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Loved Season One; Not liking Season Two so far


I just started watching this on Netflix a couple weeks ago. I binge watched Season One and loved the light drama and comedy and it had the feel of Northern Exposure meets Stars Hollow. I am 4 episodes into Season Two and it seems to have changed gears and is almost pure sitcom. Did they change showrunner/writers between the seasons? There have been no medical storylines at all, just silly relationship comedy between Zoe and Wade. Brick has become a helpless dolt and there is way too much Magnolia. I haven't read the other threads here as I don;t want spoilers but can someone tell me if it gets back on track or if it is just all comedy the rest of the way?

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I watched the show from the very beginning and I don't know that I would ever really label HOD a sitcom. There is certainly drama in season 2 although not as much on the medical front. There is never as much focus on the medical stuff after season 1 and I have never heard if the CW asked them to focus less on that or if it was just the way the EP took the show but if that was one of the things that attracted you to it there is no doubt you will probably be disappointed going forward. I'm not saying there are no medical story lines but it is certainly more relationship based.

The EP was the same the whole way through the series, she's the one who created the show. I'm sure there are writers that came and went throughout the course of the shows run, that's pretty typical, but the creator was there from beginning to end so that's not the cause of any changes.

As for Magnolia, well Season 2 is the high point of her Bluebell exposure. She is only around now and then after that. So I guess that's a plus for you :)

Most fans that I know and from reading on here and other sites, liked season 2 for the most part. I actually think season 2 was probably the best all around season in terms of story lines, execution, etc. but then I wasn't drawn to the show for the medical stuff. I didn't mind the medical stuff but I didn't need it to enjoy the show. Season 3 is when most people who watched the show think the wheels really came off, myself included. They got it back on track for the most part in season 4 but again, there still isn't a whole lot of focus on the practice.

Hope that helps without giving too much away.

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season 1 was a 10. season 2 was about a 6. season 3 was a 9. season 10 an 8. season 2 gets better for the 2nd half but it did dip a bit there. season 3 is excellent. hang on...

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Season 2 was kinda disappointing for me too for most of the same reasons you mentioned in your thread but you should stick with the show and not drop out now 'cause it gets better again in Season 3 and you will regret dropping the show if you stop watching it now.

Season 3 was my favourite season. 😃

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