season 1 was focused on jinx and vi's turbulent relationship, and the growth of magic in a world between 2 intriguing scientists. it had amazing side characters and every one of them was given so much depth and attention they were all so great.

season 2 has the same 9 episodes, but instead of focusing on a linear story, it introduces a new magic system, new characters, so many new twists and turns, everything is changing every 5 minutes, important parts of character arcs are just skipped over (viktor), and the whole season ends up feeling a little bit messy and really rushed.

a lot of the episodes were GREAT don't get me wrong, and some of the new characters introduced, like isha were amazing, but so much of what made season 1 so great is sadly lost here in my opinion, like the black rose stuff felt really underwhelming for example.

the finale wasn't that good in my opinion either, mostly since it suffers from the issues i've already said.

why was vander brought back just to be killed off an episode later? just to get a quick cheap reunion with vi and jinx and then to die? it doesn't make sense

why introduce the black rose if you're not going to do anything with it?

why make viktor and his power the focal point of the season if you're barely going to give him any screen time? maybe to be mysterious, but it just doesn't work for me

why take 1 season to tell a story this massive?

so many arcs felt like they could have ended a lot better, like ekko, heimerdinger, and jinx for example.

i've chatted a lot of shit, but i do think this season has some insanely good episodes, maybe the best animation of all time, an even better soundtrack than last season, some really great dialogue, mostly enticing characters, and is consistently entertaining.

the more i think about it, the more cracks i find, but that doesn't stop it from overall being a really solid season of tv. i do think that as people take more time to think about and rewatch the season after the hype, maybe a few people will agree with me😭

again i just want to reiterate i do NOT think this season is bad

overall: low 7/10

edit: down to decent 6/10 after rethinking about the season, the more i think about it the more issues i see and the worse the writing is