I'm really not feeling this season so far, and it breaks my heart. There's no tension at all.
In the first season, Rebecca was actively working against Ted, and as soon as she stopped, Rupert took her place. Fans were against Ted, journalists were against Ted, the players were against Ted, everyone was against Ted. Jamie was poisoning the locker room, Nate was being bullied, Ted was going through a divorce, Rebecca was treating Higgins like dirt, Jamie and Roy hated each other.
And now everybody loves everybody. There are no stakes. Why aren't the fans and journalists pissed that the team was relegated? Isn't that humiliating? Why aren't we seeing Ted and the team desperately trying to rack up some wins so they can go back to the premier league instead of smiling when they tie or lose a game? Why doesn't the team have any money problems? Didn't they lose sponsors when they were relegated? Surely it's less prestigious to be in the league below? Is the attendance as big as it was before?
Ted has no friends, no hobbies, no life. Where is his son? Does he date? Does he ever go out with coach Beard for a fun night off? Does he do any sight seeing at all in this new country he barely knows? Ted barely feels like a real person at the moment.
But maybe the biggest crime of this new season is the following one: not enough Roy Kent.