User blog comment:Corbierr/Ten reasons why Season 1 will forever be my favorite/@comment-25576856-20150103223507

Ok, Izzy, here goes a long comment. *Clears throat* *stretches fingers* *does 10 jumping jacks*

You have some great points here, but you know that my favorite season is season 2, mostly because of my boy. Not taking him into account, season 2 is still my favorite. And here's why.

With season 1, the show was figuring out its characters, its mystery, its relationships. It was gaining ground, which is natural for a first season of any show. In season 2, I feel like the actors and writers were more confident with their story and their characters, and were ready to take it to the next level. Senkhara is, in my opinion, the greatest villain on the show. She was creepy, mysterious, and when she showed up, it was unexpected. While season 1 is more of a mystery with the "Where's Joy?" scenario, which I absolutely love, season 2 is also a mystery. The question of what does Senkhara want was a mystery until the very end, Vera was suspicious (and I LOVE Vera, such a great villain), the Collector's identity was unknown, and even Trudy got in on the mystery. I loved seeing her have some involvement. I love Jasper and Poppy, who are only around in season 2. Season 2 is bigger and grander than season 1. Season 1 is the beginning, and season 2 is where everything gets bigger. Sure, there are parts of it that were not good (*cough cough* JABINA *cough cough*), but overall it was exciting and did not disappoint.

Regarding season 1: you said that you consider Patricia to be the second protagonist of the show. I have to disagree with that. She was the one who initiated the whole mystery to begin with; if she had not locked Nina in the attic, she never would have found the picture, and the mystery wouldn't have happened. (Fabina might not have happened either. We can thank Patricia for Fabina. Wow, that's weird.) She was doing her own thing, searching for Joy, meeting with Rufus, until she joined Sibuna. But when she joined Sibuna, she became just another Sibuna member. Sure, she was determined to get Joy back, but she wasn't doing much outside of Sibuna on her own. Not that she wasn't doing anything (she was badass when captured by Rufus and all), but she wasn't doing nearly as much as before. I know that's a problem for you in season 2, but it was in season 1 also. Let's face it: Patty is not a leader, not even in season 1. When she works solo, she's awesome and badass, but in a group, she's not the most vocal. I think the Patricia you love is the one before Sibuna, the one who was determined to get Joy back, who stood up to teachers and locked Nina in the attic. Not the quiet just-another-Sibuna-member. That's the Patricia we all love.

What is it about season 2 that you don't like--not what you like about season 1, but what you dislike about season 2? Was it not fulfilling? Was it disappointing? I'm genuinely interested in hearing your thoughts.