure towards Clem, Luke being a charming fuck-up, Carver in general and even Jane started as an interesting character until the last segment of Epised 5 that fucked her. Mike and Arvo are rightfully shit tier (in writing and actions) and they can get fucked, most I can say about Bonnie is that she feels like such a genuine piece of shit, an actual rat of a person and that at least has a place here.

Compare that to the other cast composed of the likes of Kate who gets a forced romance and most of the run time she's stuck in a hospital, Tripp whose biggest woes are getting his dick wet, Eleanor who betrays the group at the drop of a hat, Jesus doing a cameo, Ava being infuriating and receiving the funniest death in the series, Joan being the worst villain of the series and the rest of the New Frontier being too meh like Clint and Lingard. Its biggest highlights for sure are Javi and David (and their dad), that rooftop scene is excellent but then there's the caveat of them also being forced into a love triangle plot that always ends the same, Gabe who I don't hate like most, has some good writing going for him but he also can be very grating to watch, and Conrad who is a good determinant character for once but also feels more like a tech demo than someone substantial. I do like things about it, but I don't think I'll ever care more about it than S2.