tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post979208320579369738..comments2023-11-05T02:49:49.453-08:00Comments on 40 going on 28: Why was the second season of Serial such a dud?TKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-65169022191098460362016-04-21T13:18:27.788-07:002016-04-21T13:18:27.788-07:00I agree with your points and have also mentioned t...I agree with your points and have also mentioned to people an expanded "Too far removed from general experience". There was an easy sense, in season 1, of knowing what kind of small town Baltimore was. People made treks out there to see for themselves where Best Buy was in relation to the school. There was a community effort to solve the crime.<br /><br />Season 2 involves storytelling and that's about it. We're told what happened and why. There's no intrigue. No "did he do it?" He did it, and the "why" wasn't compelling. And there was nothing for us to investigate--no court documents, no trips to Afghanistan, and no advocacy for someone who maybe-maybe not committed a crime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789269333608232500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-8957171021214994422016-04-15T09:19:42.961-07:002016-04-15T09:19:42.961-07:00I agree with all your points, TK. Plus, it seemed ...I agree with all your points, TK. Plus, it seemed off that she never interviewed Bowe herself and was instead relying on that filmmaker's interview and his thoughts about Bowe. <br /><br />It became so obvious that Season Two was a dud when she did those two episodes catching us up on Adnan's new trial. I couldn't wait to listen to those episodes. Meanwhile, the final Season Two episode is still sitting on my phone unplayed.The Sonia Showhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325947393320184273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-1563376212697957912016-04-15T08:37:08.874-07:002016-04-15T08:37:08.874-07:00Agreed on all points. Also, there was something we...Agreed on all points. Also, there was something weird about the fact she never actually interviewed Bowe, it was all interviews he'd done with the filmmaker.<br /><br />There wasn't a lot of new information to tease out - it wasn't like Season 1 where all of a sudden Innocence Project was involved and appeals were being written, etc.<br /><br />I hope Season 3 is another 'case closed/cold case' mystery that they reopen and reexamine.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357336354056144926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-8398461899488949962016-04-14T16:38:09.788-07:002016-04-14T16:38:09.788-07:00GG - Yeah, you're right about the ending. I sh...GG - Yeah, you're right about the ending. I should have mentioned that. <br /><br />elizabeth - It's hard to duplicate success, especially when everyone's EXPECTING it. Maybe when the pressure's off it'll get back to form.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-54439349996211357092016-04-14T15:54:10.892-07:002016-04-14T15:54:10.892-07:00I agree as well. I was so amped for this season a...I agree as well. I was so amped for this season and then blah, blah, blah. I kept listening thinking that it would become more compelling and suddenly it's over. Whaaaat????<br /><br />I'm hoping it is just a sophomore slump.<br /><br />elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344515230197577530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-31280945905741665042016-04-14T14:44:59.783-07:002016-04-14T14:44:59.783-07:00I agree with you on all these points, particularly...I agree with you on all these points, particularly the one-show-every-other-week switch killing the momentum. I also think one of the problems was a lack of a trajectory. I felt like I never knew where she was going with the series, and then suddenly there was just a Strongbad-style "It's over!" with no conclusion or even attempt to tie together the various threads of the story. I actually found many of the episodes interesting, and I'll probably listen to Serial season 3, but I'm surprised by how much they missed the mark this time. GGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261527701229835583noreply@blogger.com