It seems like it has been better lately. I know there was a point about halfway through when it seemed like my entire reading list was unhappy with the show, then everyone just stopped talking about it altogether, and I do feel like it's improved since then. I've liked the last few episodes, and there has been a bit more clear character development lately.

It's funny, I think I actually find the average individual episode in S2 better than the average individual episode of S1. But S1 had such a great slow-burning set of character arcs, and such delightful moments, and S2 has had decidedly fewer of those.