rarely equal the first because the novelty wears off, and I believe the Rebecca-Sam relationship is disturbing.
The final episode throws one for a loop too. The best thing about the second season, and the third season starts filming this summer, is you are now comfortable with the characters.
Roy Kent kills me with his bluntness. My wife loved his period as a commentator, because she's a professional soccer coach, or was before retirement, and she said, "he's so great because he says what everyone wants to say but won't say."