Season 2 was uneven as hell. The ratings are great - much better than Mad Men - but they fired Frank Darabont to save money.
Anyhoo, the new showrunner had to step up on short notice, maybe that accounts for the hit-or-miss quality, and mid-season plot doldrums.
I am hoping they will their shit together get in season 3.
Random thoughts:
- The character conflict is mostly annoying rather than interesting or engaging. Not a good thing.
- I wish they had killed Rick and kept Shane, because the dude who plays Shane is a much more interesting actor.
- At this point, the only character I really like is Darryl. (Glenn was fun in season 1, but his season 2 emo-turn bores me. Randall showed some promise, too bad he got knocked off.)
- Interesting to see the way the show diverges from the comic.
- On the comic front, it seems like Kirkman has been losing steam/treading water for the past year or two. Will he regain his rather awesome mojo? Is he spreading himself too thin with all these projects? Only the shadow knows.