Season 1 was awesome, full of vivid charming characters, memorable scenes, valuable moments. It had irony, incredible writing, captivating soundtrack. I could rewatch it again and again and not get tired because of the dynamic storytelling and smart composition.

Of course, s1 was based on a whole book, it's hard to write something at the same level. But if you can't, then *why make a sequel*?...

Before the season 2 was out, I noticed that Neil Gaiman's adaptations were pretty bad (I still have flashbacks from The Sandman), so I predicted that GO2 will be no good too. Sadly, I was right. I guess instead of showing off on tumblr he should have paid more attention to the plot.

Most of characters from season 1 just disappeared (I especially miss Newt, Anathema, Madam Tracy, Shadwell, Hastur, also s2 lacks God's narrating), replaced by Brand New flat dull whataretheirnames, and the ones who stayed got OOCed. In s1 episodes were full of action, plot lines, but s2 feels like a senseless mess of mediocre content. Actors are good as always, but it doesn't help really much. I can only turn on melancholic music and be sad like the GO2 characters now do (all the useless angst was really irritating, though I see shippers are gonna like it and call it a masterpiece).

This is my first review, so don't mind me, I tried my best. I just couldn't stay away. It is really annoying to see how s2 gets even better rates than season 1 just because of excited little fans, who doesn't want to see its pile of flaws.