I don't know. Having watched the entire second season throughout, I must admit I was not as enthused as during the first season. In fact, I had to catch up on a number of episodes via ondemand or marathon replay. I think GoogleSaturn hit the nail on the head in that the show lost much of its charm by writing out Lizzie. Also, there seemed to be a marked change in writing at least to me. I haven't looked close enough to see if was the same writing staff though.
I don't really have a problem, per se, with the new characters; they are all attractive but ultimately, most proved not to be all that interesting and very one-dimensional. Most of the storylines this season were just a little boring for me (cheating English guy, Sam's goofy new love interest, Sam's doofus brother). I will say Jason and Meg had pretty good season character arcs and even Tyler to some extent and his "lumberjack" bf (who was a great addition to the cast imo). I think with Jenna and Meg, they just tried a little too hard to make it like a "Sex and the City", even moreso than season one.
Not to say the first season was perfect by any means (anyone remember the Matrix roleplay, lol!) but all the zaniness was outlandishness was left more to minor/disposable characters and from the situations in which Sam & Lizzie found themselves. I think GS is also right in that these type of shows seem to run their course after two seasons so we'll see what happens.
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