Is season 2 really that bad?
I know the majority don't like Dr. Polaski, but I think some of that hate rubs onto the story lines. I just finished season 2 (35 years after originally watching it), and apart from the awful episode where Riker is dreaming parts of previous episodes, I didn't think it was that bad of a season.
Even Dr Polaski was more tolerable than I remembered.
Even season 3 had about 4-5 episodes before it got good.