I expected nothing from season one and after finishing it I was just like wow, yes, season two when? I expected the same tier of quality for season two and in some ways it exceeded my expectations even then. I agree with the above post to the letter.
I think some cliches worked, the right tropes like the right tools, and I see what they were doing with that French Resistance in Space thing and overall I do think it worked as obvious as it was but maybe that was the point. I believe in suburbs in space as much as berets. The opening eps with a certain setting was much less of a hit for me. It just felt like an unfunny drag but is in no way reflective of the overall season.
The ending of season two was an emotional payoff for me personally and it was basically like the show was asking me 'ok I know you left roleplay for the 9000th time but what if I gave you two thousand dollars to come back?' so inevitably I'm like 'ok I guess' but I digress.