Goodbye Shooter

Sorry, but I have to bail on this series. I began watching Season 1 on-demand months after its original airing. I was hooked immediately and bummed out that only the first 3 episodes were available to watch for free. The rest required purchase. So I kept checking my local public library and when it was released on DVD, I binge-watched the rest of the season, just prior to the premier of Season 2. Every episode of Season 1 was different, yet totally compelling and building on events of the previous one.

Not so with Season 2! I've been recording it and I notice the episodes accumulating on my DVR without the same eagerness on my part to watch them. I got as far as Ep 3 and just decided to pull the plug. It simply wasn't holding my interest, I was seeing too many plot holes and stupid moves by recurring "good characters" who should know better, and the use of flashbacks was just too excessive. In fact, I think Ep 2 was ENTIRELY flashback. I've even wondered if the flashbacks was material from Season 1 they were using to cut down on production costs. I have no problem with flashbacks if they're well done (i.e., Godfather II) but these are not well placed nor or in any way distinguishable from the action in the present, except for occasional place names and dates. At times it isn't even immediately obvious that IT IS a flashback, especially when a new flashback sequence begins following a commercial break. I find myself rewinding to before the break to remember what happened previously.

This is just my own opinion and I certainly respect the opinion of others who are enjoying the new season.