...not so much. I hate to say it, because I was really a huge fan of season 1, but the second season was fairly disappointing by the end. The first few episodes were great - as good as the season 1. But for me, season two starts falling apart when the character of Maggie is introduced. For some reason, she just doesn't quite work. Not sure sure if it's the actress or how her role is written, but her character is not that effective, and the subplot involving her starts to make the episodes drag. The main baddie is also not as charismatic as Bryan Cranston's character was in in season 1. And there are just too many subplots in this season. While season 1 was complex and interwove a number of stories, somehow it worked and never seemed forced or confusing. It was like a Swiss watch. Here, it felt like they were trying too hard - you could see the gears moving. In fairness, it must be very difficult to write this kind of story effectively more than once. The show is a lot like Justified (not surprising, as it was co-created by Graham Yost), and it shows a similar trajectory: brilliant at first, then a steady decline. Hard to imagine a season 3 for Sneaky Pete. Nonetheless, season 1 was brilliant.
Review of Sneaky Pete
