I only watched a bit of True Detective season 2 but I could tell it was not going to be nearly as good as the phenomenal first season
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TD Season 2 has to be one of the biggest falls from grace I've ever seen in a TV show.
As weird as it sounds, I liked season 2 TD a lot and on some level I think it's even better than season 1.
I initially watched season 1, then season 4 (skipped 2 because of the seemingly bad feedback) and then watched season 2.
I really liked that season 2 was more down to earth and had more of a realistic-gritty vibe. I really liked the ending as well. It felt real.
Season 1 was great, but in comparison to season 2 it was more about style. I liked the setup of season 4 (and it was cool to see Jodie Foster), but I didn't like the ending.
But yes, I do think season 2 of true detective was better than season 1.
I enjoyed seasons 2 to 4 of True Detective, but they're not even close to the level of season 1.
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Squid Game. The Mandalorian maybe?
We won't know on Squid Game until Season 3 comes out. 1 was more iconic than 2, but still good.
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Friday Night Lights
Lost
You can hate on the end all you want but don't pretend like it stopped being good after the first season
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Before you all kill me, this is just like my unpopular opinion man, but Futurama.. The first season, well maybe the first two, were amazing, clever scifi parody but the premise wore thin and it became schmaltzy and unfunny. It became more about the characters and less about the world and it suffered for it.
I mean "should have been dropped" might be a bit strong.
That is an unpopular opinion, but valid. I still haven't finished the Hulu run yet. It doesn't hit the same.
While I enjoy the later seasons, I can broadly agree with your point.
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Altered Carbon
Heroes was great at the start, but that didn't even last a whole season. The "Save the cheerleader, save the world" arc might be the best superhero TV ever made (10 or 11 episodes, I think?) then it rapidly went downhill to mediocre then terrible.