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Originally posted by toanythingtaboo
You want it to get sillier than aliens, monsters and possessed nuns?
There is a lack of obvious humour so far, but I don't think it'd work to have any comic relief with this set up. It's so twisted and dark with literally no character getting a break to crack a smile, let alone a joke.
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well, silly wasn't exactly the right word. but last season had more levels and variations in tone - this is just ****ing insanity for an hour. and no one looks like they're having as much fun as they were last season (Lange especially
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I just don't think it works, it doesn't have the charm of season one. and season one was ****ing nuts in its own way, it was full of half-baked storylines and plot holes, but the characters and the premise had enough charm to draw viewers in.
and while the show definitely benefited from the strategic "mini series" category placement at the Emmys, there is NO WAY it deserved 17 nominations
but it pulled it off because people LIKED the show.