So a UK channel finally aired season one again, and season two – I didn't have chance to record all the season two episodes again but I made an effort to record and watch all twelve season one episodes over the last week and a half. (Season Three, already airing in the USA, will no doubt air here soon)
I really wish season one had been repeated before season two began so I could have watched the show in order. Lots of things were mysterious to me watching season two for the first time without any backstory, like who Lydia was seeing in her visions/nightmares (Peter) and why. However, let's look at what impressions I got from season one and compare them to what I thought of season two – ie backwards! (I watched excellent Canadian drama Rookie Blue this way, season two first, and when I watched season one I was impressed by the character growth that had clearly occurred from inexperienced newbies to the more seasoned officers of the second season. However it was a less confusing experience than TW)
This is going to be quite rambling, touching on characters and themes with only minimal ordering! It started out as a season one and two comparison but moved into looking at some of the themes/ideas that stood out to me, and that I've seen significant amounts of meta about.
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